RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

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Charles Wilson Brown collection of Brown and Wilson family papers (Ms.97.3)

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

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in six series:

  • Series 1. Correspondence
  • Series 2. Manuscripts
  • Series 3. Printed items
  • Series 4. Newspaper clippings
  • Series 5. Photographs
  • Series 6. Miscellaneous

The correspondence (Series 1) is broken up into three sections: A. Letters from Lanta Wilson Smith; B. Letters to Lanta Wilson Smith; and C. Letters to and from others; within those sections the letters are arranged alphabetically. Subsequent series contain manuscripts (including the autobiographies), printed items (arranged alphabetically), newspaper clippings (also arranged alphabetically), and photographs.