US-RNR-ms028 Guide to the Newport ephemera collection1776-2003 (bulk 1941-2003) Finding aid prepared by Rob Ostrander. Redwood Library and Athenaeum 2014 March 17

50 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840Tel: (401) 847-0292Fax: (401) 841-5680email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org

Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Delmage 2014 March 17 English Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) English Redwood Library and Athenaeum

50 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840Tel: (401) 847-0292Fax: (401) 841-5680email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org

Redwood Library and Athenaeum Newport ephemera collection 1776-2003 (bulk 1941-2003) Newport ephemera collection 6.26 linear feet (15 document cases) The Newport ephemera collection, created and maintained by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum for reference purposes, consists of printed ephemera such as annual reports, brochures, bylaws, pamphlets, postcards, and programs documenting the people, society, historic homes and buildings, maritime activities, civic organizations, public celebrations, sporting events, commerce, art, and history of Newport, R.I. RLC.Ms.028

Collection information

Access is open to members and researchers at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.

This collection is owned by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Special Collections Librarian of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.

Newport ephemera collection, RLC.Ms.028, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.

The Newport ephemera collection, created and maintained by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum for reference purposes, consists of materials that were created by or about the people, events and organizations in Newport for specific, limited purposes and were often meant to be discarded unless kept as a souvenir. Some ephemera provides detailed written information, others none, but each has evidential value. Material in the ephemera collection includes flyers, handouts, programs, menus, invitations, promotional literature, post cards, pamphlets, brochures, guides, calendars, newsletters, official reports, commemorative envelopes, cards, maps, directories, catalogues, and posters. This collection has been organized into eleven series, which emphasize various aspects of Newport’s history, society, and culture. General topics concerning Rhode Island history and historic buildings are also included and are found within Series 5.

This collection is arranged into the following series: Series 1: Newport artists, artisans, authors and people of note Series 2: Newport social life Series 3: Newport historic homes Series 4: Newport buildings, monuments, sites Series 5: Rhode Island buildings, homes, sites, history Series 6: Maritime resources Series 7: Civic organizations, music festivals, public celebrations, sports tournaments Series 8: Newport commerce, industries Series 9: Art, decorative arts Series 10: Military history Series 11: Newport history

Administrative information

Most of the items in this collection were originally found within the Newport vertical file collection, RLC.Ms.035, which had been gathered by the Redwood Library over a period of many years making their provenance unknown.

Accruals are expected.

This collection was processed by volunteer Rob Ostrander in 2013, who separated all ephemera from the Newport vertical file collection, RLC.Ms.035 to form this new collection. Series arrangement and box numbers used here are the similar to the Newport vertical file to facilitate browsing by patrons. Each box in this collection has its own record in the Library’s online catalog and the barcodes for such can sometimes be found on the inside cover of the box.

Names

America’s Cup--History Berkeley, George, 1685-1753 Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948 Grosvenor, Richard, 1928- Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910 Karolik, Maxim Lewis, Ida, 1842-1911 Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863 Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith), 1956-1948 Naval War College (U.S.)--History Newport Jazz Festival--History Newport Music Festival--History Pell, Claiborne, 1918-2009 Preservation Society of Newport County Price, Edith Ballinger, 1897-1997 United States. Navy Subjects

Architecture--Rhode Island--Newport Artillery--Rhode Island--Newport Artisans--Rhode Island--Newport Authors--Rhode Island--Newport Church buildings--Rhode Island--Newport Commerce and industry--Rhode Island--Newport Decorative arts--Rhode Island--Newport Elite (Social sciences)--Rhode Island--Newport Entertainers--Rhode Island--Newport Environmental protection--Rhode Island Furniture--Rhode Island--Newport Historic buildings--Rhode Island Historic preservation--Rhode Island--Newport Mansions--Rhode Island--Newport Military history--Rhode Island--Newport Music festivals--Rhode Island--Newport Narragansett Bay (R.I.) Navy-yards and naval stations--Rhode Island--Newport New England Hurricane, 1938 Newport (R.I.)--Arts Newport (R.I.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Newport (R.I.)--Commerce Newport (R.I.)--History Newport (R.I.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Newport (R.I.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 Newport (R.I.)--Social life and customs Newport (R.I.)--Tourism--19th century Nonprofit organizations--Rhode Island--Newport Passenger ships--Rhode Island Performing arts--Rhode Island--Newport Rhode Island--History Sailing--Rhode Island--Newport Sailing ships--Rhode Island--Newport Sports--Rhode Island--Newport Tourism--Rhode Island--Newport United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 Yachting--Rhode Island Yachts--Rhode Island RIAMCO Browsing Terms Rhode Island/Local Interest Titles

Types of materials

Annual reports Brochures Bylaws (administrative records) Invitations Maps Postcards Printed ephemera Occupations

