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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

Formal title:: George Washington Keely papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1820-1834
Abstract:: These papers primarily consist of correspondence concerning events leading to the resignation of President Asa Messer and the educational developments in Providence between 1829 and 1833.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1U.K1

Formal title:: Katherine Frances Littlefield papers
Extent:: 1.0 linear foot
Date range:: 1887-1912 (bulk 1905-1909)
Abstract:: The Katherine Frances Littlefield papers chronicles the early professional life of a 1902 graduate of Pembroke College at Brown University through letters to her mother from 1905-1909. The letters focus on the establishment of her professional career and family matters.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1U.L7

Formal title:: Eleanor Burges Green papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1906-1948
Abstract:: These papers contain correspondence relating to Eleanor Burges Green's support of Pembroke College, her role in organizing a memorial service to Dean Lida Shaw King who died in 1932, and the publication and distribution of two books paying tribute to Dean King. Additional materials include a draft of a Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women resolution and correspondence with the Association of Collegiate Alumnae.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1U.G3

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

Formal title:: Horace Mann family papers
Extent:: 0.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1819-1856 (bulk 1829-1856)
Abstract:: These papers consist primarily of correspondence dating from 1829 to 1856. Letters discuss topics of teacher institutes, women’s issues, and Mann’s work in the House of Representatives. The majority of the letters were written by Horace Mann, Charlotte Messer Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, and James Stuart Holmes.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1U.M1

Formal title:: A. D. Van Nostrand papers
Extent:: 1.0 linear foot
Date range:: 1945-1997
Abstract:: Papers, 1945-1997, of Professor A. D. Van Nostrand, professor of English at Brown University, including information on the Center for Research in Writing, scripts from educational television shows, textbooks regarding the functional writing model, and personal papers.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1UF.V1

Formal title:: Ezekiel Gilman Robinson papers
Extent:: 0.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1848-1896 (bulk 1875-1889)
Abstract:: The Ezekiel Gilman Robinson papers primarily contain the business correspondence of Robinson during his presidency at Brown University between 1872 and 1889. Also included are three typewritten drafts of an article entitled, "The Professor of Philosophy," by Alfred Gideon Langley about Robinson. This article was meant to be a supplement to Robinson’s autobiography but it was never published.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1C.7

Jones (Samuel) papers

Formal title:: Samuel Jones papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1760-1794
Abstract:: These papers consist primarily of correspondence from James Manning, first president of Brown University, discussing issues relating to the founding of the college, such as fundraising, the charter, and the use of University Hall as barracks by the United States government during the American Revolutionary War.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1E.2

Formal title:: Rush Hawkins collection
Extent:: 71 linear feet
Date range:: 1750-1951 (1830-1917)
Abstract:: The Rush Hawkins collection (1750-1951(bulk 1830-1917)) contains personal, family, financial, and military correspondence and documents; photographs; and a variety of museum objects ranging from dinnerware and household items to clothing and personal accessories belonging to the Hawkins and Brown families. Most of the collection reflects the life and interests of Hawkins himself, with some items related to his wife Annmary Brown Hawkins and her family. Included in the papers are two significant sub-collections of correspondence: a collection of antebellum historical letters and documents from earlier generations of the Brown family, as well as individual letters from Thomas Jefferson, Nathaniel Greene, Edgar Allan Poe, and Napoleon I; and a collection of Civil War-related correspondence and documents that contains records of Hawkins' Zouaves and much Confederate material, including a subseries of Jefferson Davis's communications to the Senate of the Confederate States.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2006.05

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