US-RPB-ms2012.026 Guide to the Theodore Francis Green papers1821-1961(bulk 1900-1961) Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff. Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Brown University Library

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English 88.5 Linear feet (bulk 1900-1961) 1821-1961 The Theodore Francis Green papers is a significant collection of correspondence, reports, speeches, financial and legal records, notes and newspaper clippings that relate to the life and career of the Rhode Island governor and United States Senator, as well as to his father, lawyer Arnold Green. The material dates from 1821 through 1961, with the bulk from 1900 through 1961. Green, Theodore Francis, 1867-1966 Green (Theodore Francis) papers Biographical note

Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966), was born in Providence on October 2, 1867, the son of Arnold Green (1858). He entered Brown at fifteen and graduated in 1887. After that he studied at Harvard Law School and the Universities of Berlin and Bonn. He joined his father’s law firm, and after 1906 headed the law firm of Green, Hinckley and Allen until 1923, and after that the firm of Green, Curran and Hart. He was an instructor in Roman law at Brown from 1894 to 1897. In 1932, at the age of 65, instead of retiring, Green was elected Governor of Rhode Island on the Democratic ticket. His political career up to that point had not been promising. In 1907 he had been elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives, but his bids for higher office were unsuccessful. He was defeated for election as Governor in 1912, as Congressman in 1918, and as Governor again in 1930. He finally came into office along with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Democratic sweep in 1932. After that it was easy. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1936 and remained there until 1961. He served on the Foreign Relations Committee from 1937 to 1947 and from 1949 to 1959, and in 1957 at age 89 achieved his fondest wish of becoming chairman of the committee. He voluntarily resigned the chairmanship in 1959. The very last years of his life he suffered two falls and a critical illness, during which he was accustomed to following the local news bulletins on his condition on television, which he explained was “the only way I can find out how I feel.” He had been very frail as a child as a result of early illness, but compensated for this by being very athletic, especially in tennis and swimming, into his 80s.

Green’s loyalty to Brown was legendary. He had lived nearby and attended Brown Commencements from his early childhood until his old age, being absent only while he was a student in Germany. In 1957, after he had worn his academic gown for more than fifty years, he was presented with a new one. He was on the building committee for Rockefeller Hall and was chairman of the Brown Union from 1903 to 1907. He introduced the bear as the mascot of the University and composed the verse of the Class of 1887 Gate. He served 66 years on the Corporation, as a trustee from 1900 to 1929 and as a fellow from that time until his death on May 19, 1966 in Providence.

(The above entry appears in Encyclopedia Brunoniana by Martha Mitchell, copyright ©1993 by the Brown University Library. It is used here by permission of the author and the University and may not be copied or further distributed without permission.)

Arnold Green papers Series 1 1821-1903 Correspondence Letters received 7 circa 1865-1903 Letterbooks 74 1877-1903 Financial records Bills/Receipts 5 1887-1895 Bills/Receipts; Arnold Green letterbook 6 Legal records Monthly Reference Lists 56A 1881 Ledger?--mostly blank 56A Charter and By-Laws of the American File Company, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 56A 1863 Checkbook Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company 56A November 1907- September 1908 Checkbook Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company 56A October 1908- June 1909 Circuit Court of the United States, Elias A. Tuttle et ux v. Daniel T. Church 56A 1892 Circuit Court of the United States, Elias A. Tuttle et ux v. Joseph Church and Company; Same v. W.M.J. Brightman and Company, pleadings and proofs 56A 1892 Circuit Court of the United States, Elias A. Tuttle et ux v. Joseph Church and Company; Same v. W.M.J. Brightman and Company, brief 56A 1892 Circuit Court of the United States, J. W. Garrett v. W. F. Sayles and W. F. Sayles v. J.W. Garrett, Statement of the Case 56A circa 1880 Circuit Court of the United States, Robert Garrett and Sons vs. American File Company, Bill of Complaint 56A circa 1870 Circuit Court of the United States, W. F. Sayles et al vs. Garrett and Sons, Brief 56A 1877 Circuit Court of the United States, W. F. Sayles v. G. S. Brown, Complainants brief 56A Circuit Court of the United States, W. F. Sayles v. G. S. Brown, Brief for T.J. Wilson 56A circa 1880 Circuit Court of the United States, W. F. Sayles v. G. S. Brown, Bill of Complaint (copy) 56A 1880 Circuit Court of the United States, W. F. Sayles v. G. S. Brown, Bill of Complaint 56A circa 1880 Circuit Court of the United States, W. F. Sayles vs. Robert Garrett and Sons, Complainants' Bill 56A 1877 Kelley vs. Silver Spring, record 56A 1875 Letters from the law offices of Venable and Packard, Baltimore, Maryland 56A 1889-1890 Memorandum of Papers, various court cases 56A Miscellaneous 56A New York and New England Railroad Company, New York v. The City of Providence et al 56B 1886 Papers regarding Sayles v. Bates 56B 1885-1887 Petition for Bankruptcy--Roscoe Washburn 56B July 1900 Scope and Contents note

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Petition for Bankruptcy--Roscoe Washburn 56B July 1900 Scope and Contents note

