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Formal title:: David H. Hirsch papers
Extent:: 22.0 linear feet
Date range:: 1826-2000 (bulk 1961-1999)
Abstract:: The David H. Hirsch papers (1826-2000; bulk, 1961-1999) include correspondence, essays, manuscripts, translated materials, research and lecture notes, course syllabi, annotated critical material, financial documents, conference proceedings, committee agendas, notebooks, and photographs. These materials relate primarily to his tenure as Professor of English at Brown University. Most of the collection reflects his extensive research and writing in American literature and literary theory, as well as in Holocaust literature and interpretation. A portion of the collection contains the fiction of his son, Joe Hirsch.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2012.030

Woods (Alva) Papers

Formal title:: Alva Woods papers
Extent:: 3.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1657-2011 (bulk 1812-1918)
Abstract:: Most of the material in the Alva Woods papers consists of correspondence, documents, publications and writings that belonged to the Alva Woods family and the Brown family of Providence, Rhode Island. Most of the material is dated between 1812 and 1918. The papers also include architectural drawings, ephemera, one map, newspaper clippings, handwritten recipes, and some photographs. The material is housed in two letter-size Hollinger document cases, one legal-size Hollinger document case and one triple oversize box.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2011.017

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