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Bacon (Nathaniel Terry) papers
Formal title:
Nathaniel Terry Bacon papers
Extent:
20.8 cubic feet
Date range:
1825-1927
Abstract:
Nathaniel Terry Bacon was an engineer, entrepreneur-industrialist, philanthropist, and scholar. He actively participated in several business enterprises and wrote extensively on a variety of topics. The collection reflects both his personal and professional life.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0005
Banchoff (Thomas F.) papers
Formal title:
Thomas F. Banchoff papers
Extent:
23.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1935-2012 (bulk 1963-1997)
Abstract:
The Thomas F. Banchoff papers (1935-2012, bulk 1963-1997) contain administrative, research, and teaching materials relating to Professor Banchoff's tenure as a professor of mathematics at Brown University. Included are correspondence, lecture and research notes, manuscripts, course syllabi and exams, and records of various faculty and university committees of which he was a member. The papers also include records from Professor Banchoff's term as acting Dean of Student Affairs at Brown (1971-1972) that reflect the racial and political campus issues of the time.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1UF.2015.003
Brown University Christian Association records
Formal title:
Brown University Christian Association records
Extent:
34.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1881-1969
Abstract:
The Brown Christian Association records contain material relating to various issues in which the BCA was involved, such as disarmament and conscientious objectors during World War II, various relief organizations for post-war Europe, and organizations that provided aid to poor children in the United States. The collection includes annual reports, journals, and newsletters produced by the organization; correspondence and files of K. Brooke Anderson and Joe Wang; records related to campus activities during World War II; peace activities; and subject files. The materials are dated from 1881 to 1969.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1Q.C1
Brown University Special Events Department files
Formal title:
Brown University Special Events Department files
Extent:
16.25 Linear feet
Date range:
circa 1973-2001
Abstract:
The Brown University Special Events Department files pertain to campus events that took place from 1973 through 2001 and include presidential inaugurations, campus center openings, lecture series, commencements (1994-1996), and the Providence Journal/Brown University Public Affairs Conference. The collection contains correspondence, financial documents, lists of speakers, speeches, schedules, programs, seating arrangements, menus, videos and photographs.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF-1ZSE-1
Hazard (Rowland) papers
Formal title:
Rowland Hazard papers
Extent:
1.6 cubic feet
Date range:
1789-1835
Abstract:
Papers of a merchant in Rhode Island.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0089
National Youth Administration files
Formal title:
National Youth Administration files
Extent:
3.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1935-1943
Abstract:
The National Youth Administration files contain the agency's office files, dated from 1935 to 1943. The files include correspondence, information about government grants for jobs, minutes of meetings, and payrolls.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1D.6.
Office of Student Activities files
Formal title:
Office of Student Activities files
Extent:
16.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1938-circa 1951
Abstract:
The Office of Student Activities files contain office files from student organizations at Brown University as well as files from the Office of Student Activities. Most of the files consist of correspondence and financial records related to the various organizations. The files are arranged alphabetically by topic and are dated from 1938 to circa 1951.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1Q.1
Pembroke College, Director of Residence Records
Formal title:
Pembroke College, Director of Residence records
Extent:
2.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1940-1968
Abstract:
The Pembroke College, Director of Residence records contains materials regarding student housing at Pembroke College. The records include materials regarding the budget, dormitory assignments, statistics, student activities, and correspondence to and from Sally McPherson, who was the Director of Residence at Pembroke from 1947 to 1964. The records are dated from 1940 to 1968.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1R.1zp
Providence Medical Association Milk Commission records
Formal title:
Providence Medical Association Milk Commission records
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1931-1985 (bulk 1931-1968)
Abstract:
The records of the Providence Milk Commission consist of financial and business records related to the Commission’s activities from 1931 to 1985. The series concerning Hillside Farms contains reports on the health of its employees and the results of tests to determine the quality of the milk produced there.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2008.018
Roelker (Nancy Lyman) papers
Formal title:
Nancy Lyman Roelker papers
Extent:
42.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1927-1993 (bulk 1963-1985)
Abstract:
The Nancy Lyman Roelker papers include research notes, photocopies, manuscripts, publications, letters, and teaching materials from her classes at Tufts University, Boston University and Brown University. Also included are juvenilia and memorabilia from her secondary school teaching career. Roelker's field was sixteenth century France and her subjects included Henry of Navarre and Jeanne d'Albret, as well as sixteenth century French noblewomen and French Huguenots. The material dates from 1929 to 1993, with the bulk of it from 1963 to 1985.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2012.006

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