Several people stand around a table looking at sheet music covers, maps, and books on display both on top of the table and under a glass tabletop.

Llewellyn Collection of Vermont History

Originally assembled by local collector Lance Llewellyn, the Collection contains publications, artifacts, and ephemera related to the State of Vermont, with a focus on the City of Burlington.

About the Llewellyn Collection of Vermont History

The Llewellyn Collection consists of more than 800 books and pamphlets, 200 objects, and 100 linear feet of maps and ephemera – including more than 2,200 postcards, 80 scores of sheet music, and many more brochures, advertisements, pins and buttons, and other souvenir items.

The Llewellyn Collection is a non-circulating special collection administered by the Champlain College Library. Further information, and appointments to view items in person, may be obtained by contacting specialcollections@champlain.edu.

Black and white postcard depicting a view of the upper block of Church Street in Burlington, Vermont, looking north from Cherry Street.

Digital Collections

Llewellyn Collection Catalog #2010.1.256

Digitized objects in the Llewellyn Collection are discoverable online through the Special Collections Catalog.

Special Collections Catalog
Menu for the 100th anniversary of the Champlain Transportation Company and pamphlet for the Lake Champlain Yacht club on stands under display glass.

Llewellyn Collection Exhibit

An ongoing exhibit of collection highlights is on display in Roger H. Perry Hall, open during business hours.

Video Highlights – Roger H. Perry Hall Exhibit of the Llewellyn Collection
Portfolio wrapper with twenty scenes, one black and white picture of a river valley is visible.

Video Highlights of the Llewellyn Collection

Llewellyn Collection Catalog # 2010.1.449

Learn more about the Llewellyn Collection of Vermont History through the Highlights video series. Several videos in the series feature retired Professor David Lustgarten showcasing Victorian typography in items from the Collection.

Video Highlights of the Llewellyn Collection