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Formal title:
Newport vertical file
Extent:
10.9 linear feet
Date range:
1854-2010 (bulk 1911-2010)
Abstract:
The Newport vertical file, created and maintained by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum for reference purposes, consists of articles, clippings, newspapers, photocopies, and reprints regarding the people, society, historic homes and buildings, maritime activities, civic organizations, music festivals, public celebrations, sporting events, commerce and industry, art, and history of Newport, Rhode Island.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.035
Inventory:
Series Series 9. Art, decorative arts
File Box 9 Art Association exhibits
File Box 9 Art in Newport, general articles
File Box 9 Newport Art Museum
...and 3 other matches
Formal title:
Newport ephemera collection
Extent:
6.26 linear feet (15 document cases)
Date range:
1776-2003 (bulk 1941-2003)
Abstract:
The Newport ephemera collection, created and maintained by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum for reference purposes, consists of printed ephemera such as annual reports, brochures, bylaws, pamphlets, postcards, and programs documenting the people, society, historic homes and buildings, maritime activities, civic organizations, public celebrations, sporting events, commerce, art, and history of Newport, R.I.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.028
Inventory:
File Box 7B Maritime Arts Festival
Series Series 9. Art, decorative arts
File Box 9 Art Association exhibits
File Box 9 Newport Art Museum
...and 2 other matches
Formal title:
James H. and Candace Van Alen papers
Extent:
102 linear feet (32 records boxes, 4 document cases, 4 half document cases, 12 small flat boxes, 49 oversize flat boxes, 2 textile boxes)
Date range:
1746-2002 and undated (bulk 1949-1991)
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 This collection consists of personal records, correspondence, published and unpublished writings, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, audiovisual materials, artifacts, and textiles which document the lives, interests, and residences of James H. Van Alen and Candace Van Alen both separately and as a couple.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.003
Inventory:
File Box 3 Folder 1 Wakehurst: Art auction catalog
1969
File Box 4 Folder 69 McKown, Art
1930
File Box 11 Folder 144 Palmer, Art
1963-1964
File Box 11 Folder 175 Potter, Art
1962
...and 8 other matches
Formal title:
Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., papers
Extent:
29.5 linear feet (15 record boxes, 1 document case, 1 half document case, 3 small flat boxes, 11 oversize flat boxes)
Date range:
1870-2009 (bulk 1950-2006)
Abstract:
Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., (1910-2009) was a respected connoisseur and collector of American decorative arts, instrumental in various historical preservation projects throughout Newport, Rhode Island. This collection consists of his correspondence, subject files, personal records, research materials, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting his career, historical preservation pursuits, and other personal interests.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.002
Inventory:
File Box 13 Folder 5-7 Art and artists
1956-2008
File Box 13 Folder 11 Decorative arts
1954 and undated
File Box 14 Folder 22 Decorative arts
undated
File Box 14 Folder 24 Fine arts
undated
...and 5 other matches
Formal title:
Frederick S. Church letter
Extent:
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:
circa 1990s
Abstract:
This collection consists of one undated letter from Frederick S. Church (1842-1924), an American artist and illustrator. This letter also includes original illustrations done by Church of his studio in Far Hills, New Jersey, and of various animals.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.541
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
Inventory:
File Box 6 Folder 20 Newport Art Museum: Gala, Annual Report
1992
 
Formal title:
Collection of theater performances in Newport
Extent:
0.42 linear feet (1 document case)
Date range:
1980-1995 (bulk 1980-1989)
Abstract:
This collection consists of newspaper clippings and playbills for various community theater productions performed primarily in Newport, Rhode Island, from 1980-1995.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.010
Inventory:
File Box 1 Folder 39 The Taming of the Shrew - The Lynchburg Fine Arts Center
1980 Nov 9-22
 
Formal title:
May L. Joynt auction records
Extent:
0.21 linear feet (1 half document case)
Date range:
1933-1983
Abstract:
Correspondence, financial records and photographs that document the purchase of silver at auction by Mrs. May L. Joynt.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.043
Formal title:
May L. Joynt auction records
Extent:
0.21 linear feet (1 half document case)
Date range:
1933-1983
Abstract:
Correspondence, financial records and photographs that document the purchase of silver at auction by Mrs. May L. Joynt.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.043
Formal title:
Hilda Conkling poems
Extent:
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:
undated
Abstract:
Hilda Conkling (1910-1986) was a poet who produced all of her work by age fourteen. This collection includes three of her poems printed by the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College in Vermont under the title of “Hill Songs.”
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.510

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