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Record of Halsey Estate cases 56B Rhode Island Supreme Court, W. F. Sayles v. M. Bates, Brief for James Brown 56B circa 1886 Rhode Island Supreme Court, W. F. Sayles v. M. Bates, Brief for Sarah P. Brown and James Brown 56B 1886 Rhode Island Supreme Court, W. F. Sayles v. M. Bates, Brief for the Complainants 56B March Term 1886 Rhode Island Supreme Court, W. F. Sayles v. M. Bates, Brief for Warland, Starkweather, Starkweather, Adams and Thomas 56B March Term 1886 Rhode Island Supreme Court, W. F. Sayles v. M. Bates, Brief for William Bailey 56B circa 1880 Rhode Island Supreme Court--Charles W. Lippitt v. Joseph P. Cotton et al, Bill of Complaint 56B circa 1897 Statute, Title XIX of Corporations 56B circa 1870 Supreme Court Brief--William F. Sayles vs. N. Bates 56B March Term 1886 Supreme Court of Rhode Island, W. F. Sayles v. N. Bates, Bill of Complaint and exhibits 56B 1885 Supreme Court of the United States, The American File Company, William F. Sayles et al vs. Garrett, Brief 56B October Term 1883 US Circuit Court Brief William F. Sayles et al, vs. Robert Garrett and Sons, and Robert Garrett and Sons vs. American File Company et al 56B circa 1862 Verbatim Report of Testimony and jury charge, Mary Spooner v. Boston and Providence Railroad Company 56B 1868 William Pierce v. Swan Point Cemetery, record 56B circa 1860 Circuit Court of the United States, Charles T. James v. Atlantic De Laine Company, opening--defendants 58A 1862 Circuit Court of the United States, Charles T. James v. Atlantic De Laine Company, argument for respondents 58A 1867 Circuit Court of the United States, Charles T. James vs. the Atlantic De Laine Company 58A 1870 Circuit Court of the United States, Lucinda James v. Atlantic De Laine Company, T. Jenckes' argument 58A 1872 Circuit Court of the United States, Lucinda James v. Atlantic De Laine Company, brief for complainant 58A circa 1865 Circuit Court of the United States, Lucinda James v. Atlantic De Laine Company, opening argument by A. Payne 58A 1872 Circuit Court of the United States, Lucinda James v. Atlantic De Laine Company, closing argument by A. Payne 58A 1872 Circuit Court of the United States, Lucinda James v. Atlantic De Laine Company, brief on order for rehearing 58A circa 1871 Circuit Court of the United States, Lucinda James v. Atlantic De Laine Company, argument of A. Payne 58A 1871 Circuit Court of the United States, Lucinda James v. Atlantic De Laine Company, report 58A 1872 New York Supreme Court, Charles Lambard v. Blair, Ames, Sioux City and Pacific Rail Road Company, report 58A 1869 Newburyport Water Company v. City of Newburyport, stenographers report--Vol. I 58A 1896 Newburyport Water Company v. City of Newburyport, stenographers report--Vol. II 58A 1896 Newburyport Water Company v. City of Newburyport, stenographers report--Vol. III 58A 1896 Newburyport Water Company v. City of Newburyport, stenographers report--Vol. IV 58A 1896 Newburyport Water Company v. City of Newburyport, stenographers report--Vol. V 58A 1896 Rhode Island Supreme Court, Aliens Print Works v. W. F. and F.C. Sayles, respondents' arguments 58A 1891 Rhode Island Supreme Court, Aliens Print Works v. W. F. and F.C. Sayles, respondent's brief 58A 1891 Rhode Island Supreme Court, Aliens Print Works v. W. F. and F.C. Sayles, brief for complainant 58B 1891 Rhode Island Supreme Court, I.P. Hazard v. T.C. Durant, briefs 58B 1876 Rhode Island Supreme Court, John Glavin v. Rhode Island Hospital, brief 58B 1878 Rhode Island Supreme Court, Silver Spring Bleaching and Dyeing Company v. Wanskuck Company 58B 1880 Rhode Island Supreme Court, Silver Spring Bleaching and Dyeing Company vs. Wanskuck Company 58B 1881 United States Supreme Court, Atlantic De Laine Company v. Lucinda James, brief 58B 1876 United States Supreme Court, Atlantic De Laine Company v. Lucinda James, transcript of record 58B 1874 United States Supreme Court, Eaton v. Eaton, briefs 58B 1875 William Harris vs. Boston and Providence Railroad Company, stenographers report 58B 1886 Lemimers? Report of evidence Circuit Court United States. Tuttle v. Church Equity 2925, [?] v. Brightman Equity 2926 62 Storer vs. Harrison Appellate Division Supreme Court Providence Equity 3944 62 Providence County Supreme Court Appellate Division Jury trial waived 196; Reliance Mills Company v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail Road Company 62 Copy, Declaration. 2767 Wilmarth vs. Providence and Worcester and Boston and Providence Railroad Companies; petition for new trial failed 62 Supreme Court--Newport County Court of Common Pleas, Newport County (guided research?) 62 Starkweather v. Williams, Providence County Equity 4699 Testimony for Complainant, none taken of respondent 62 Providence Supreme Court, Appellate Divison, David Harley Company vs. Thomas P. Barnefield, Equity no. 4870; testimony 62 Providence County Equity 4523 American Screw County vs. David Baker, Adm. 62 United States vs. Sebastian Garst, United States Circuit Court 62 1889 October Defendants synopsis of evidence in ? case, Moroney vs. McCaughey, trial began December 17, 1895; Providence Common Pleas Division 62 1895 Personal papers Arnold Green and Welcome Arnold Burgess 72 1821-1903 Scope and Contents note

Includes Welcome Arnold Burgess (1801-1828) notes on lectures on law taken at Litchfield Law School, 1821-1823 (8 volumes); Arnold Green account books of family expenses and housekeeping, 1871-1903.

