Destruction and Disposition of Records

File

Staff Only

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Mayor and Council series contains records created by the Court of Common Council (3 linear feet), arranged chronologically; annual reports and mayoral addresses (3 linear feet), created by the Mayor's office and also arranged chronologically; and documents received by either the Mayor or the Council (4.5 linear feet). These records are arranged alphabetically by topic, and then chronologically.

The Town and City Clerk Archives has been split into several additional finding aids: Boards and Commissions, Building Permits, City Property, Corporations, Court Matters, Education, Licenses and License Applications, Mayor and Council, Property Deeds and Releases of Attachment, Public Safety, Public Works, Selectmen’s Records, Sewers, Streets, Taxation, Town and City Officers, Transportation, Vital Records, and Zoning.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1844 - 1948
1639-2010 (Entire archive)

Access Restrictions

The records are stored in a restricted area and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Note

The folders in this section are labeled "Destruction of Records," which may be misleading. While some records were destroyed, others may have been moved to Hartford Public Library or the Connecticut State Library. Additionally, the dates on the folders reflect the dates of the records that were released from the Town and City Clerk's office, not the date(s) of the papers in the folders. For that reason they have not been included in this finding aid.