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Swearer (Howard Robert) Papers
Formal title:
Howard Robert Swearer papers
Extent:
51 Linear Feet
Date range:
1973-1990 (bulk 1976-1990)
Abstract:
Consists of subject files dating from 1976 to 1990, most of which were created while Howard Robert Swearer was President of Brown University. Subjects documented in the collection include alumni and alumnae; athletics; admissions; the Bio-Med program; the Corporation; commencements; physical planning; faculty; libraries; students; the cooperative program between Brown University and Tougaloo College; and gifts to the University. Civil rights and minority affairs on the Brown University campus, including issues about status of women; Afro-American studies; Asian-American students; Hispanic American students; the American Civil Liberties Union; sexual harassment; and discrimination are documented. Student topics documented include the university radio station, WBRU; issues pertaining to Iranian students (ca.1978-1980); campus organizations; and protests about Central Intelligence Agency recruiting on campus. There are files on Richard Salomon, Thomas J. Watson, and Baruch Korff.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1C.15
Buc (Nancy L.) papers
Formal title:
Nancy L. Buc papers
Extent:
8.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1950-2015
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of Nancy L. Buc, a 1965 graduate of Brown University, an attorney and the first woman Chief Counsel for the Food the Drug Administration. The collection documents Buc's personal and professional life with a particular focus on her career in government in Washington, DC, and her service on the Corporation of Brown University. Materials include biographical information, correspondence, conference material, speeches, writings, subject files, print material, photographs, and electronic records dating from 1950-2015. The collection is arranged into 10 series.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS-1U-B9
Brown (Sally and David R.)collection on Marty Mann
Formal title:
Sally and David R. Brown collection on Marty Mann
Extent:
5 linear feet
Date range:
1950-1999
Abstract:
This collection focuses primarily on Marty Mann, a key figure in early alcoholism treatment and awareness in the United States and one of the first women to successfully complete AA's recovery program. Most of the collection is made up of the research materials assembled by Reverend Sally Brown and her husband, David, in writing "A Biography of Mrs. Marty Mann: The First Lady of Alcoholics Anonymous." The materials include articles by and about Marty Mann, Sally and David Brown's research notes, materials from collaborators on Mann's biography, information regarding Priscilla Peck, Mann's partner, interview transcripts, information on organizations that deal with alcoholism, photographs, audio tapes and material devoted to other important figures in the alcoholism movement and the early homosexual and lesbian movement.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2009.002
Brown (J. Carter) papers
Formal title:
J. Carter Brown papers
Extent:
250 linear feet
Date range:
1937-2002 (bulk 1990-2002)
Abstract:
The J. Carter Brown papers primarily contain correspondence, administrative materials, lecture notes, photographs, and other materials spanning his life. The bulk of the material is related to Brown's consulting business and his involvement as a board member with many organizations, dating between 1990 and 2002.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2007.020
Colvin (Stephen S.) papers
Formal title:
Stephen S. Colvin papers
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1880-1934 (bulk 1900-1915)
Abstract:
This collection of papers primarily consists of manuscripts and published articles by Stephen S. Colvin, who was a scholar in the field of educational psychology and intelligence testing. A native Rhode Islander, Colvin graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's degree of philosophy in 1891, and a corresponding master's degree in 1894. He also received a doctorate degree from the University of Strasburg in 1897. He taught at a number of American universities, including Brown University, where he was appointed its first professor of educational psychology in 1912 and subsequently named the director of its School of Education in 1919. This collection also includes a small amount of correspondence, a scattered assortment of other printed materials (not written by Colvin), ephemera, and a few artifacts, including a print of an illustration by Richard Felton Outcault.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1UF.2015.009
Brown University Committee on the Curriculum
Formal title:
Brown University Committee on the Curriculum
Extent:
6 Linear Feet
Date range:
1919-1988
Abstract:
This collection contains agendas, meeting minutes, and reports generated by Brown University's Committee on the Curriculum (1919-1970) and College Curriculum Council (1987-1988)
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1H.4
Pembroke College Clothing
Formal title:
Pembroke College Clothing
Date range:
1900-1970
Abstract:
The Pembroke College Clothing collection includes dresses, tops, skirts, and jumpsuits, likely produced by Pembroke College students for sewing lessons or theatrical productions. The clothing was made approximately between the 1920s through 1970 though these dates are only estimated based on garment style.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AC.1ZP.2017.008
Brown University Department of Mathematics meeting minutes
Formal title:
Brown University Department of Mathematics meeting minutes
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1915-1942
Abstract:
The Brown University Department of Mathematics meeting minutes contains minutes and visiting committee reports dated from 1915 to 1942.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1ZM.1
Schoolchildren photograph collection
Formal title:
Schoolchildren photograph collection
Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Date range:
1880-1979
Abstract:
The collection contains school and/or class photographs from various locations throughout the United States between the 1880s and the 1970s.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2018.001
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

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