Arnold Green--Ledgers/Journals 73 circa 1865 Correspondence Series 2 1899-1961 Brown University Academic Dress 1 1 Associated Alumni 1 2 Athletics 1 3 Bear Bonds 1 4 Bear's Den 1 5 Board of Fellows 1 6 1929-1935 Board of Fellows 1 7 1936-1948 Board of Fellows 1 8 1949-1957 Bronze Bruno 1 9 1922-April 1923 Bronze Bruno 1 10 1923 May Bronze Bruno 1 11 June 1923-March 1924 Bronze Bruno 1 12 1925 Bronze Bruno 1 13 January-July 1926 Bronze Bruno 1 14 August-December 1926 Bronze Bruno 1 15 1926-1929 Brown Bear Fountain 1 16 Brown Club in New York 1 17 Brown Club of Rhode Island 1 18 Brown University miscellaneous Correspondence 1 19 1899-1914 Brown University miscellaneous Correspondence 1 20 1915-1928 Brown University miscellaneous Correspondence 1 21 1929-1930 Brown University miscellaneous Correspondence 1 22 1931 Brown University miscellaneous Correspondence 1 23 1932-1933 Brown University miscellaneous Correspondence 1 24 1934-1938 Brown University miscellaneous Correspondence 1 25 1939-1955 Brown University miscellaneous Correspondence 1 26 1956-1958 Brown University 1 27 Changes in the Charter of Brown University 1 32 1922-1925 Changes in the Charter of Brown University 1 33 1925 Christian Association 1 35 Class of 1887 1 36 Commencement 1 37 Commencement 1 38 1956 Committee on Commencement Dinner 1 39 Committee on Comprehensive Planning and Development 1 40 Committee on Dante's Anniversary Brown University 1 41 1921 Committee on Endowment 1 42 Committee on Germanic Department 1 43 1915-1918 Committee on Germanic Department 1 44 1919-1923 Committee on Germanic Department 1 45 March 1924-1928 Committee on Germanic Department 1 46 1928-1930 Committee on Germanic Department 1 47 1931-1935 Committee on Lectureship 2 1 1928-1948 Committee on Lectureship 2 2 November 1929-March 1930 Committee on Lectureship 2 3 April 1930-February 1931 Committee on Lectureship 2 4 March-July 1931 Committee on Lectureship 2 5 August-October 1931 Committee on Lectureship 2 6 1931 November Committee on Lectureship 2 7 1931 December Committee on Lectureship 2 8 January-August 1932 Committee on Lectureship 2 9 September 1932-February 1933 Committee on Lectureship 2 10 March 1933-March 1934 Committee on Standing Committee Vacancies 2 11 1928 Committee on Standing Committee Vacancies 2 12 1929-1935 Corporation 2 15 1903-1936 Corporation 2 16 1937-1958 Curriculum 2 17 Debating Union 2 18 Diplomas 2 32 Eighteen Eighty-Seven Gate 2 33 Faculty Club 2 34 Fraternities 2 35 Funds: Brown University 2 36 1900-1927 Funds: Brown University 2 37 1930-1957 Honorary Degrees 2 38 Latin American Books at Brown 2 39 Library 2 40 Library of Congress 2 41 1960-1961 Library-Gifts To 2 42 Pembroke College-25th Anniversary 3 1 Psi Epsilon 3 2 Sock and Buskin 4 32 Stadium and Athletic Field 4 33 Theodore Francis Green Award 4 34 Theodore Francis Green Corporation Scholarship 4 35 Tuition and Scholarships 4 36 Visiting Committee; includes Visiting Day (see also Committee on Germanic Department) 4 37 Invitations 45 1933 46 1934 47 1935 48 1936 January - November 49 1937 Personal 3 3 no date 3 4 1899-1901 3 5 1902-1904 3 6 1905 3 7 1906-1907 3 8 1908-1910 3 9 1911-1912 3 10 1913 3 11 1914-1915 3 12 1916 January-June 3 13 1916 July-October 3 14 1916 November-December 3 15 1917 January-February 3 16 1917 March-April 3 17 1917 May-August 3 18 1917 September-December 3 19 1918, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1959 3 20 1931 3 21 1938 January-May 3 22 1938 May-December 3 23 1939 January-July 3 24 1939 August-December 3 25 1948 3 26 1949 January 3 27 1949 February 3 28 1949 March 3 29 1949 April 3 30 1949 May 3 31 1949 June 3 32 1949 July 3 33 1949 August-September 3 34 1949 October-December 3 35 1950 January 3 36 1950 February 3 37 1950 March 3 38 1950 April 3 39 1950 May 3 40 1950 June 3 41 1950 July 3 42 1950 August 4 1 1950 September 4 2 1950 October 4 3 1950 November-December 4 4 1953 January 4 5 1953 February 4 6 1953 March 4 7 1953 April 4 8 1953 May 4 9 1953 June 4 10 1953 July 4 11 1953 August 4 12 1953 September 4 13 1953 October 4 14 1953 November 4 15 1953 December 4 16 1954 January 4 17 1954 February 4 18 1954 March 4 19 1954 April 4 20 1954 May 4 21 1954 June-July 4 22 1954 August-September 4 23 1954 October-November 19 4 24 1954 November 20-30 4 25 1954 December 1-16 4 26 1954 December 17-29 Political Campaign 1 28 1954 January-August Campaign 1 29 1954 September-November Campaign-Financial 1 30 1948 Campaign-Financial 1 31 1954 Chinese Art Society of America 1 34 Congratulatory Messages for Re-election 2 13 1948 November 6-November 10 Congratulatory Messages for Re-election 2 14 1948 November 11-December Democratic National Committee 2 19 1939 January-May Democratic National Committee 2 20 1939 June-December Democratic National Committee 2 21 1948 January-June Democratic National Committee 2 22 1948 July Democratic National Convention Committee on Platform Hearings and Platform 2 23 1948 Scope and Contents note

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Democratic National Convention Committee on Platform Hearings and Platform 2 24 1948 Scope and Contents note

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Democratic National Convention Committee on Platform Hearings and Platform 2 25 1948 Scope and Contents note

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Democratic National Convention Committee on Platform Hearings and Platform 2 26 1948 Scope and Contents note

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Democratic National Convention Committee on Platform Hearings and Platform 2 27 1948 Scope and Contents note

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Democratic National Convention Committee on Platform Hearings and Platform 2 28 1948 Scope and Contents note

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Democratic National Convention Miscellaneous 2 29 1948 Scope and Contents note

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Democratic National Convention Miscellaneous 2 30 1948 Scope and Contents note

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Democratic State Committee 2 31 1939 Washington Office Staff 4 38 1961 Financial records Series 3 1900-1937 A-E 36 circa 1900-1934 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and reports, largely related to investments. Includes an index to Green's financial files.