Functions

Additional information

Newport vertical file, RLC.Ms.035, Redwood Library and Athenaeum

Series 1. Newport artists, artisans, authors and people of note 1 Bellows, George 1 Berkeley, George (Bishop) 1 Boguslav, Raphael 1 Brenton family 1 Carpenter, Ralph 1 Cheek, Richard 1 Corné, M. Felice 1 Ebbitt family 1 Elliott, Maud Howe 1 Flagg, Ebenezer 1 Fleischer, Nathan [politician] 1 Grosvenor, Richard 1 Harrison, Peter [architect] 1 Hazard, Rowland 1 Howe, Julia Ward 1 Kennedy, John F. 1 Lewis, Ida 1 Martino, Carolyn 1 Moore, Clement Clarke 1 Harrison, S. Morris [artist] 1 Pell, Claiborne 1 Pickens, Jane 1 Price, Edith Ballinger 1 Sims (Rear Admiral) 1 Stevens, Isaac Ingalls 1 William Trost Richards, painter 1 Wilson, Andrew Chalmers Series 2. Newport social life 2 Brown, John Carter 2 Camoys, Lady Mildred 2 Connecticut Visitors Summer, 19th century 2 Dick, Charles Mathews 2 Diman, John Byron 2 Maxim Karolik - Martha Codman 2 Slocum, Eileen 2 Van Alen, Candace Series 3. Newport historic homes 3 Astor's Beechwood 3 Belcourt Castle 3 Breakers 3 Chinese Tea House 3 The Elms 3 Fairholme 3 Hammersmith Farm 3 Hunter House 3 La Verriere 3 Malbone 3 Marble House 3 Maudsley House aka Watson Homestead, Gardner House, Pittman House 3 Clement C. Moore House 3 Neighborhoods of Newport house tour 3 Ochre Court 3 The Orchard 3 Preservation organizations 3 "Random Notes on Some Newport Streets and Estates," 1947 3 Richardson House 3 Ridgemere Carriage House 3 Sulthorne 3 Vernon House 3 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House 3 Whitehall (residence of Bishop Berkeley) 3 Wildacre Series 4. Newport buildings, monuments, sites 4 Bellevue Avenue 4 Breton State Park 4 Brick Market 4 Channing Memorial Church 4 Christie's Restaurant 4 Churches - Newport County 4 Colonial buildings of historic interest 4 Colony House 4 Easton Beach 4 Emmanuel Church - Spring Street 4 Fire Stations 4 First Baptist John Clarke Memorial Church 4 Fort Adams State Park 4 Garden Tour / Newport Estates 4 Goat Island 4 Great Friends Meeting House (Quaker Meeting House) 4 Island Cemetery 4 Jane Pickens Theatre 4 King House 4 Lover's Walk (RI Ave) 4 Miscellaneous images - Historic buildings in a series 4 Mt. Hope Bridge 4 Newport Casino Theatre 4 Newport Country Club aka Newport Golf Club 4 Newport National Bank 4 Newport Views 4 Newport Guides/Maps 4 The Newport Store 4A Old Stone Mill 4A Preservation Society of Newport 4A The Reading Room 4A Redwood Library and Athenaeum 4A Rogers High School 4A Rose Island Lighthouse 4A Salve Regina University 4A Savings Bank of Newport 4A St. George's School 4A St. Joseph/"Barney Street" Cemetery 4A St. Michael's Country Day School 4A St. Paul's 4A Seamen's Church Institute 4A Spouting Rock Beach Association 4A Stewart's Dry Goods - 260 Thames St. 4A Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church 4A Touro Park 4A Touro Synagogue 4A Trinity Church 4A United Baptist Church 4A Vanderbilt Hall (former YMCA) 4A Waites Wharf 4A White Horse Tavern 4A YMCA - USO of Newport - African American Servicemen Series 5. Rhode Island buildings, homes, sites, history 5 (Barrington) book collector: Maddock, Phillip 5 (Block Island) Old Rhode Island 5 (Jamestown) The Jamestown Museum 5 (Little Compton) St. Andrew's by the Sea 5 (Middletown) Middletown Historical Society 5 (Middletown) Norman Bird Sanctuary 5 (Middletown) Purgatory Chasm 5 (Middletown) St. George's 5 (Middletown) Stonybrook 5 (Middletown) United Congregational Church 5 (Middletown) Whitehall, Bishop Bekeley 5 (Portsmouth) Butt's Hill Fort 5 (Portsmouth) Green Animals 5 (Portsmouth) Redwood Country Estate 5 (Portsmouth) St. Paul's Episcopal Church 5 (Portsmouth) telephone directory 5 (Portsmouth) Vaucluse Farm 5 (Providence) R.I. State House 5 (Rhode Island) Freemasonry 5 (Rhode Island) Rhode Island Picture Book, 1955 5 (Rhode Island) George Washington's Travels in R.I. 5 (Rhode Island) R.I. Yearbook 1964-1965 5 (Wickford) St. Paul's Church 5 (Wickford) Smith Castle Series 6. Maritime resources 