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Guide to the Papers of Rufus P. Cushman BHC-MSS 0194
Summary Information
- Repository:
- Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library
- Creator:
- Cushman, Rufus P.
- Title:
- Papers of Rufus P. Cushman
- ID:
- BHC-MSS 0194
- Date [inclusive]:
- 1929-1970
- Physical Description:
- .5 Linear Feet Shares housing with BHC-MSS 0193
- Language of the Material:
- English .
- Abstract:
- Rufus Cushman worked at City Savings Bank starting in 1949 and was heavily involved in various Bridgeport community groups including Community Chest, the Boys Club, and the Bridgeport Public Library board. This collection features a selection of correspondence, speeches, and citations from the community groups he worked with.
Preferred Citation
Papers of Rufus P. Cushman (BHC-MSS 0194), Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library.
Biographical / Historical
Rufus Cushman was born in 1898 and grew up in Monson, Massachusetts, in a family that owned a wool mill. He attended Amherst College after graduating from Monson Academy.
He served in the Army Reserve during the First World War and then went on to work as a bookkeeper in Boston. He married Clara J. Morse in 1920.
In 1939 he became Assistant to the President of the City Savings Bank in Bridgeport, moving up the ranks until he became Executive Vice President in 1949. He remained a part of the bank until retiring in 1963.
Cushman was active in Bridgeport community live, acting as a part of various civil defense organizations during the Cold War. He also served as a part of the Community Chest, Director of the Boys Club, the Financial advisory Committee, President of the Board of the Bridgeport Public Library and many other groups.
Cushman died in 1970.
Scope and Contents
The collection is not comprehensive in any way, and mainly features correspondence, as well as scattered speeches and select citations from various community organizations that Cushman worked with.
Arrangement
Collection prioritizes correspondence, followed by speeches, then community activities and events.
Administrative Information
Publication Statement
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library
Bridgeport History CenterBridgeport Public Library925 Broad StreetBridgeport, CT 06604Business Number: 203-576-7400 (Extension: #7)URL: https://bportlibrary.org/hc/
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1975.30, gift of Clara Cushman
Collection Inventory
Detailed box/folder list | |||
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Title/Description | Instances | ||
Biography, undated | |||
Box 1 | folder 7 | ||
Correspondence, 1929-1970 | |||
Box 1 | folder 8-12 | ||
Addresses/speeches, 1940s-1970 | |||
Box 1 | folder 13 | ||
Monson Academy and Amherst College events, 1952, 1970 | |||
Box 1 | folder 14 | ||
Photographs misc. and Bridgeport Redevelopment Agency, 1950s-1960s | |||
Box 1 | folder 15 | ||
Community activities, 1960s-1970 | |||
Box 1 | folder 16 | ||
Certificates, 1929-1970 | |||
Box 1 | folder 17 | ||
Citations from and photographs of Henry Morganthane Jr., 1944 | |||
Box 1 | folder 18 | ||