F-Morris 37 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and reports, largely related to investments.

Morris-O 38 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and reports, largely related to investments.

P-W 39 circa 1900-1937 Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and reports, largely related to investments.

Accountbooks 75 1901-1914 Scope and Contents note

Includes records of the Crawford Land Company (incorporated 1901)

Financial records 55 circa 1924-1930 Cash Distribution Statements, Green, Hinckley and Allen 55 1914-1918 Checkbook--John Thayer Company, Providence National Bank 55 1929 September 9-1933 December 7 Partners Accounts, Green, Hinckley and Allen 55 1914-1917 Portfolio of stocks and bonds 55 1927 Profit and loss statements and account statements--Green, Hinckley and Allen 55 1908-1917 Journal--Rent Book financial records, 55 1925 April 1 - 1929 October Ledger: Estate of Arnold Green 68 9 1903-1909 Ledger: Expenditures by day of Theodore Francis Green 68 10 1915-1917 Ledger: Expenses of Theodore Francis Green 68 11 1911-1915 Ledger: Total Expenses (Personal, Philanthropic, Political etc.) 68 12 1911-1918 Professional papers Series 4 1872-1958 Legal records Cases 1-66 8 Cases 67-126 9 Cases 127-199 10 Cases 200-253 11 Cases 300-359 12 circa 1884 Cases 360-392 13 1872-1889 Cases 1001-1072 14 Cases 1073-1195 15 circa 1890-1900 Cases 1200-1298 16 Scope and Contents note

Includes Estate of Arnold Green Records (number 1262).

Cases 1300-1439 17 1882-1898 Cases 1440-1630 18 Cases 1631-1736 19 Case portfolios 206-1516 20 Case portfolios1610-2000 21 circa 1921 Case portfolios 2537-2630 22 Case portfolios 2709-2836 23 Case portfolios 2934-3375 24 circa 1915 Case portfolios 3541-4081 25 Case portfolios 4113-5003 (5) 26 Case portfolios 5003 (6)-5011 27 Case portfolios 5025-5097 28 1925-1926 Scope and Contents note

