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Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women records
Formal title:
Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women records
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1895-1971
Abstract:
The records of the Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women (RISCEW) consist of the organization's meeting minute records, correspondence, news clippings, organizational histories, membership lists and financial ledgers from 1895-1971. Additional materials within the collection are reports by various committees, such as the Building Committee, Evaluation Committee, and the War Service Committee of 1918-1919.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1ZW.R1
Philbrick (Charles) correspondence with Hilary Masters and Elmer Blistein
Formal title:
Charles Philbrick correspondence with Hilary Masters and Elmer Blistein
Extent:
1.0 linear foot
Date range:
1959-1971
Abstract:
Charles Philbrick (class of 1947, 1953 PhD) was a poet who taught English at Brown University and won the Wallace Stevens Prize from the Academy of American Poets. The papers are personal correspondence, predominantly from Philbrick to Hilary Masters (class of 1952), a novelist, essayist, and short-story writer.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Philbrick
Fuller (William O.) papers
Formal title:
William O. Fuller papers
Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Date range:
1849-1968 (bulk 1849-1859)
Abstract:
The Fuller papers consist of 58 items for the period 1849-1968. The papers include letters from Fuller to his family, as well as several letters to Fuller from Franz Liszt, Carl (Charles) Mayer, and others. Fuller (1828-1910) was a music teacher in Providence, Rhode Island.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Fuller
Jones (Samuel) papers
Formal title:
Samuel Jones papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1760-1794
Abstract:
These papers consist primarily of correspondence from James Manning, first president of Brown University, discussing issues relating to the founding of the college, such as fundraising, the charter, and the use of University Hall as barracks by the United States government during the American Revolutionary War.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1E.2
Damon (S. Foster) Festival papers
Formal title:
S. Foster Damon Festival papers
Date range:
1967-1968
Abstract:
The S. Foster Damon Festival papers consists of approximately 50 items from 1967-1968 relating to the 75th birthday party of S. Foster Damon and the S. Foster Damon Festival at Brown University. S. Foster Damon was an American poet, William Blake scholar, Brown University professor of English (1927-1963), and curator of the Harris Collection, Brown University Library (1930-1963).
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Damon
Rodney (Thomas) papers
Formal title:
Thomas Rodney papers
Extent:
0.5 linear feet (103 items)
Date range:
circa 1774-1810
Abstract:
Personal papers and records of Thomas Rodney, including letters, essays, notes on court cases in Mississippi and Delaware (1791 to 1810), a journal about personal matters and Delaware politics (1792-1800), and manuscript poetry.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Rodney
Robinson (Ezekiel Gilman) papers
Formal title:
Ezekiel Gilman Robinson papers
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1848-1896 (bulk 1875-1889)
Abstract:
The Ezekiel Gilman Robinson papers primarily contain the business correspondence of Robinson during his presidency at Brown University between 1872 and 1889. Also included are three typewritten drafts of an article entitled, "The Professor of Philosophy," by Alfred Gideon Langley about Robinson. This article was meant to be a supplement to Robinson’s autobiography but it was never published.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1C.7
Selle (Earl Albert) papers
Formal title:
Earl Albert Selle papers
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1906-1972 (1938-1972)
Abstract:
The collection consists of newspaper articles, photographs, and other memorabilia covering the history of China in the early part of the twentieth century. The career of William Henry Donald as a journalist and advisor to Generalissimo and Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, the career of Earl Selle as a journalist on the Far East beat during and after World War II and the Selle Family are focal points.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2007.002
Mann (Horace) family papers
Formal title:
Horace Mann family papers
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1819-1856 (bulk 1829-1856)
Abstract:
These papers consist primarily of correspondence dating from 1829 to 1856. Letters discuss topics of teacher institutes, women’s issues, and Mann’s work in the House of Representatives. The majority of the letters were written by Horace Mann, Charlotte Messer Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, and James Stuart Holmes.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1U.M1
Frost (Edwin Collins) and William Henry Frost papers
Formal title:
Frost (Edwin Collins) and William Henry Frost Papers
Date range:
1890-1941 (bulk 1890-1927)
Abstract:
This collection, dating from 1890 to 1941, consists of letters addressed to both Edwin Collins Frost (1867-1956) and William Henry Frost (1863-1902) and a small autograph collection. Edwin Collins Frost was an assistant and instructor of rhetoric at Brown University from 1895 to 1898 and the cataloguer of Marsden J. Perry's Shakespeare Collection from 1901 to 1907. William Henry Frost joined the
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.78.7

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