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Fisher (Rudolph) papers

Formal title:: Rudolph Fisher papers
Extent:: 2.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1919-1983 (bulk 1919-1934)
Abstract:: The Rudolph Fisher papers primarily contain various drafts and published copies of twenty-six Rudolph Fisher short stories and novels, as well as book reviews and essays. The collection also contains correspondence, publicity materials, personal papers, family papers and newsclippings. Materials cover Fisher’s life from 1919 to his death in 1934, as well as the work on behalf of Fisher done by his sister, Pearl, until 1983.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1U.F5

Lewis (David C.) papers

Formal title:: David C. Lewis papers
Extent:: 9.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1939-2006
Abstract:: The David C. Lewis papers contain information on his efforts to collect historical collections concerning alcoholism, and his work at the local, state and federal level concerning alcoholism and addiction. The collection contains correspondence, legal papers, writings, printed materials, meeting minutes, audiovisual materials and financial papers including appraisals of collections which David Lewis had acquired or was exploring acquiring for the Brown University library.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1UF.L3

Herlihy (David) papers

Formal title:: David Herlihy papers
Date range:: 1951-2000 (bulk 1954-1990)
Abstract:: These papers represent the intellectual and professional corpus of medieval historian, and Brown University professor, David Herlihy. Herlihy is considered a pioneer in the use of computers to analyze historical data to extrapolate socioeconomic trends and their impact on life during the middle ages. The collection includes Herlihy's research notebooks, notes, computer code books, pre-published and un-published drafts of articles and monographs, his Ph.D. dissertation, reviews of his publications, lecture notes and teaching materials, professional correspondence, papers documenting professional activities, speeches and addresses, photographs, and miscellaneous personal ephemera and papers.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF.1UF.H3

Formal title:: William Carey Poland diaries and photographs
Extent:: 0.625 Linear feet
Date range:: 1860-1910 (bulk 1875-1910)
Abstract:: The William Carey Poland diaires and photographs consist of 9 diaries and 24 photographs dating from about 1860 to 1910. Two of the diaries are in Clara (Harkness) Poland’s hand and one is in William Jr.’s hand. Included in the photograph series are various images of the Poland family and of Prof. Poland at an archaeological site.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2008.007

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

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:: Manly Wade Wellman papers
Extent:: 11 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1908-1997 (1935-1986)
Abstract:: The Manly Wade Wellman papers consist primarily of his fiction and nonfiction manuscripts (originals, carbon copies, and page proofs), personal and professional correspondence, and financial records. Also included are a small collection of manuscripts and correspondence belonging to his wife Frances Wellman.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.029

Formal title:: Anne S. Kinsolving Brown papers
Extent:: 52 linear feet
Date range:: 1912-1985
Abstract:: The Anne S. K. Brown collection contains various correspondence, writings, family papers, financial information, and documentation of Brown’s active social life collected by Brown and her family from 1912 until her death in 1985.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.013

Formal title:: John C. Russell papers
Extent:: 2 linear feet (2 records center boxes, 1 letter-sized document case)
Date range:: 1975-1999 (bulk 1987-1993)
Abstract:: The John C. Russell papers are a collection of the late playwright’s scripts, notebooks, journals, correspondence, photographs and personal documents, most of them produced during the six years before his death in 1994.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 2009.017

Formal title:: Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women records
Extent:: 1.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1895-1971
Abstract:: The records of the Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women (RISCEW) consist of the organization's meeting minute records, correspondence, news clippings, organizational histories, membership lists and financial ledgers from 1895-1971. Additional materials within the collection are reports by various committees, such as the Building Committee, Evaluation Committee, and the War Service Committee of 1918-1919.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1ZW.R1

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