Morris Plan Bankers Association

Case portfolios 5113 (3-4) 29 Case portfolios 5113 (6)-5189 30 Case portfolios 5113 (4-5) 31 1926-1927 Case portfolios 5189-5424 (3) 32 Case portfolios 5424 (4)-6000 33 Case portfolios 6001-6012 34 Case portfolios 6014-6036 35 Authenticated Copy of Will and probate proceedings--Sarah B. Fearing 55 Client-Attorney Correspondence Notes A-H 55 1925-1932 Client-Attorney Correspondence Notes I-Q 55 1924-1932 Client-Attorney Correspondence Notes R-Z 55 1926-1932 Copy of Ante-Nuptial Settlement of K. F. Strong and A. N. Welman 55 July 1878 Copy of decree appointing G. W. R. Matteson Trustee, Estate of Sarah B. Fearing 55 October 23, 1886- November 1886 Mrs. Trevilians Letters about Mrs. Goddards Estate--Estate of Sarah B. Fearing 55 April 1898 Papers showing settlement of Anna F. Goddard--Estate of Sarah B. Fearing 55 January 1898 Trust settlement papers--Sarah B. Fearing 55 October 1903- October 1904 Copy of Decree placing John L. C. under will of A. F. Goddard in place of C.E. Strong 55 1900 April Copy of Deed--F. M. G. Wayland and Heirs of Arnold Green to Nicola Capelli 55 1905 Copy of Deed--F. M. G. Wayland and Heirs of Arnold Green to Nicola Capelli 55 1906 November 2 Copy of Deed--F. M. G. Wayland et al to Albinco Bucci 55 1909 November Copy of deed--F. M. G. Wayland et al to Guistino Tortolani 55 1907 Copy of deed--F. M. G. Wayland to John Caruolo 55 1909 October Copy of deed of trust, Ante-Nuptial settlement--Anna E. Fearing to G. Curtis and T.P.I. Goddard 55 October 18, 1853 Copy of deed, F. M. G. Wayland to First Italian Methodist Episcopal Church 55 1907 Copy of deed, F.M.G. Wayland et al to Tirbiana Russo 55 1907 Copy of quitclaim deed-to trustees of the First Italian Methodist Episcopal Church 55 1907 Copy of the last will of Kate Fearing Welman 55 1907 March 20 Estate of Sarah B. Fearing, Cook County, Ills, Land 55 1903 June 18 Estate Papers of Cornelia E. Green, Federal Hill Estate 55 circa 1891 Balance sheets--Estate of Cornelia E. Green and Theodore Francis Green to William H. Herrick Company 55 1907 Extracts of Will, Eleanor F. Strong 55 1901 November 12 Genealogical Record (May 1897) and Inventory as of December 1853--Estate of Sarah B. Fearing 55 Lease--Cornelia E. Green to John Caruolo, Federal Hill Plot 55 1891 Lease--Cornelia E. Green to Rafaele Pinto, Federal Hill Plot 55 1890 Lease-John Thayer Company to Arthur Fontaine 55 1958 Lease agreement--Cornelia E. Green to Isabel Emma Horton, wife of Moses Horton, Federal Hill Plot 55 1891 Lease agreement--Cornelia E. Green to John Caruolo, Providence, Rhode Island 55 circa 1890 Quitclaim deed--Devisees of Arnold Green to Nicola Rufrano and wife, Providence copy 55 September 1903 Quitclaim deed--F. M. G. Wayland and Theodore Francis Green to Maria L. Truzio Providence copy 55 1905 Quitclaim deed--Francis M. G. Wayland to Nicola Rufrano and wife, Providence, copy 55 April 1903 Quitclaim deed copy--Francis M. G. Wayland to Nicola Rufrano and wife, Providence 55 April 1903 Renewal of Lease--Arnold Green, F. M. G. Wayland to Nathan B. Horton 55 1897 Subject files Registration 51 November 1, 1929- December 31, 1932 Republican split and Metcalf 51 Roads Board 51 February 5, 1931- December 31, 1932 St. Lawrence Deep Waterway Treaty 51 November 5, 1932- December 31, 1932 untitled--previously unfoldered papers found in box 51 untitled--previously unfoldered papers found in box 51 State aid to public schools 51 State Central Committee, Folder I 51 Tariff 51 February 1, 1929- December 31, 1932 Workmens Compensation 51 January 23, 1930- December 31, 1932 Immigrants 51 1-Jan-33 International Relations 51 January 1, 1933 Liquor, State and Federal 51 Machine Rule 51 January 1, 1933 Message, message 51 Miscellaneous clippings 51 January 1, 1933 Miscellaneous National clippings 51 January 1, 1933 Miscellaneous, other than clippings 51 January 1, 1933 National--Roosevelt 51 January 1, 1933 Old Age Pension 51 January 1, 1933 Political Party Organization 51 January 1, 1933 Prohibition, State and Federal 51 January 1, 1933 Prosperity and Unemployment 51 January 1, 1933 Public Utilities 51 January 1, 1933 Public Welfare 51 January 1, 1933 Radio 51 January 1, 1933 Reapportionment 51 January 1, 1933 Registration 51 January 1, 1933 Roads Board 51 January 1, 1933 Roosevelt--National 51 January 1, 1933 St. Laurence Deep Waterway Treaty 51 January 1, 1933 State Aid to Public Schools 51 January 1, 1933 State Central Committee 51 January 1, 1933 Tariff 51 January 1, 1933 Workmens Compensation 51 January 1, 1933 Speeches 51 January 1, 1933-December 31, 1933 Elections and Caucus Reform 51 January 1, 1933 Finance Commissioner 51 January 1, 1933 Fish War 51 January 1, 1933 Governors Power 51 January 1, 1933 Harbor Development 51 January 1, 1933 Home Rule 51 January 1, 1933 Department Reorganization 51 January 1, 1933 Courts and Judges 51 January 1, 1933 Constitutional Convention 51 January 1, 1933 Political Correspondence 51 January 1, 1933 Campaign--miscellaneous, 52 1936 Congratulations--Senator, answered personally 52 Congratulations--Senator, answered form letter 52 Congratulations--Senator, answered personally 52 Correspondence 52 January 1, 1936 Election 52 1936 Election and Caucus reform 52 1936 January St. Louis Trip--Governors conference 52 November 15-22, 1936 Harbor Development 52 1936 January Miscellaneous 52 1936 January Patronage 52 Republican Party 52 1936 January Complete Set--Rhode Island tercentenary advertising 52 Unemployment Compensation Board 52 Women 52 Political Campaign letters 52 1912 Political Campaign material for speeches 53 1912 Political Speeches 53 1912 Political Matters--Democratic National Campaign Fund 53 1912 Political Campaign Miscellaneous Memoranda 53 1912 Political Matters, clippings 53 1912 October 10-December 31 Political Matters 53 1912 July 15-October 9 Political Matters 53 1912 April 15-July 15 Political Campaign 53 August 1911-April 15, 1912 Political Campaign 53 Aug 1910-July 1911 Political Campaign 53 1909 Sept-July 1910 Political Campaign 53 JulyNov 1908 Political Campaign 53 1907, Oct-Nov Political Matters- Miscellaneous 53 1907, June-August Political Speeches 53 1906-1907 General note

See also General Assembly Speeches 1906-07

Political Speeches, letter in re: 1907 53 Special Constables--Police Department?--correspondence 54 1917-1918 Letters from the Providence Players Club 54 1914-1916 Playground and Recreation Association of America correspondence 54 1915-1926 Preparedness Parade 54 1916 June 3 Prints of Green's Ancestors as it appears in "Lineal and Collateral Ancestors" 4 27 Portrait of Ruggles, General Timothy 4 30 Scope and Contents note

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Prospectus of the Players Realty Company 54 1912 Providence--Committee to Welcome Home Soldiers and Sailors from Service 54 1918-1919 Providence Bar Club 54 1882-1921 Providence Chamber of Commerce--Committee on Tariff Commission 54 1915-1916 Providence Chamber of Commerce--War Council 54 1917-1918 Providence Childrens Friend Society, annual reports 54 1919, 1922 Providence City Plan Commission--Correspondence 54 1911-1919 Providence City Plan Commission--Miscellaneous 54 1914-1919 Scope and Contents note

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Providence City Plan Commission--Miscellaneous 54 1914-1919 Scope and Contents note

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Providence City Plan Commission--Newspaper Clippings 54 1913-1919 Providence City Plan Commission--Public Garden 54 1915-1919 Providence Housewives League 54 1914 Providence Housing Corporation 54 1920 Providence Marine Corp of Artillery 54 1915-1921 Providence Public Library--Correspondence 4 28 Scope and Contents note

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Providence Public Library--Correspondence 4 29 Scope and Contents note

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Providence Public Library--Correspondence 54 1911-1914 Providence Public Library--Correspondence 54 1915-1918 Providence Public Library--Correspondence 54 1919-1920 Providence Public Library--Correspondence 54 1921 Providence Public Library--Correspondence 54 1922 Providence Public Library--Correspondence 54 1923-1924 Providence Public Library--Fiftieth Anniversary 54 1928 Providence Safety Council 54 1926-1928 Scope and Contents note

