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Tillinghast Papers

Formal title:: Tillinghast Family Business Records
Extent:: 5.5 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1747-1880 (1796-1840)
Abstract:: The Tillinghast family business records consist of correspondence, accounting records, ships' papers and business books documenting the maritime trade and other commercial activities of Providence sea captain and merchant, Joseph Tillinghast (1734 – 1816) and his son, William E. Tillinghast (1777-1817). The records also include documentation for the firm Gorton & Tillinghast, founded by Joseph Tillinghast and William E. Tillinghast with Benjamin E. Gorton (1765-1822). Other business ventures include real estate investments and involvement with the Potowomut Mill.
Repository:: John Carter Brown Library
Collection call no:: Ms. Tillinghast

Formal title:: Brown Family Business Records, Part Two
Extent:: 605 boxes
Date range:: 1750-1890
Abstract:: This is Part Two of the Brown Family Business Papers, consisting solely of accounting records for each iteration of the Brown family business. For correspondence and maritime records, please refer to Part One of the finding aid.
Repository:: John Carter Brown Library
Collection call no:: BFBR02

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Formal title:: Brown Family Business Records, Part One
Extent:: 881 boxes
Date range:: 1750-1900
Abstract:: This is the first half of the finding aid for the Brown Family Business Records. The aid is divided into three series: accounting (which is mostly preliminary; please see Part Two for more robust accounting records), correspondence, and Maritime and Shipping records.
Repository:: John Carter Brown Library
Collection call no:: BFBR01

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Formal title:: John Russell Bartlett papers
Extent:: 12 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1832-1886
Abstract:: The collection encompasses the years 1832-1886, consisting of personal correspondence comprised of loose letters, drafts of various manuscripts and clippings, two hundred and thirty-six watercolor paintings and drawings from the Mexican Boundary Commission Survey and eleven folio volumes from the Mexican Boundary Commission.
Repository:: John Carter Brown Library
Collection call no:: JRB Papers

Formal title:: Mary Elizabeth Sharpe papers
Extent:: 22 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1914-1985
Abstract:: Mary Elizabeth Sharpe (1884-1985) was a successful businesswoman (owner of a successful tea shop and candy room in New York City) when she married her husband Henry Sharpe in 1920. Mrs. Sharpe was a philanthropist with many interests but was best known for her efforts to beautify Brown University and the city of Providence, RI. A self-taught landscape architect, Sharpe established an annual tree fund and lead the fundraising efforts to create India Point Park, a Providence waterfront recreation area. This collection contains her personal files, blueprints, correspondence, day books, calendars, clippings, recipes, scrapbooks, records relating to landscaping and other community projects, gardening information, blueprints, and photographs.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2005.34

Formal title:: John Carter family papers
Extent:: 0.5 linear_foot
Date range:: 1769 – 1917 (1769-1844)
Abstract:: Correspondence and other papers related to Providence printer and newspaper publisher, John Carter (1745 – 1814), and his family.
Repository:: John Carter Brown Library
Collection call no:: Carter papers

Formal title:: Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection
Extent:: 7 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1885-1992 (1936-1992)
Abstract:: The Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection, most of which dates from 1936 to 1992, consists of a wide variety of materials, including an extensive selection of books and other printed materials; correspondence; manuscripts; business papers; photographs; certificates, awards and bonds; ephemera; and an assortment of artifacts. These materials are primarily associated with Robert Holbrook Smith and the organization he founded with William G. Wilson, Alcoholics Anonymous. It also includes materials associated with William G. Wilson; Anne Ripley Smith and Lois Burnham Wilson, the respective spouses of Smith and Wilson; and other family members, friends and AA associates.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2005.66

Formal title:: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Gamma chapter records
Extent:: 1 linear foot
Date range:: 1958-1990
Abstract:: Records related to the Alpha Gamma chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., a fraternity founded by African American men.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1S.2023.004

Formal title:: Penelope Hartland-Thunberg papers
Extent:: 3.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1950-2004
Abstract:: This collection consists of the papers of Penelope Hartland-Thunberg, economist, expert on international trade and finance, and member of the United States Tariff Commission (1965-1969) and Central Intelligence Agency (ca.1954-1978). The collection documents Hartland-Thunberg's professional life and scholarship. Materials include biographical information, correspondence, files pertaining to her role at the Georgetown Center for Economic and Strategic Studies, writings, speeches, and photographs dating from 1950-2004. The collection is arranged into 6 series.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2013.012

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