Government Information Reference – Connecticut State Library

Connecticut’s Nicknames

Posted on March 13, 2015July 14, 2022 by Reference J

The "Constitution State" Connecticut's official nickname is the "Constitution State". According to the Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1998, p. 832: "Connecticut was designated the Constitution State by the General Assembly in 1959. As early as the 19th Century, John Fiske, a popular historian from Connecticut made the claim that the Fundamental Orders of 1638/1639 wer...

Connecticut State Documents Depository Libraries

Posted on March 30, 2015May 24, 2021 by .

Connecticut State Documents Depository Libraries Bridgeport Public Library 925 Broad Street Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Jay Aiken C-Car A-15 voice: 203.576.7034; fax: 576.8255 Charles E. Shain Library Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Avenue New London, Connecticut 06320 Andrew Lopez C-Car B-131 voice: 860.439.2656; fax: 439-2871 Connecticut State L...

Index to Hospital Reports

Posted on March 30, 2015August 4, 2015 by .

Hospital Reports is a 112-volume set of official reports from psychiatric hospitals in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and South Africa, covering a period from roughly 1830 to 1896. Forty-one U.S. states and five Canadian provinces are represented.These reports were collected by the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane in Middletow...