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Formal title:: Joseph W. Blaine Family Papers
Extent:: 10.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1868-1986
Abstract:: This collection consists of the papers of three generations of the Blaine and MacLellan families, who resided in Newport from 1882 to 1986. Alexander MacLellan (1856-1939) emigrated from Scotland in 1882, and served as a head gardener at several large estates. His daughter Rowena (1886-1965) married jeweler Joseph W. Blaine (1875-1953). Their son Joseph W. Blaine Jr. (1920-1986) was an electrical engineer who retired young to devote himself to the study of history.
Repository:: Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:: MSS 1079

Formal title:: Providence Female Charitable Society Records
Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1799-1952
Abstract:: The idea for the formation of a charitable society to help "indigent women and children" was first proposed by a group of well-known Providence women in March of 1800. The Providence Female Charitable Society was formed April 2nd the same year. This collection contains correspondence and other records related to the organization.
Repository:: Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:: MSS 642

Formal title:: Richard Brown Baker Family Papers
Extent:: 8 linear feet
Date range:: 1866-2002 (bulk 1900-1990)
Abstract:: Richard Brown Baker was born in Providence, R.I. on November 5, 1912 to Harvey Almy Baker and Marion North Brown. His grandfather was Henry Martin Brown, President of the Industrial Trust Co. of Rhode Island (later Fleet National Bank). He became a prodigious collector owning over 1,600 works of art before he died. He focused on the artists that were new and on the edge deciding in the 1950s to focus on young and unestablished artists. Richard Baker was one of the first to buy works by artists such as Jackson Pollock and Roy Lichtenstein.
Repository:: Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:: MSS 1117

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