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Providence Safety Council 54 1926-1928 Scope and Contents note

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Roosevelt Memorial Association 54 1919-1921 Scope and Contents note

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Roosevelt Memorial Association 54 1919-1921 Scope and Contents note

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West Providence Land Company 54 1915-1919 Charter and By-Laws of the Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company 55 1853 Insurance Papers for Theodore Francis Green and John Thayer Company 55 1952-1960 Letters from the Swedish Lutheran Church (Gloria Dei), Providence, Rhode Island 55 1915 Letters regarding the Providence Safety Council 55 1923-1924 Letters regarding the West Providence and United Land Companies 55 1906-1914 List of officers and members of the general assembly Rhode Island State Senate 55 1903 Memos regarding lots on America Street 55 Miscellaneous 55 Newspaper Clippings about land deals 55 1898-1904 Notices from Walter L. Clarke (city treasurer) to Theodore Francis Green 55 1908 Program of Entertainment, American Bar Association, Buffalo, New York 55 August-September 1927 Program of the 50th Annual Meeting, American Bar Association, Buffalo, New York 55 August-September 1927 Resolutions of the Providence City Council 55 1928 Rhode Island School of Design Distribution Map of Students and Application for 55 1901 Saint Georges School, Middletown, Rhode Island--Cases, Documents 55 1907 Seating List, Fiftieth Annual Dinner, American Bar Association, Buffalo, New York 55 September 1927 Stockholder papers, Northern Pacific Railway Company 55 1910-1919 Stockholder statement--Pawtucket Gas Company of New Jersey 55 1905 Stockholder statements--Duke Price Power Company 55 1949 Acceptances and Regrets Governors Dinner 57 July 6, 1934 Cards 57 Courts 57 District Court--First Judicial District 57 District Court--Second Judicial District 57 District Court--Third Judicial District 57 District Court--Fourth Judicial District 57 District Court--Fifth Judicial District 57 District Court--Sixth Judicial District 57 District Court--Seventh Judicial District 57 District Court--Eighth Judicial District 57 District Court--Ninth Judicial District 57 District Court--Tenth Judicial District 57 District Court--Eleventh Judicial District 57 District Court--Twelfth Judicial District 57 Executive Department (Governor Personal) 57 Executive Department (Personal--State Police) 57 Financial Committee--Peck 57 Forests, Parks and Parkways 57 Material for Message 57 Parole 57 Roads and Bridges 57 Sheriffs 57 Staff 57 State Barber Commission 57 State Athletic Commission 57 Unemployment Relief 57 Forms Binder 1 59 Forms Binder 2 59 Postmasters 59 Proclamations 59 Pershing Letters--Original in envelope 59 Limit Men 59 Lists etc. 59 Four Minute Men--Correspondence, Bulletins, etc. 59 Knockers Island Letters 59 Correspondence (selected) J.E. Kavanagh 59 Pamphlets 59 Newspaper Ads. 59 Miscellaneous 59 Unemployment Relief 60 Personal Matters--miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings 61 1932 Peers, Gordon 61 Proof Reading 61 The Providence Visitor 61 Real Estate Agents, etc. 61 Recall of judges 61 References and Recommendations--Letters of (see also War Ref.) 61 The Rhode Island Company Trust 61 School Commission 61 School Teachers Pension--In re 61 Scribner, John 61 Soellner, Robert 61 Southern Industrial Competition (See also Pamphlet File) 61 Southern Pacific Railroad Company, accident claim against 61 Statue of St. Theodore 61 Tariffs, see also file of pamphlets 61 Tate, William 61 Trip to Europe 61 1929 Travel--Miscellaneous 61 The War-causes 61 The War--documents 61 The War--progress 61 War Risk Insurance 61 Workmens Compensation Act 61 Yanoff, Nicholas G. 61 No. 1 W.S.S. [War Savings Stamps?] Clippings 62 1917 November-1918 April Political Index 63 October 8, 1914 (date of Democratic Convention) to December 31, 1914 63 Political 1915 63 Political 63 1916-1918 Political Campaign--1916--The Bulletin 63 1916 Political Campaign--1916--The Bulletin 63 1916 Correspondence 63 1918 fall Political Correspondence 63 1914 October 13-1918 summer Political Speeches--Campaign 1914 63 1914 Political Matters 63 January 1, 1914-October 8, 1914 Political Matters 63 December 31, 1912-December 31, 1913 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 64 Morris Heights School 64 Mortgage Guaranteed Title Company 64 Newspaper Clipping--The Assembly of 1913-1914? 64 George Street Estate 64 Girls City Club of Providence, The- 64 Grace Church--Pew Directory 64 Green, Arnold Estate of 64 Harvard Law School 64 Harvard University 64 Home for Aged Colored Women 64 Homeopathic Hospital Drive 64 Hope Club--Treasurers Reports 64 1876-1912 Immigrant Educational Bureau 64 Improved Tenement Corp. 64 Income Tax--Green family 64 Italian Voting Club 64 Japanese Orphans Relief 64 Jefferson Montecello Association of America 64 Jewish Orphanage of Rhode Island, The- 64 The Lafayette Fund 64 Lawyers Realty Corporation 64 Lakeside 64 League of Improvement Societies in Rhode Island 64 Cases Education 64 Letter carriers 64 The Lincoln School for Girls? 64 Petition to the Board of Trade? 64 Moses Brown School 65 1 Municipal League of Providence 65 2 Narragansett Pier Company 65 3 National Association for Constitutional Government 65 4 National Municipal League 65 5 National Security League, The 65 6 National Thrift Bond Corporation 65 7 Navy League of the United States 65 8 Neighborhood Cottage, East Greenwich 65 9 Netherland-America Foundation, The 65 10 Newport Hospital Addresses Etc.--Correspondence 65 11 Newport War Conditions 65 12 Office Data, re $3000 65 13 1922 Office Memoranda 65 14 Office Memoranda--Announcements, Letter paper samples, etc. 65 15 Office Memoranda--Firm agreements (copies of) 65 16 Office Memoranda--Miscellaneous 65 17 Office Memoranda--notices 65 18 Office Miscellaneous 65 19 1927-1930 Officers Association B.R.I.M. 65 20 Officers Reserve Corps 65 21 Official Service Record--G. H. and A. 65 22 Orange Street Estate--Appraisal 65 23 1918-1919 Orange Street Estate--Breach of Lease? 65 24 Orange Street--Proposed Incorporation and Income Tax 65 25 Pawtucket Chamber of Commerce 65 26 Pawtucket Chamber of Commerce Advertisements etc. 65 27 Scudder, Stevens and Clark--Investment Counsel 65 28 1926 Safety Council of Providence 66 1 1923-1925 Salmagundi Club 66 2 Sargent, Alice E.--Automobile Accident 66 3 Serbian Aid Fund 66 4 Railroad Charters of Railroads in Providence, Rhode Island 66 5 1887 Republic Railway and Light Company / For annual reports and monthly statements, 66 6 Rhode Island Civic Committee December 1922 66 7 Rhode Island Civic Committee 66 8 1924-1926 Rhode Island Civic Committee--Committee of Eight--Correspondence 66 9 Rhode Island Civic Committee--Committee of Eight--miscellaneous, reports, etc. 66 10 Rhode Island Civic Committee--Committee of Eight--Newspaper clippings 66 11 Rhode Island Council of Defense 66 12 Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company 66 13 Rhode Island School for Feeble-Minded 66 14 Rhode Island School of Design, 66 15 1900-1903 Rhode Island School of Design 66 16 1904-1905 Rhode Island School of Design--Correspondence 66 17 1906-1915 Rhode Island School of Design--Correspondence 66 18 1916-1921 Rhode Island School of Design--Correspondence 66 19 December 1921- April 1928 Rhode Island School of Design 1910 Endowment 66 20 Rhode Island School of Design--miscellaneous and newspaper clippings 66 21 Rhode Island Sunday School Association 66 22 George Washington Memorial Association 67 1 Tercentenary Celebration of New England 67 2 Town Criers--1922 Convention 67 3 1922 Town Criers of Rhode Island 67 4 1918-1923 Trevilian Trust--Correspondence, 67 5 October 21, 1910- December 7, 1912 Trevilian Trust--Correspondence, 67 6 January 6, 1913- December 4, 1914 Trevilian Trust--Correspondence, 67 7 January 15, 1915- January 28, 1916 Trevilian Trust--Miscellaneous 67 8 United States Food Administration 67 9 United States Naval Reserve 67 10 University School, The Providence, Rhode Island 67 11 Upbuilding the Wards of the Nation 67 12 War Camp Community Service Committee 67 13 War Relief Fund Committees, etc.--miscellaneous 67 14 War Savings Committee 67 15 War Savings Reunion 67 16 1919 War Savings Committee--Correspondence 69 22 War Savings and Miscellaneous 69 23 War Savings Societies 69 24 Whitmarsh Street Estate 67 17 Woodman Street Agreement 67 18 Woodman Street Estate 67 19 Woodman Street--Garage 67 20 Woonsocket Estate--Correspondence 67 21 1918 Woonsocket Estate--Correspondence 67 22 1919 Woonsocket Estate--Correspondence 67 23 1920 Woonsocket Estate--Correspondence / See also Renewals 1921 67 24 1921 Annual Appropriation Bill, Rhode Island 1934 69 1 Calendar and Appointments--1937 69 2 1937 Campaign Receipts 69 3 Correspondence--de Coppet, T. 69 4 Correspondence--Harris, John F. 69 5 Correspondence--miscellaneous 69 6 Correspondence and Newspaper War Savings Committee, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 69 7 Democratic National Committee miscellaneous 69 8 Invitation Acceptance--to Mr. Robert Jackson 69 9 National War Savings Committee 69 10 Newspaper Clippings 69 11 Scope and Contents note

