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Formal title:: Brown University Treasurer subscription accounts
Extent:: 1.0 linear foot
Date range:: 1831-1898
Abstract:: The Brown University Treasurer subscription accounts is a collection of subscription books containing the names of supporters of various university funds and campaigns, dating from 1831 through 1898.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS-1D-S2

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

Formal title:: Rhode Island College miscellaneous papers
Extent:: 250 items
Date range:: 1763-1804
Abstract:: A collection of historical documents from the petition for a charter in 1763 to the change of name from Rhode Island College to Brown University in 1804. Titles of the papers and folder numbers are taken from the two volumes in which the papers had previously been mounted.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1E.1

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