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Formal title:: Carolyn Korsmeyer papers
Extent:: 1.5 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1973-2012
Abstract:: This collection contains the professional papers of Carolyn Korsmeyer, University of Buffalo scholar of feminist theory, feminist philosophy, aesthetics, and emotion theory. Materials include syllabi, lecture notes, correspondence, book and journal proposals, and print materials dating from 1973-2012.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2017.003

Formal title:: Augustus A. White III (Class of 1957) documents relating to his career as a surgeon during the Vietnam War
Extent:: 0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1966-2015
Abstract:: This collection contains magazine articles and photographs related to the career of Augustus A. White III (Brown, Class of 1957) as an orthopedic surgeon. He is a Vietnam Veteran. He served 2 years as an army surgeon a year of which, August 1966-August 1967, he was stationed at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in the Qui Nhon region of Vietnam. During that year he also volunteered during his off-duty time at the St. Francis Leprosarium run by Catholic nuns in a nearby village where he treated patients fighting leprosy. He went on to have a distinguished career as the first African American to graduate from Stanford Medical School in 1961 and held positions in orthopedic surgery at Yale Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has also been keenly interested in issues of race, bias, and disparity in medical care and education. In 2011 he founded Harvard's Culturally Competent Care Education Program to begin combating the unconscious and conscious biases of health care professionals and educators.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1U.2016.002

Formal title:: John Brooks Sherman (Class of 1962) collection relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:: 0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1966-2016
Abstract:: John Brooks Sherman (1940-1966), (Brown, Class of 1962) was a pilot during the Vietnam War with the Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 235 attached to Marine Aircraft Group 11 at Da Nang, Vietnam. He was shot down during a bombing flight on March 25, 1966. This collection contains Sherman's utility knife and wrist watch which were recovered from his body by Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Ý Chí. These personal items were returned to the United States in 2016 after many years of investigation to locate Sherman's body. This collection also contains documentation about the investigation to locate Sherman's crash site, repatriate his remains, and locate any surviving relatives.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1U.2016.031

Benhabib (Seyla) papers

Formal title:: Seyla Benhabib papers
Extent:: 3.25 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1970-2019 (bulk 1994-1999)
Abstract:: The Seyla Benhabib papers are primarily comprised of correspondence, administrative records, course materials, and writings. Much of the material relates to committees at Harvard University concerned with the status of women faculty.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2010.045

Formal title:: St. John's Episcopal Church, Millville
Extent:: 12 boxes
Date range:: 1849-1966
Abstract:: The records of St. John's Church in Millville, Massachusetts, dating to the founding of the parish in 1849, are divided into three series and comprehensively document the administrative and religious activities of the parish for a one hundred thirty year period.
Repository:: University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Mss. Gr. 97

Formal title:: Allen Knight Remington Papers
Extent:: 4.75 linear feet
Date range:: 1904-1960 (bulk 1918-1950)
Abstract:: These are the papers of Allen K. Remington. A graduate of The New Bedford Textile School, Remington had a career at a time of great transition in the New England textile industry in the mid-20th century.
Repository:: University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Ms.235

Formal title:: Nellie B. Nicholson scrapbook
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Date range:: 1906-1917 (bulk 1910-1911)
Abstract:: This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by Nellie B. Nicholson, Brown University class of 1911. Nicholson is believed to be the fifth Black woman graduate from Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University, and was a leading advocate for Black women's right to vote. She was an educator in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, for over 40 years. The scrapbook includes 172 photographs of friends and family members, Pembroke College campus buildings and women's athletics, house mates at 45 East Transit Street in Providence, and post-graduation travels and work. Many of these include handwritten captions. The scrapbook also includes programs for various events primarily at Brown, ribbons from events, and dried flowers and stems. Materials in this scrapbook date from 1906 to 1917, but the bulk of the items date from 1910 - 1911.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF.1ZP.2025.004

Howard (Jean E.) papers

Formal title:: Jean E. Howard papers
Extent:: 3 linear feet
Date range:: 1970-2022
Abstract:: This collection contains the professional papers of Jean E. Howard, Columbia University scholar of early modern literature, the history of drama, and former chair of Brown University's Pembroke Center Associates Council. Materials include correspondence, drafts, notes, and research material related to Howard's education, scholarly writings, and publications, as well as her work at the Pembroke Center. This collection dates from 1970-2022.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2016.010

Formal title:: Rhode Island School of Design. Board of Trustees Executive Committee records
Extent:: 5.75 linear feet
Date range:: 1880-2007
Abstract:: The records document the activities of the Board of Management, 1880-1901 and the Executive Committee, 1901-2007.
Repository:: Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Collection call no:: 01.02

Formal title:: Fulton/Howe Family Papers
Extent:: 20 box(es)
Date range:: 1870-1970 (bulk 1900-1950)
Abstract:: Marshall Nairne Fulton collected family photographs and letters, journals, and other writings created by both his Fulton relatives and his wife Mary Howe's relatives. He also collected material related to Ferrycliff Farm and the early history Roger Williams University.
Repository:: Roger Williams University
Collection call no:: UA 2012.02

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