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Formal title:: Eli Whitney Blake (1867-1902) papers
Extent:: 0.5 linear foot (1 letter-size Hollinger document case)
Date range:: 1890-1901
Abstract:: This collection consists primarily of personal correspondence to and from Eli Whitney Blake. The letters were written by Blake, Sophia Atwater and Stephen Atwater. Also included are several drawings and poems by Blake, one photograph of him and an undated letter from a family member to a publisher regarding their interest in publishing an article about Blake's letters.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 2008.031

Formal title:: George Henry Calvert papers
Extent:: 0.02 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1868-1885 and undated
Abstract:: This collection consists of poems, visiting cards, newspaper clipping, and a letter concerning George Henry Calvert (1803-1889), a former Newport, Rhode Island, mayor and resident.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.505

Formal title:: Julia Ward Howe papers
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1897-1899 and undated
Abstract:: Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) was a prominent writer, poet, reformer, and lecturer, who was best known for writing the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and her contributions to the women’s rights movement. This collection includes two letters and one poem written by Howe.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.556

Formal title:: Thomas A. Jenckes papers
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet (116 items in 1 clamshell box)
Date range:: 1834-1870
Abstract:: One box, chiefly correspondence to Thomas Allen Jenckes, Congressional Representative from Rhode Island, about legal matters and legislative affairs for the period of 1837 to 1870.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Rider.Jenckes

Formal title:: Murphy collection of Van Alen papers
Extent:: 11 linear feet linear feet (6 record boxes, 2 document cases, 2 flat boxes)
Date range:: 1859-2001 and undated (bulk 1940-1999)
Abstract:: James H. Van Alen (1902-1991) and Candace Van Alen (1912-2002), were a well-known high society couple who were instrumental in establishing the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. This collection documents their lives, residences and interests as well as their involvement in various activities and organizations through their own personal records, correspondence, financial and legal records, published and unpublished writings, clippings, audiovisual materials, and photographs.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.036

Formal title:: Elizabeth Morris Smith collection
Extent:: 0.92 linear feet (1 flat oversize box)
Date range:: 1855-1934 (bulk 1917-1934)
Abstract:: Autographs, letters, poems, clippings, and other memorabilia from various poets, writers, artists, sports figures, and politicians collected by Elizabeth Morris Smith (1915-1994) of Newport, Rhode Island.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.041

Formal title:: Sarah Helen Whitman papers
Extent:: 4.5 linear ft. (5 legal size clamshell boxes)
Date range:: 1816-1878
Abstract:: Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman (1803-1878) was a Rhode Island poet and essayist best known for her brief engagement to Edgar Allan Poe in 1848. Whitman hosted a salon in Providence that attracted many (including George William Curtis, John Neal, and John Hay) and corresponded with a number of literary luminaries. While living in Boston, Whitman became interested in Transcendentalism and other movements of the period, including woman's rights, spiritualism, mesmerism, Fourierism, and the progressive educational methods of Bronson Alcott. The papers include correspondence, poetry, genealogical information, and legal documents.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 79.11

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