The Irwin Collection was given by Catherine D. Irwin to Connecticut College, to become part of the Special Collections of the Connecticut College Library. The collection consists of photographs, telegrams, letters, books, newspaper clippings and other memorabilia concerning Frederic Irwin's experiences as an U.S. Air Force flyer in the SecondWorld War and as a prisoner of war in Germany. The Irwin Collection honors the memory of Frederic Irwin and his personal sacrifice for the war effort and preserves the record of one individual's experience of the larger historical drama.

The Irwin Collection was dedicated in a ceremony held on November 12, 1999 at Connecticut College.

This page was co-sponsored by the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy and the Connecticut College Department of Special Collections. It was designed, written, and published by Daniel Pincus, '01. If you would like to get in touch with the webmaster, you can reach him at the following e-mail address: dapin@conncoll.edu

For detailed information regarding the contents of the collection please use the following link: Irwin Finding Aid

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