Hubbell Center

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The Hubbell Center is the museum, library, and archive of the Hubbell family in North America serving as a resource to Hubbell, Hubble, Hubbel, Huble, and Hubel and associated families who are descendants of Richard Hubball b. Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, 1626 - d. Fairfield, Connecticut 1699. Since Richard’s arrival in the New Haven Colony his descendants have migrated widely in the US and Canada as well as many foreign countries. The inspiration for Hubbell Center came about through discussion among Clifton Howells Hubbell, Donald Clayton Hubbell, James Windsor Hubbell, Jr., Jack Jerome Hubbell, and Harold Berresford Hubbell, Jr., a longtime Hubbell researcher and co-founder with Donald Sidney Hubbell of The Hubbell Family Historical Society (THFHS). [1] The Center is sustained through charitable contributions, and the facility in which the Center is located is provided through the generosity of the James W. Hubbell, Jr. family of Des Moines, Iowa.

[edit] Mission

Hubbell Center is a tax-exempt not-for-profit corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its mission is to preserve, protect, and display the history and artifacts of the descendants of Richard Hubball through sustaining a library, museum and archive, and making them accessible to the family and others across the world.

[edit] Description

The Center also serves as the focal point for THFHS, which is associated with the Center and provides financial support, structure and membership. Located at 500 SW 7th Street, Suite 307, Des Moines, IA 50309, the Center was incorporated in Iowa by members of THFHS in 1994 as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation 501(c)(3) as the repository of the records and memorabilia of the Hubbell family. Interested researchers may contact the Librarian and Curator, Patricia Dawson at hubcentr@aol.com, or visit the web page at [2].

[edit] Holdings

Holdings include a library of resource books on Connecticut, New York, and New England; genealogy books published by THFHS; books written by and about Hubbells of all spellings; memorabilia of the Hubbell family; and references to family-associated features such as:

  • the Hubbell Trading Post [3] in Ganado, AZ
  • Hubbell House in Mantorville, MN [4]
  • the Hubbell-Guiterriez House in Pajarito, NM [5]
  • the Hubble Space Telescope [6] and others.
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