Guide to the Roger Williams Family Association Collection
, 1636-2007
Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University Library
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
Tel: 401-254-3049
Fax: 401-254-0818
email: hbenedict@rwu.edu
Published in 2009
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Roger Williams Family Association Collection |
| Date range: |
1636-2007 |
| Creator: |
Roger Williams Family Association |
| Extent: |
52 box(es)
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| Abstract: |
The Roger Williams Family Assocation Collection, housed in the Archives at the Roger Williams University Library since 1998, includes printed publications, newsclippings, and artifacts about Roger Williams, his descendants, and Rhode Island, as well as record books of the Association. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Roger Williams University
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| Collection number: |
UA 2009.002 |
Scope & content
The Roger Williams Family Assocation was formed in 1906. The collection, housed in the Archives at the Roger Williams University Library since 1998, includes printed publications and artifacts related to Roger Williams, his descendants, and Rhode Island, as well as records of the Association.
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Subject Topics
Arrangement
The collection includes 52 boxes.
Administrative History
The Roger Williams Family Association had its roots in the early 1880's when two or three related families, who were descended from Roger Williams, held an annual reunion and picnic in Roger Williams Park. They had no plans to form an association until 1886 when the City of Providence observed the 250th Anniversary of its founding. At that time, there were a number of celebrations, and Frederick Sayles, who was then Mayor of Pawtucket, called for a gathering of Williams descendants in Sayles Hall, Brown University. He expected about 50 or 60 people, and must have been overwhelmed when 1,000 showed up. Some brought charts showing their lines of descent, and others were somewhat vague about their lineage, relying solely on family tradition. They all showed a great deal of interest. Out of this gathering, the Roger Williams Family Association came into existence.
The Roger Williams Family Association was incorporated on January 30, 1906, in Providence, Rhode Island for (1)the purpose of honoring and preserving the memory of Roger Williams, Founder of the present State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and our progenitor; (2)the preparation and preservation of an authentic genealogy of his descendants; (3)the identification of as many descendants as possible; and (4)the promotion of friendship and social intercourse among them.(Information taken from Association by-laws.)
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
Contact the archivist for terms of access. |
| Use of the materials: |
Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from the University Library. Although Roger Williams University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: |
Roger Williams Family Association Collection, UA 2009.002, Roger Williams University. |
| Contact information: |
Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University Library
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
Tel: 401-254-3049
Fax: 401-254-0818
email: hbenedict@rwu.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The collection was deposited by the Roger Williams Family Association in 1998. |
| Processing information: |
This collection has been minimally processed. The following preliminary inventory is available. Please contact the archivist for additional information. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Dorothy White. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Heidi Benedict.
2009 April 06 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box 1 |
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Biographical (unpublished) material about Roger Williams
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1937-2007 |
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Papers I
Contents Note:
- 1. Roger Williams of Rhode Island, Daisy (Nichols ) Swackhamer, Tuscon, AZ, 14 Apr. 1961
- 2. Roger Willliams, from The Crusader, American Baptist Convention, April 1954, including "What Baptists Believe," Robert Torbet
- 3. Roger Wlliams
- 4. Redivivus, McNeil Poteat, 1940 (9 copies) with letter from Clarence Brown, requesting the extra copies
- 5. Whatcheer or Roger Williams in Banishment (Poem), Job Durfee, Esq., 932, Providence, RI
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| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Papers II
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| Box 2 |
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Material regarding Roger Williams
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1617-1999 |
| Box 2, Folder 3 |
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Roger Williams of Virginia
Contents Note: Includes Melton Meek's research on the Pemberton and Williams families and his correspondence with the Association.
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| Box 2, Folder 4 |
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untitled
Contents Note: Of note are transcriptions of the 1617 will of Margery Pate, with bequests to James Williams, son Roger and daughter Katherine, and the will of Roger’s father, James, 1626.
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1936-2004 |
| Box 2, Folder 6 |
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New York University Hall of Fame and Reunions of Descendants of Roger Wiliams
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1886-1966 |
| Box 3 |
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First Baptists Church in America
Contents Note: Material was given to the Association by the late Alice (Drowne) McMonegle and by the late Leone Cargill (a descendant of Roger Williams). It includes photographs, news articles, orders of worship, and membership lists.
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1905-2007 |
| Box 3, Folder 1 |
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Leone Cargill: Artwork and Articles
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| Box 3, Folder 2 |
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Additional Printed Material Collected by Leone Cargill
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| Box 3, Folder 3 |
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Orders of Worship
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1963-2007 |
| Box 4 |
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Roger Williams Family Association
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| Box 4, Folder 1 |
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Important Papers, including original by-laws and agreement with Roger Williams University
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1906-1998 |
| Box 4, Folder 10 |
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Four Generations of Descendants
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circa 1600-1900 |
| Box 5 |
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Mary (Williams) Sayles
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1893-2007 |
| Boxes 6-7 |
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Sayles Line Applications
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| Box 8 |
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Sayles, Volume III: Printers Proof
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| Box 9 |
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Sayles, Volume III: Second Draft
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| Box 10 |
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Sayles, Volume III: Miscellaneous Material
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| Box 10, Folder 1 |
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Application for Copyright and Information on Burial Site of Mary (Williams) Sayles
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2007 July 16 |
| Box 10, Folder 2 |
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Research Material (compiled by Dorothy H. White)
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| Box 10, Folder 3 |
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Additions and Corrections to Vol. III
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2007 April |
| Box 10, Folders 4-5 |
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Correspondence and Research Material for Generations after the 7th (for future publication)
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| Box 10, Folders 6 |
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CD of complete book
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| Box 11-12 |
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Freeborn (Williams) Hart
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| Box 13-15 |
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Mercy (Williams) Waterman
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| Box 16-18 |
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Mercy (Williams) Waterman/Winsor
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| Box 21 |
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Middletown, RI, Tombstones
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| Box 22 |
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Bertha Anthony, Volume I
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| Box 25 |
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Bertha Anthony and Blanche Scott
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| Box 26 |
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Budlong, Fry, Tillinghast, Williams, and Rose
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| Box 27 |
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Caroline Dudley Bell and Walter Covell
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| Box 28 |
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Daniel and Hester Hillier
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| Box 30 |
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Lippitt, King, Olney, and Brown
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| Box 31 |
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Relief, Disabled ... Soldiers 1861-1888
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| Box 32 |
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Roger Williams Family Association Bulletins
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1942-2009 |
| Box 33 |
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Roger Williams Family Association Bulletins (extras)
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| Box 34 |
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Roger Williams 400th Birthday and related Celebrations
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| Box 35 |
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Newspaper Clippings
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1876-2009 |
| Box 36 |
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Town of Johnson and other miscellaneous items
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| Box 39 |
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Records of John Prokopowicz
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| Box 40 |
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Roger Williams Family Assocation Records
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| Box 41-42 |
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Roger Williams Family Assocation, Record Books
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| Box 43 |
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Roger Williams Family Assocation, Membership Records
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| Box 44 |
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Miscellaneous Material (from Straw Case)
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| Box 45 |
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250th Anniversary Celebration
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| Box 46 |
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Newspaper Clippings
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| Box 48 |
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Rhode Island History
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| Box 50 |
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Richard Weber, Research
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| Box 51 |
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China Platter and Old Chopping Knife
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| Box 52 |
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Roger Williams Jug
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