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Thomas Wilson Dorr Papers (Ms.Dorr)

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

Additional Information

Related material: The Sidney S. Rider Collection contains sixty scrapbooks of Dorr's personal and political correspondence, papers relating to the Suffrage Party, Providence public schools, and Dorr's law practices. The Sidney S. Rider Collection Related collections or materials at other institutions include: Thomas W. Dorr Collection, Mss 391, Rhode Island Historical Society
Separated material: Of these 600 items in the Dorr Papers, about 200 are listed in the inventory, the remainder being cataloged separately under Dorr's name. A number of items (including Dorr's diploma from Harvard) were removed and catalogued individually as part of the Broadside collection. These are accessible using the Brown University Library Online Catalog (Josiah). Filed with oversize manuscripts: Rhode Island Convention. Ratification of the Constitution. 1790 May 29 (4-page broadside from Series 3 of this collection).
Location/Existence of copies: Digital facsimiles of items from this collection are available from within the online finding aid.
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