6 America II (US-42) 6 Armchair Sailor Bookstore 6 Fall River Line 6 J Boats, The Legendary Js 6 Narragansett Bay, maritime history 6 Newport/Bermuda races 6 New York Yacht Club 6 Port Book/Newport/Narragansett Bay 6 Rhode Island Resource Protection Project 6 USS Harry E. Yarnell 6 Vagrant, Harold S. Vanderbilt, world's largest steel motor sailer yacht Series 7. Civic organizations, music festivals, public celebrations, sports tournaments 7 America's Cup (1937) 7 America's Cup (1958) 7 America's Cup (1962) 7 America's Cup (1964) 7 America's Cup (1967) 7 America's Cup (1970) 7 America's Cup (1974) 7 America's Cup (1977) 7 America's Cup (1980) 7A America's Cup (1983) [2 folders] 7A America's Cup (1986) 7A America's Cup (1986) Louis Vuitton Challenger Races 7A America's Cup (2001) 7A America's Cup (2003) 7A America's Cup, history 7A America's Cup, Mini-America's Cup 7A Acquidneck Island Land Trust 7A Bicentennial 7A Black Ships Festival 7A The John Clarke Society 7A Coaching 7A Community service awards 7A Current Topics Club (1907-1908) 7A Derby Week 7A Elks 7A Flickers 7A Friends of the Waterfront 7B Gay 90s themed events and organizations 7B Gambling 7B Home for Friendless Children of the city of Newport 7B Independence Day Ball 1976 7B Knights of Columbus 7B Kolah Grotto 7B Maritime Arts Festival 7B National Police Parade 7B National Stamp Collecting Month - Newport's observation 7B National Trust for Historic Preservation 7B Newport Casino/Tennis Hall of Fame tournaments 7B Newport Civic Music Association 7B Newport Cultural Foundation 7B Newport Folk Festival (1963) 7B Newport Folk Festival (1967) 7B Newport Historical Society 7B Newport International Film Festival 7B Newport-Jamestown Fishing Contest 7B Newport Jazz Festival (1954, 1971, 1989, 1999) 7B Newport Jazz Festival (1961) 7B Newport Jazz Festival (1979) 7B Newport Motor Car Festival 7B The Newport Music Festival 7B Newport Music Festival Inc., Carnival of Music (1958) 7C Newport Restoration Foundation (Doris Duke) 7C Newport Royal Arch Chapter 7C Newport Sanitary Protection Association 7C Newport Tercentenary 7C Newport Tree Society 7C Newportant Foundation 7C Old Port Association 7C Opera Festival 7C Point Association 7C Preservation Society of Newport 7C Preservation Society of Newport County, Tiffany Ball 7C Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project 7C St. John's Lodge 7C Salvation Army 7C Sports/Tournament (golf, tennis, jai alai, etc.) 7C Tall Ships - 1982 7C Taste of Newport 7C Tennis Hall of Fame 7C Theatre 7C Turtle Frolic of 1752 7C Washington-Rochambeau celebration, 1955 7C World War II relief organizations 7C Yachting Series 8. Newport commerce, industries 8 Aquidneck Island Planning Commission 8 Galvin's Gardens 8 Newport banks 8 Newport County Chamber of Commerce 8 Newport Creamery 8 Newport Gas Light Company 8 Tourism: historic sites and attractions 8 Tourism: maps, brochures, magazines [2 folders] 8 Washburn's Bindery and Old-Book Shop Series 9. Art, decorative arts 9 Anne S. K. Brown Collection "Our Militia 1765-1865" 9 Art Association exhibits 9 Art in Newport, general articles 9 Crone's Nest: Wisdom of the Elderwoman 9 Film, movies, television and theatre 9 Harper's 5ive 9 Harrison S. Morris Memorial Exhibition 9 Newport Art Museum 9 Newport Cultural Commission 9 Third and Elm Press 9 Tourist Trap Fanzine 9 Townsend Furniture Series 10. Military history 10 Civil War casualties, Newport 10 The March of Rochambeau 10 Naval flags 10 Naval War College in Newport 10 Naval War College 10 Naval War College Museum 10 Navy, Perry Centennial Committee 10 Newport Artillery Company 10 Reenactments 10 Rochambeau, Maréchal de 10 United States Atlantic Fleet 10 USS Chafee 10 USS Constitution Series 11. Newport history 11 African Americans in Newport 11 American Field Service 11 Gilded Age 11 Hurricane of 1938 11 Newport's 350th birthday commemoration calendar 11 Newport Irish history 11 Religious movements 11 Rhode Island Independence Commemorative at Newport 11 Town and Country 1963