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Collection of Redwood family papers
Formal title:
Collection of Redwood family papers
Extent:
1.8 linear feet (1 half document case, 1 flat box)
Date range:
1710-1999 and undated (bulk 1729-1796)
Abstract:
This collection consists of letters, legal documents, accounts, family histories, and other papers related to the Redwood family and its descendants, particularly Abraham Redwood (1709-1788), the founder of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.029
Commerford (Arthur) Colony House scrapbooks
Formal title:
Arthur B. Commerford Colony House scrapbooks
Extent:
3 volumes
Date range:
1925 Sept 20-1942 Feb 5
Abstract:
Three scrapbooks of the activities and news regarding the Colony House as it transitions from the Newport County Courthouse to a historic site.
Repository:
Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:
MS.FIC.2013.7
Edmonds and Osborne family papers
Formal title:
Edmonds and Osborne family papers
Extent:
2.2 cubic feet.
Date range:
1893-2012 (bulk 1904-1964)
Abstract:
The collection contains the collected papers of the Edmonds family, which includes photographs and documents that reflect the day-to-day lives of a family of color in Rhode Island in the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0027
Elizabeth Johnson Perry papers
Formal title:
Elizabeth Johnson Perry papers
Extent:
500 item(s)
Date range:
1937-1967
Abstract:
Elizabeth Johnson Perry was an African-American domestic worker in New York. The papers date between 1937-1967 and contain letters, greeting cards, financial records, photographs, a scrapbook, and museum objects.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 89.16
Ernst Studio Collection
Formal title:
The Ernst Studio Collection
Extent:
5 Hollinger Boxes; 5 Oversized Boxes
Date range:
circa 1909-1967
Abstract:
The Ernst Studio Collection is comprised of photographs taken by Ernst Studio between 1909 and 1967. The materials photographed include portraits of Newport residents and local events of all sorts. Also included are images of various Newport estates and landmarks, as well as sailing vessels and Newport Harbor.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.013
Green Animals Collection
Formal title:
The Green Animals Collection
Extent:
6 Hollinger Boxes; 2 Oversize Boxes
Date range:
circa 1870-1990
Abstract:
The Green Animals Collection is comprised of materials relating to the Brayton Family, as well as the Estate’s house and gardens, spanning the period from 1870 until 1990. The collection includes images of the interior and exterior of the home from various points in its existence, as well as images showing various generations of the family.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.009
Gross (Dr. Carl Russell) papers
Formal title:
Dr. Carl Russell Gross papers
Extent:
1.0 cubic feet
Date range:
1878-1971 (bulk 1935-1971)
Abstract:
Papers created by Providence physician, Dr. Carl Russell Gross, relating to Black history in Rhode Island. The collection includes draft manuscripts he wrote as well as subject files.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0002
Guide to the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Rhode Island Board #84 collection
Formal title:
Guide to the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Rhode Island Board #84 collection
Extent:
8.5 linear feet
Date range:
1922-2000
Abstract:
The collection documents the activities of the Rhode Island Board #84 of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials from 1922 to 2000.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
iaabo#84
Hall (David Priestly) and David Prescott Hall papers
Formal title:
David Priestly Hall and David Prescott Hall papers
Extent:
1 linear foot (1 record box)
Date range:
1819-1907 (bulk 1854-1907)
Abstract:
This collection contains letters and commonplace books from New York City lawyers, who often spent their summers in Newport, Rhode Island: David Priestly Hall (1798-1868) and his youngest son, David Prescott Hall (1845-1907). Also included is a series of drafts recounting the history of the United States, written by David Prescott Hall as a young child, and letters sent between father and son.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.005
Herbert (H. L.) letters
Formal title:
H. L. Herbert letters
Extent:
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:
1890
Abstract:
This collection consists of two letters from H. L. Herbert, first chairman of the United States Polo Association, to George Griswold of New York concerning the sport of polo.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.519

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