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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: April 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Inventory of the Samuel M. Tuthill Papers, 1935 - 1941 Special Collections & ArchivesWesleyan University Middletown, CT, USA

© 2009 Wesleyan University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University Tuthill, Samuel Miller, 1919- Samuel M. Tuthill Papers, 1935 - 1941 2009-18 Material in English 0.5 1 For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Special Collections & Archives staff. Samuel Miller Tuthill (January 7, 1919-December 6, 2005) was a 1939 graduate of Wesleyan University. The Samuel M. Tuthill Papers include Wesleyan related publications and documents, and a photograph album that features pictures of the 1936 Middletown Flood, the New England Hurricane of 1938, and the construction of the Arrigoni Bridge between Middletown and Portland, among other events. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

 Copyright Notice

Copyright for Official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Samuel M. Tuthill Papers, Collection #2009-18, Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Given to Wesleyan University from the Estate of Samuel Tuthill, and transferred to Special Collections & Archives in 2009.

 Processing Information

Processed by Valerie Gillispie, April 2009

Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, April 2009

 Biographical Note

Samuel Miller Tuthill (January 7, 1919-December 6, 2005) was a 1939 graduate of Wesleyan University. He remained at Wesleyan for two years as an instructor and earned his master's degree in Chemistry in 1941. That year, he moved to St. Louis to begin a job with the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works. He remained with the company until his retirement in 1981, leaving only to earn his Ph.D. at Ohio State University from 1945 to 1948.

Collection Overview

The Samuel M. Tuthill Papers include Wesleyan orientation materials from 1935, Wesleyan publications from the late 1930s and early 1940s, some financial documents, and a photograph album that includes images of 1936 Middletown Flood, the New England Hurricane of 1938, construction of the Arrigoni Bridge between Middletown and Portland, the Wesleyan campus during winter, Wesleyan classrooms, the Sigma Nu fraternity, tobacco farming, and a commencement ceremony.

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Alumni and alumnae. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Students. Middletown (Conn.)--History. Middletown (Conn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Floods--Connecticut--Middletown. Hurricanes--New England--History--20th century. Bridges, Concrete--Connecticut--Middletown. Bridges--Connecticut River. Tuthill, Samuel Miller, 1919- Photographs. Detailed Description of the Collection 1 Photograph album, Snapshots, circa 1936-1939

41 pages of photographs, most 3.5 x 2.5 inches with a few larger and smaller. Includes images of the 1936 Middletown Flood, the New England Hurricane of 1938, construction of the Arrigoni Bridge between Middletown and Portland, the Wesleyan campus during winter, Wesleyan classrooms, the Sigma Nu fraternity, tobacco farming, and a commencement ceremony.

Photographs, undated Negatives, undated

3 rolls of Agfa Superpan Supreme.

 Orientation, 1935

Materials sent to Tuthill from Wesleyan University prior to the start of his freshman year.

 Financial materials and receipts, 1935-1937 Wesleyan publications, 1935-1941

Includes Faculty and Student directory, 1935-1936; Wesleyan University Bulletin (Catalog), 1939-1940; 2 copies of 1941 commencement instructions; and 1941 Wesleyan calendar.

 Sigma Nu pennant Samuel Tuthill envelope