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Formal title:
Elizabeth Weed papers
Extent:
2.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1977-2003
Abstract:
The Elizabeth Weed papers were donated to the Pembroke Archives by Elizabeth Weed, a professor at Brown University and Director of the Pembroke Center from 2000-2010. The papers include essays, lectures, and articles from various professors and visiting academics, as well as student files and correspondence.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2016.009
Formal title:
Anna C. Renzi papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1945-1997
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal papers of Anna C. Renzi, Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1947. Renzi was the first woman to receive a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Civil Engineering from Brown University. She went on to become chief of the District Highways and Traffic Department’s programming division in Washington, DC. Papers document Renzi’s time at Pembroke and her subsequent career. Materials include Junior Promenade, May Day, and commencement programs; photos of senior prom, senior sing, and parties hosted by Renzi’s coworkers; and clippings regarding Renzi’s graduation and career. The collection spans from 1945-1997.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2018.013
Formal title:
Mary Jane Mikuriya papers
Date range:
1952-2017
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal papers of Mary Jane Mikuriya, Asian-American Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1956. Papers document Mikuriya’s time at Pembroke and include clippings, room assignment correspondence and cards, commencement and Father Daughter Weekend programs, facebooks, scrapbook pages, her diploma, and contemporary reminiscences. The collection spans from 1952 – 2017 and is particularly compelling for users researching the experience of post World War II, Asian-American college students.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2017.021
Formal title:
Beverly Moss Spatt papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1944-2015
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal papers of Beverly Moss Spatt, Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1955. Papers document Spatt’s work as a city planner in New York City and her involvement as a Pembroke alumna. Materials include books, reports, and essays by Spatt on city planning, as well as a book of sonnets from 1944 and the class of 1945’s 50th anniversary yearbook. The collection spans from 1944-2015.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2018.011
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
Formal title:
Brazil Clipping Service records
Extent:
6.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1971-1975
Abstract:
The collection contains newspaper clippings from two daily newspapers in Brazil, O Estrado de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo) and Jornal do Brasil (Rio de Janeiro), and the weekly Opiniao. The clippings were mailed to subscribers along with monthly indices. The service operated from 1971-1976.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2016.021
Formal title:
Linda Martín Alcoff papers
Extent:
1/2 linear foot
Date range:
1986-2010
Abstract:
The Linda Martín Alcoff papers primarily contain copies of Alcoff’s published articles and books, syllabi from feminist philosophy courses, and versions of her Curriculum Vitae.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2010.040
Formal title:
Artha May McConoughey Papers
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1896-1939 (bulk 1908-1929)
Abstract:
The Artha May McConoughey Papers consist of travel diaries, temperance speeches, law school assignments, photographs, and personal artifacts. All of the written material is from McConoughey's own hand; most of it was composed during the first quarter of the 20th century when she came of age and became active in the temperance and women's suffragist movements in the Chicago area.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2005.2
Formal title:
Booker T. Washington letter
Extent:
1.0 item
Date range:
1907 November 2
Abstract:
Letter from Booker T. Washington (Tuskegee Institute, AL) to John C. Minkins (Providence, RI) dated November 2, 1907. Washington discusses Minkins distinction as "the only colored man in the country holding the managing editorship of a white daily."
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2014.021
Formal title:
John C. Russell papers
Extent:
2 linear feet (2 records center boxes, 1 letter-sized document case)
Date range:
1975-1999 (bulk 1987-1993)
Abstract:
The John C. Russell papers are a collection of the late playwright’s scripts, notebooks, journals, correspondence, photographs and personal documents, most of them produced during the six years before his death in 1994.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2009.017

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