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Rhode Island College miscellaneous papers (MS.1E.1)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Collection Overview

Title: Rhode Island College miscellaneous papers
Date range: 1763-1804
Creator: Rhode Island College (1764-1804)
Extent: 250 items
Abstract: A collection of historical documents from the petition for a charter in 1763 to the change of name from Rhode Island College to Brown University in 1804. Titles of the papers and folder numbers are taken from the two volumes in which the papers had previously been mounted.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Collection number: MS.1E.1