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Formal title:: Elizabeth Buffum Chace and family papers
Extent:: 4.5 linear feet (approximately 80 items)
Date range:: circa 1801-1900
Abstract:: This collection includes correspondence, Elizabeth Buffum Chace’s commonplace book and diary, family albums, scrapbooks, photographs, an album of familial hair locks, needlework (cross stitch samplers), newspaper clippings, and other material relating to the Buffums, the Chaces, the Cheneys, and the Tolmans. The papers also contain letters in response to Chace’s book "Anti-Slavery Reminiscences." Elizabeth Buffum Chace was an activist for prison reform, the rights of orphans, peace, and temperance.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.89.12

Cooke (Miriam) papers

Formal title:: Miriam Cooke papers
Extent:: 2.5 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1966-2017
Abstract:: This collection contains the professional papers of Miriam Cooke, scholar of Islamic feminism and gender and war in modern Arabic literature, and Braxton Craven Professor of Arab Cultures at Duke University. Materials include correspondence, conference materials, teaching materials, and draft writings dating from 1966 to 2017.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2014.019

Formal title:: Lesley C. Doonan activist files
Extent:: 1 linear foot
Date range:: 1968-2003
Abstract:: This collection consists of the activist files of Lesley C. Doonan, social justice feminist and founding member of the Women's Liberation Union of Rhode Island. The collection documents Doonan's participation in various feminist organizations including the National Conference on Women, the Rhode Island Abortion Counseling Service and the Women's Liberation Union of Rhode Island. Materials include correspondence, conference material, clippings, legal files, and print materials, dating from 1968-2003. The collection is arranged into 4 series.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2019.001

Berlant (Lauren) papers

Formal title:: Lauren Berlant papers
Extent:: 5 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1922-2019 (1970-2019)
Abstract:: This collection contains personal and professional papers of Lauren Berlant, the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. Berlant's scholarship focuses on queer theory, power, and boundary drawing between public and private spheres. Materials in this collection include correspondence, conference files, lecture and poetry drafts, handwritten research notes, and print materials, dating from 1922 – 2019 (bulk 1970 – 2019).
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2015.009

Formal title:: Church of the Good Shepherd, Pawtucket
Extent:: 5.5 box(es)
Date range:: 1872-1985
Abstract:: The records of the Church of the Good Shepherd document its church vestry meetings and annual congregation meetings from 1874 to 1985, and meetings of the Episcopal Church Women from 1965 to 1974. The Registers list church services for the years 1939 to 1973, with an indexed listing of its communicants, marriages, baptisms, burials, including the Sunday School Registry, which lists students in attendance from 1874 to 1917. The records are complete for every year from 1872 to 1974, except for the baptism records from 1968.
Repository:: University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Mss. Gr. 197

Formal title:: Herbert P. Weiss papers
Extent:: 1 cubic foot and 155.65 GB
Date range:: 1980-2025
Abstract:: The collection contains publications authored by Herbert P. Weiss, publications edited by Weiss, and Weiss’s degrees, certificates, awards, and essays. The subjects covered by the publications are generally related to health care and ageing.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0149

Formal title:: Marianne Hirsch papers
Extent:: 2 linear feet
Date range:: 1980-2008
Abstract:: This collection consists of the professional papers of Marianne Hirsch, William Peterfield Trent Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature and the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender at Columbia University. Hirsch's scholarship focuses on feminist theory, narrative and rhetorical theory, comparative literature, cultural memory, and Holocaust studies. The collection includes conference materials, course syllabi and lecture notes, draft writings and related correspondence, and research materials, dating from 1980 - 2008.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2024.014

Formal title:: Helen F. Cserr papers
Extent:: 3 linear feet
Date range:: 1965-1994
Abstract:: This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Helen F. Cserr, Brown University Professor of Physiology from 1970 to 1993 and scholar of the anatomy and mechanism of the human brain. A notable woman in science, Cserr also made history in 1975 when she joined Lamphere v. Brown University - a class action sex discrimination suit - when she was unjustly denied tenure. In a landmark settlement, Cserr and fellow plaintiffs prevailed and Cserr was awarded retroactive tenure in 1978. The collection includes biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, teaching materials, writings, laboratory research, and legal files stemming from the case and dating from 1965 to 1994.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2018.004

DeWolf (James) papers

Formal title:: James DeWolf papers
Extent:: .63 linear feet
Date range:: 1796-1832 (bulk 1810-1815)
Abstract:: This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, and financial accounts regarding the privateering activities of the Brig Yankee during the War of 1812.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.015

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