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Newspaper Clippings 69 12 Scope and Contents note

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Newspaper Clippings 69 13 Scope and Contents note

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Paylists 69 14 1930-1932 Rhode Island Questionnaire (Experience of War Savings) 69 15 1918 August 3 Rhode Island Stamp Acts (National War Savings Committee) 69 16 Sales 69 17 1918-1919 State Commissioner of Finance Reports-- 69 18 1926, 1931, 1932 State Headquarters of War Savings--Employment 69 19 Unfoldered Miscellaneous 69 20 War Memoranda Relating to Women 69 21 Bills and Receipts 70 1 Bulletins--Americanization 70 2 Department of the Interior 70 3 Forms--Citizenship 70 4 Material relating to circulars, etc. 70 5 Meeting Minutes--American Citizenship Committee 70 6 Miscellaneous 70 7 Mrs. Rush Sturges, Chairman, Rhode Island Division, Womens Committee 70 8 Newspaper clipping 70 9 Newspaper clippings relating to citizenship 70 10 Pamphlets (naturalization, citizenship, etc.) 70 11 Reports, etc. 70 12 Welcome to New Citizens--Meeting 70 13 1918 May 19 American Citizenship Campaign--Copies of answers to letters received 71 1 American Citizenship Campaign--Copies of answers to letters received 71 2 American Citizenship Campaign--Letters Received 71 3 Scope and Contents note

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American Citizenship Campaign--Letters Received 71 4 Scope and Contents note

