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Formal title:: James N. Arnold Collection
Extent:: 24.8 linear feet; 29 boxes, 1 oversized folder and 2 card catalogs
Date range:: circa 1860-1935
Abstract:: This collection consists of material compiled and written by James N. Arnold, between 1860-1927 and of typescripts by volunteers continuing his work until 1935. This collection contains numerous research topics and writings related to the history of Rhode Island.
Repository:: Providence Public Library Special Collections, Rhode Island Collection
Collection call no:: MSS033

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

Formal title:: Guide to the Sister Eugena Poulin Papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: ca. 1991-2008, n.d. Bulk, 1998-2008
Abstract:: This collection contains drafts of several writing publications written by Sister Eugena Poulin on her family history and the history of women in New France, as well as collected biographical information, materials from attended events, and press.
Repository:: Salve Regina University Archives
Collection call no:: RG.21.3

Formal title:: Sarah Helen Whitman papers
Extent:: 4.5 linear ft. (5 legal size clamshell boxes)
Date range:: 1816-1878
Abstract:: Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman (1803-1878) was a Rhode Island poet and essayist best known for her brief engagement to Edgar Allan Poe in 1848. Whitman hosted a salon in Providence that attracted many (including George William Curtis, John Neal, and John Hay) and corresponded with a number of literary luminaries. While living in Boston, Whitman became interested in Transcendentalism and other movements of the period, including woman's rights, spiritualism, mesmerism, Fourierism, and the progressive educational methods of Bronson Alcott. The papers include correspondence, poetry, genealogical information, and legal documents.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 79.11

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