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DeJean (Joan E.) papers
Formal title:
Joan E. DeJean papers
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1974-2022
Abstract:
This collection consists of the professional papers of Joan DeJean, Trustee Professor Emerita of Romance Languages at University of Pennsylvania. She was a scholar of French literature focused on the history of women's writing, sexuality, the development of the novel, and material culture in 17th- and 18th-century France. The collection includes correspondence, typed and handwritten drafts of talks, and audio cassettes featuring an interview with Germaine Brée (1907–2001) and recorded Modern Language Association conferences. The collection dates from 1974 to 2022.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2024.001
Dr. Anthony Merlino JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theory collection
Formal title:
Dr. Anthony Merlino JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theory Collection
Extent:
6.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1962-2005
Abstract:
Dr. Anthony Merlino, a 1951 graduate of Providence College, collected a large personal library of books, recordings, and memorabilia concerning President John F. Kennedy, his family, and their associates over the course of his lifetime. This collection is a small subset of the original collection covering the myriad conspiracy theories that arose and circulated in American society following Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. The collection is primarily comprised of small-run serial publications. It also includes copies of recordings of Kennedy’s meetings and speeches while in office, audio recordings of conspiracy theorists’ radio shows, and reproductions of films and photography which captured the assassination.
Repository:
Providence College
Collection call no:
SC041
Drowne family papers
Formal title:
Drowne family papers
Extent:
10 Linear Feet
Date range:
1728-1936 (1750-1885)
Abstract:
The Drowne family papers encompass the correspondence and documents of several generations of an old and distinguished Rhode Island family, with the bulk of the materials consisting of writings and other materials pertaining to the life of Solomon Drowne, M.D. (1753-1834).
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Drowne
duCille (Ann) papers
Formal title:
Ann duCille papers
Extent:
2.25 linear foot
Date range:
1965-2020
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Ann duCille, Professor of English, Emerita at Wesleyan University and Inaugural Distinguished Professor in Residence for the Black Feminist Theory Project at the Pembroke Center, Brown University. duCille is a scholar of African-American literature, cultural studies, and Black feminist theory. Materials include personal and professional correspondence, draft writings, dissertation proposals, awards and honors, and conference materials dating from 1965-2020.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2016.013
Guide to the Collection of John F. Kennedy materials
Formal title:
Collection of John F. Kennedy materials
Extent:
165 items
Date range:
1945-1975
Abstract:
The collection's significance is greatly enhanced by the personal nature of the exchange of letters between John F. Kennedy and Harold L. Tinker. The subject matter of the correspondence includes Kennedy's comments on the life and career of his older brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; his thought on the senselessness of war; his ambition to do what he could in the future to prevent another war; and personal and familial matters. The collection also includes additional correspondence between Tinker and other individuals, including Mrs. Rose Kennedy, personal friends of Kennedy, and Tinker's own friends and acquaintances. The magazine and newspaper materials document Kennedy's political fortunes, his family's activities, his assassination and reactions to it; and various types of memorial tributes to him.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.78.16
Guide to the Joseph Payne Brennan papers, 1936-1990 (bulk 1940-1988)
Formal title:
Joseph Payne Brennan papers
Extent:
12.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1936-1990 (bulk 1940-1988) (1940-1988)
Abstract:
The Brennan papers consist of manuscripts of short stories and poems, fan mail, correspondence with fellow writers both poets and horror story writers, some World War II orders and correspondence and memorabilia, photographs, submissions to the self published magazines Macabre and Essence as well as personal legal, medical, and financial papers.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2009.011
Guide to the Mary Elizabeth Sharpe papers, 1914-1985
Formal title:
Mary Elizabeth Sharpe papers
Extent:
22 Linear Feet
Date range:
1914-1985
Abstract:
Mary Elizabeth Sharpe (1884-1985) was a successful businesswoman (owner of a successful tea shop and candy room in New York City) when she married her husband Henry Sharpe in 1920. Mrs. Sharpe was a philanthropist with many interests but was best known for her efforts to beautify Brown University and the city of Providence, RI. A self-taught landscape architect, Sharpe established an annual tree fund and lead the fundraising efforts to create India Point Park, a Providence waterfront recreation area. This collection contains her personal files, blueprints, correspondence, day books, calendars, clippings, recipes, scrapbooks, records relating to landscaping and other community projects, gardening information, blueprints, and photographs.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2005.34
Held (Virginia) papers
Formal title:
Virginia Held papers
Extent:
10.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1950-2020
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Virginia Held, scholar of the ethics of care and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate School. The collection dates from 1950 to 2020 and includes correspondence, meeting materials, conference materials, draft writings, and handwritten notes documenting Held's academic career and research interests of social and political philosophy, ethics, feminist philosophy, group responsibility, and terrorism.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2015.012
Howard (Jean E.) papers
Formal title:
Jean E. Howard papers
Extent:
3 linear feet
Date range:
1970-2022
Abstract:
This collection contains the professional papers of Jean E. Howard, Columbia University scholar of early modern literature, the history of drama, and former chair of Brown University's Pembroke Center Associates Council. Materials include correspondence, drafts, notes, and research material related to Howard's education, scholarly writings, and publications, as well as her work at the Pembroke Center. This collection dates from 1970-2022.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2016.010
Johnson (Barbara) papers
Formal title:
Barbara Johnson papers
Extent:
20.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1971-2009
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Barbara Johnson, American literary critic and scholar of deconstruction, psychoanalysis, feminist theory, and queer theory. The collection documents Johnson's personal life, academic career, research, and writing, and is composed of biographical materials, correspondence, syllabi, handwritten notes, research articles, and writing drafts, dating from 1971-2009.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2017.025

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