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Correspondence 71 5 1917 Correspondence 71 6 1918 Correspondence 71 7 1919 Personal Bills 71 8 1920 Vouchers 71 9 1918 Vouchers 71 10 1919 A message to South County Voters--Newspaper clipping 68 1 Annual Appropriations Bills-- 68 2 1934-1935 Association Against the Prohibition Amendment Annual Report 68 3 1933 Congratulations--Reelection as Governor 1934 68 4 1934 Drafts of Bills 68 5 Home Rule-- 68 6 1-Jan-34 Invitation from President Roosevelt to Governor Green--January 19, 1935 68 7 Jefferson Dinner--January 1, 1934 68 8 List of Political Topics 68 13 Newspaper Clippings and Invitations 68 14 Personal Correspondence 68 15 Air Service 68 16 1933 July 12 Private Correspondence 68 17 March 27- October 2, 1914 Radio Address by Treasurer General of Rhode Island 68 18 1934 Receipts 68 19 Scope and Contents note

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Receipts 68 20 Scope and Contents note

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Receipts 68 21 Scope and Contents note

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Rhode Island Annual Budget 68 22 Speech--Approval of the New Deal 68 23 State Commissioner of Finance Reports-- 68 24 1933, 1934 Unemployment Insurance 68 25 Works Progress Administration Projects 68 26 Subscriptions 50 1933-1938 Actors' National Memorial Day Campaign-Brown University Charter changes 1910-1916 40 1910-1926 Scope and Contents note

Miscellaneous files (re: professional/civic activities); with some printed material; includes material relating to Brown University

American Bar Association 41 Scope and Contents note

Records related to the American Bar Association Council on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Includes correspondence, reports, and printed materials.

Brown University: Chinese students conference - Committee on Consultation between Corporation and Faculty 42 Scope and Contents note

Files related to Green's service to Brown University. Includes correspondence, reports, and printed materials.

Brown University Committee on Filling Vacancies - Fraternit des Artitstes 43 Scope and Contents note

Files regarding professional, political, and civic activities. Includes correspondence, reports, and printed materials.

Political: Air Service - Reapportionment 44 1926-1932 Collection information

Theodore Francis Green papers, Ms.2012.026, Brown University Library.

The Theodore Francis Green papers contain personal and political correspondence, financial records, legal documents and numerous topical files relating to his tenures as Governor of Rhode Island (1933-1937) and as United States Senator (1937-1961). The papers also contain correspondence, financial, legal and personal documents relating to his father, the lawyer Arnold Green (1838-1903). The papers date from 1821 through 1961, with the bulk of the material from 1915 through 1961.

The papers are organized in four series:

Series I, Arnold Green papers (1821-1903), is arranged in four subseries: Correspondence (Boxes 7, 74), Financial (Boxes 5 and 6), Legal (Boxes 56A-B, 58A-B, 62) and Personal (Boxes 72 and 73). The personal papers include an eight-volume collection of Welcome Arnold Burgess's notes from Litchfield Law School dating from 1821-1823 (Box 72); Burgess (1801-1828) was Theodore Green's maternal grandfather.

Series II, Correspondence (1899-1961) is arranged in four subseries: Brown University, invitations, personal and political. The Brown University subseries (1899-1961) is a collection of letters on a wide variety of topics relating to Green's alma mater, including commencement, honorary degrees, statuary, committee membership and funding. It reflects Green's lifelong involvement with Brown as a student, faculty member and alumnus. The second subseries, Invitations (1933-1937) is housed in five boxes (Boxes 45 to 49) and dates from Green's term as Governor of Rhode Island. The third subseries, Personal (1899-1954) comprises correspondence that dates mostly from 1900 to 1920, and 1949 to 1954. Most of the correspondence in the fourth subseries, Political, dates from the 1940's; a large portion of this subseries consists of material relating to the Democratic National and State Committees, and the Democratic National Convention of 1948 (Box 2, folders 19 to 31).

Series III, Financial records (1900-1937) comprises an alphabetically-arranged collection of reports and correspondence, largely related to investments (Boxes 36 to 39). There are also several files of additional personal and professional financial records dating from 1900 through 1933 (Box 55; Box 68, folders 10-12) and a ledger detailing the estate of his father Arnold Green (Box 68, folder 9)

Series IV, Professional papers (1872-1960) is divided into two subseries: Legal records and Subject files. Within the first is a collection of legal cases and portfolios that are arranged numerically by case number (Boxes 8 to 35); the case numbering was apparently an internal system devised by Green's law firm. The early dates (1872-1927) suggest that this material may have been handled by both Theodore Francis Green as well as by his father Arnold Green. The remainder of the subseries includes client correspondence, copies of estate settlements, wills, deeds and leases; most of this material dates from 1890 to 1910. The second subseries, Subject files, includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, speeches, and printed matter on a wide variety of political, personal and legal topics, such as Providence Public Library (Boxes 4, 54), American Citizenship Campaign (Box 71), War Savings Committee (Boxes 67, 69) and other local and national concerns.

Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.

There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.

The Theodore Francis Green papers are organized into four series: Series I, Arnold Green Papers; Series II, Correspondence; Series III, Financial records; and Series IV, Professional papers.

Administrative information

This collection was processed under the guidelines of the two-year Basic Processing grant awarded to Brown by the NHPRC. Materials were refoldered as needed and housed in acid free boxes to solidify the integrity of each series.

Additional information

Names Green, Theodore Francis, 1867-1966 Green, Arnold, 1838-1903 Rhode Island. Governor. Subjects Democratic Party (R.I.) Rhode Island--Politics and government--20th century Governors--Rhode Island Legislators--United States--Archives Legislators--United States--Correspondence Occupations Lawyers Types of Materials Account books Speeches Financial records Administrative records Letter books Newspaper clippings Receipts (Financial records) Invitations Checkbooks Legal documents Clippings (Information artifacts) Correspondence Deeds RIAMCO Browsing Term Government, Politics and Law