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Formal title:: Clarence A. Barbour papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1923-1937
Abstract:: The Clarence A. Barbour papers contain many letters relating to Barbour’s nomination as President of Brown University and his nine-month trip to Asia in 1931 and 1932. Also included are letters and poems written by Florence Newell Barbour about her experiences in Asia with her husband.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1C.10

Formal title:: Barnaby Conrad Keeney papers
Extent:: 52.5 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1936-1980 (1940-1966)
Abstract:: The Barnaby Conrad Keeney papers contain correspondence, speeches, biographical records, lecture notes, scrapbooks, appointment books and annual reports, most of which are associated with Keeney's tenure as a professor, administrator and President of Brown University. Some personal correspondence and materials associated with the Commission on the Revision of the Rhode Island Constitution and the Commission on the Humanities are also included in the papers, which are dated from 1936 to 1980.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF.1C.12

Messer (Asa) papers

Formal title:: Asa Messer papers
Extent:: 2.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1791-1862 (bulk 1796-1836)
Abstract:: The Asa Messer papers document Messer's activities as President of Brown University; his sermons, prayers and religious essays; and his financial investments and inventions. Materials include letterbooks, correspondence, sermons, speeches, essays, prayers, lecture notes, diaries, and legal papers dating from 1791 to 1862 (bulk 1796 to 1836).
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS-1C-3

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

Formal title:: Howard Robert Swearer papers
Extent:: 51 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1973-1990 (bulk 1976-1990)
Abstract:: Consists of subject files dating from 1976 to 1990, most of which were created while Howard Robert Swearer was President of Brown University. Subjects documented in the collection include alumni and alumnae; athletics; admissions; the Bio-Med program; the Corporation; commencements; physical planning; faculty; libraries; students; the cooperative program between Brown University and Tougaloo College; and gifts to the University. Civil rights and minority affairs on the Brown University campus, including issues about status of women; Afro-American studies; Asian-American students; Hispanic American students; the American Civil Liberties Union; sexual harassment; and discrimination are documented. Student topics documented include the university radio station, WBRU; issues pertaining to Iranian students (ca.1978-1980); campus organizations; and protests about Central Intelligence Agency recruiting on campus. There are files on Richard Salomon, Thomas J. Watson, and Baruch Korff.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF.1C.15

Formal title:: Francis Wayland family papers
Extent:: 7.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1715-1941 (bulk 1820-1865)
Abstract:: Francis Wayland was the fourth president of Brown University from 1827-1855 and a Baptist clergyman. Papers consist primarily of letterbooks and correspondence, as well as sermons and a diary, of Francis Wayland (1796-1865), his sons Francis Wayland (1826-1904) and H.L. (Heman Lincoln) Wayland (1830-1898), and other members of the Wayland family, dating from 1754 to 1941.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1C.4

Formal title:: Henry Merritt Wriston files
Extent:: 37.25 linear feet
Date range:: 1915-1977
Abstract:: The Henry Merritt Wriston papers are an extensive collection of correspondence (both professional and personal), speeches, articles, manuscripts and appointment books relating to Brown University's eleventh president. The material reflects all aspects of university administration as well as President Wriston's involvement in a range of professional organizations. Also included are numerous articles and publications by and about Wriston. The date range is 1915 through 1977.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF.1C.11

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