Guide to the Theodore Francis Green papers, 1901-1910
bulk 1902
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email: risdarchives@risd.edu
Published in 2010
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Theodore Francis Green
papers |
| Date range: |
1901-1910, (bulk 1902) |
| Creator: |
Green, Theodore Francis,
1867-1966 |
| Extent: |
.50 linear feet
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| Abstract: |
The papers document the activities of the RISD
Endowment Committee of 1902, on which Green served as Chair. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
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| Collection number: |
01.09.01 |
Scope & content
The papers document the activities of the RISD Endowment Committee of 1902, on
which Theodore Francis Green served as Chair. Appointed in November 1901, the committee raised
over $50,000 by June 1, 1902 to match a $50,000 donation by Stephen O., Manton
B., and Jesse H. Metcalf and their sister Eliza G. Radeke. The records include
correspondence with donors, both potential and actual; the Committee report;
meeting correspondence; newspaper clippings and notices sent to the local
newspapers; lists of potential donors; subscription appeals; and subscription
lists with donation amounts. The series includes four letters dated 1910
regarding School matters not related to the Endowment Committee: two from
Director Huger Elliott, and one each from Trustees Eliza G. Radeke and Howard
M. Rice.
Access Points
Subject Names
Subject Organizations
Subject Names
Subject Organizations
Subject Topics
Arrangement
Alphabetical
Biographical note
Born October 2, 1867 in Providence, RI, U. S. Senator Theodore Francis Green received
his A.B. (1887) and A.M. (1888) from Brown University. He studied law, 1888-1892, at
Harvard Law School and the Universities of Berlin and Bonn, Germany. Returning to
Providence, he practiced law after admittance to the Rhode Island Bar in 1892 and
taught Roman Law at Brown, 1894-1898. He received a commission as a lieutenant
during the Spanish-American War.
Green served RISD as a Trustee and Honorary Trustee from 1900 till his death in 1966.
In addition, he served as Vice-President (1907-1939), Acting President (1913, 1931),
a member of the Executive Committee (1900-1936), and Chair of the Endowment
Committees of 1902 and 1910. He served as a trustee of Brown University, Butler
Hospital for the Insane, and Providence Public Library as well as Chair of the
Providence City Plan Commission, 1917-1919.
Green began his political career in 1906 winning election to the State House
(Providence; 11th District) as a member of the reform Lincoln Party, serving a
one-year term. Created by wealthy Rhode Island families such as the Metcalfs,
Goddards, and Sharpes, the Lincoln party aligned with the Democratic Party against
the corrupt Republican Party machine. Moving to the Democratic Party, Green remained
active in politics running unsuccessfully for Governor (1912; 1930) and Congress,
1st District (1918). Renominated for Governor in 1932, Green won the election and
then reelection in 1934. The 1935 New Years Day "Green Revolution" broke the
Republican Party's control of state government. In 1936, he defeated fellow RISD
Trustee Jesse H. Metcalf for a seat in the U. S. Senate. He served until 1961.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
The use of certain documents and collections may be restricted. Please consult
the Archives staff for further details. |
| Use of the materials: |
Permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from archival materials must be
obtained in writing from the Archives. The researcher assumes full
responsibility for use of material and for conformity to all applicable laws,
including copyright. |
| Preferred citation: |
Theodore Francis Green papers, Rhode Island School of Design
Archives. |
| Contact information: |
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email: risdarchives@risd.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The papers are part of the T. F. Green estate given to Brown University Special
Collections and then transferred to the RISD Archives, 2000 September 29. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Douglas Doe. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Rhonda Chadwick 2010 February
01 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard
(DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Committee Expense Record
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1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Committee Meeting Correspondence
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1901-1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Correspondence: A
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1901-1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Correspondence: B
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Correspondence: C
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Correspondence: D/E
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1902, 1910 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Correspondence: F
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence: G
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1901-1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Correspondence: H
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Correspondence: L/K
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Correspondence: M
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1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Correspondence: O
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Correspondence: P
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Correspondence: R
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1902, 1910 |
| Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Correspondence: S
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1901-1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Correspondence: T
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1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Correspondence: W
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1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Endowment Committee Report.
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1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Extracts from Letters of Former Students
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 20 |
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Memoranda Supplementing info given to Catalogue and Museum
Reports.
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Memoranda Supplementing info given to Catalogue and Treasurer
Reports.
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 22 |
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Metcalf Family Pledge
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|
1901 |
| Box 1, Folder 23 |
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Metcalf, Stephen O.: Correspondence
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 24 |
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Newspaper Clippings
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 25 |
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Newspapers, Correspondence to
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 26 |
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Potential Donors Lists
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 27 |
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Potential Donors: Master List
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 28 |
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Request for Pledge Payment
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 29 |
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"RISD Memoranda Showing its Present Condition"
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|
1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 30 |
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Subscription Appeals
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1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 31 |
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Subscription List
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1902 May 8 |
| Box 1, Folder 32 |
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Subscription List
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1902 May 17 |
| Box 1, Folder 33 |
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Subscription List
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1902 May 21 |
| Box 1, Folder 34 |
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Subscription List
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1902 May 26 |
| Box 1, Folder 35 |
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Subscription List
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1902 June 2 |
| Box 1, Folder 36 |
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Subscription Lists
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1902 |