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Formal title:
Rhode Island Medical Society papers
Extent:
29 linear feet
Date range:
1791-1989 (bulk 1880-1970)
Abstract:
The Rhode Island Medical Society papers primarily relate to the activities of the Society, various topics in medical research, and the history of the medical sciences. The papers include correspondence, reports, and memos; addresses and speeches; case studies; documents; research/lecture notes and papers; medical notebooks; autograph letters of prominent men of medicine collected by George Dallas Hersey; medical drawings; photographs; meeting programs; biographical data; slides; and, other miscellanea. Names of persons and groups represented include: William P. Davis, Helen DeJong, Robert F. Noyes, Herbert G. Partridge, Providence Franklin Society, and Brown University School of Medicine.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 89.17
Formal title:
Robert Cloutman and Elisabeth Anthony Dexter papers
Extent:
12.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1797-1971 (bulk 1935-1968)
Abstract:
The Dexter Papers are a wide-ranging collection of letters, diaries, reports, manuscripts, research notes and photographs dating from the early 19th to the late 20th century. The material represents Elisabeth and Robert Dexter’s humanitarian work in Europe with the Unitarian Service Committee, their respective historical and sociological research projects, and the life and work of Elisabeth’s father Alfred Williams Anthony, a Baptist minister and educator.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2005.029
Formal title:
Thomas Rodney papers
Extent:
0.5 linear feet (103 items)
Date range:
circa 1774-1810
Abstract:
Personal papers and records of Thomas Rodney, including letters, essays, notes on court cases in Mississippi and Delaware (1791 to 1810), a journal about personal matters and Delaware politics (1792-1800), and manuscript poetry.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Rodney
Formal title:
Samuel Neilson Papers
Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Date range:
1799-1977
Abstract:
This collection contains some of the papers of Samuel Neilson. Neilson was an Irish patriot and newspaper editor who emigrated to New York in 1802 and became an activist for equal political and civil rights for Irish Catholics.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 72
Formal title:
Scott Molloy Papers
Extent:
44 box(es)
Date range:
1773-2024 (bulk 1940-2024)
Abstract:
The collection contains materials relating to Professor Scott Molloy's youth and adult life including his parents, immediate and extended family as well as his work as a labor union leader, professor of history, and involvement in various labor and Irish history organizations.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 232.1
Formal title:
Shawomet Baptist Church records
Extent:
11.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1727-2011 (bulk 1945-1999)
Abstract:
The Shawomet Baptist Church records include founding documents, publications, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership lists, club and activity records and photographic materials documenting the 170-year history of the congregation, which was founded in 1842 and dissolved in 2011. The bulk of the material covers the period from 1945 through 1999. This is part of the Rhode Island Baptist Heritage Center collection.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2011.018
Formal title:
Stuart C. Sherman papers
Extent:
5.0 Linear feet
Date range:
circa 1720-1980 (bulk 1957-1980)
Abstract:
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS-1U-S5
Formal title:
Dr. Nathaniel M. Sims collection of Sims and Hitchcock family papers
Extent:
10.5 linear feet
Date range:
1797-1993 (bulk 1906-1945)
Abstract:
This collection consists of correspondence, logbooks, photographs, publications, and other papers relating to the Sims and Hitchcock families, particularly Admiral William S. Sims, his wife Anne Hitchcock Sims, and her father Ethan Allen Hitchcock. These papers detail the families’ personal lives and relationships as well as the careers of Adm. Sims and Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
Repository:
Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:
MSC-354
Formal title:
H. Adrian Smith Magic Objects collection
Extent:
25 linear feet
Date range:
1771-1984 (bulk 1904-1982)
Abstract:
The Smith Magic Objects Collection consists of a number of objects pertaining to magic, collected by Smith over the course of his life. It includes memorabilia from other magicians, various awards and trophies, games, cards, magic tricks, and props for magic performances. There are also a number of wands, as well as a number of decorative objects with a magical theme.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2011.001.objects
Formal title:
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, Providence
Extent:
46.5 boxes
Date range:
1715-1991
Abstract:
The records of St. John's Cathedral date from its founding as King's Church in Providence in 1722. The collection is divided into six series documenting the Church's administrative, religious, cultural, and financial activities from 1715 to 1994.
Repository:
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 94

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