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Formal title:: da Graça and Soares family papers
Extent:: 0.85 cubic feet
Date range:: 1901-1994
Abstract:: The collection contains the collected papers of the da Graça and Soares family, which includes photographs that reflect the lives of a Cape Verdean family in Rhode Island in the early to mid-twentieth century.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0072

Formal title:: Michael DeCiantis papers
Extent:: 5.8 cubic feet
Date range:: circa 1900-1980
Abstract:: Papers of a Rhode Island lawyer and judge. A majority of the collection consists of information on Rhode Island politics, Rhode Island Family Court, and life in Rhode Island.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0001

Formal title:: Caroline DiOrio papers
Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet
Date range:: 1940-1955
Abstract:: Letters written to Caroline DiOrio by Clare Gomnes, who from 1948-1955 was superintendent of the Sophia Little Home, a residence for unmarried mothers. The collection also includes a watercolor sketch of Caroline DiOrio by Clare Gomnes, as well as a few letters from Olga Gomnes and Madeleine Hoagland.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0031

Formal title:: Ingamar M. Alven Ducey papers
Extent:: 0.8 cubic feet.
Date range:: 1929-1931
Abstract:: The collection consists of assignments created by Ingamar M. Alven Ducey while studying at the Yale School of Fine Arts in the early twentieth century.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0019

Formal title:: Edmonds and Osborne family papers
Extent:: 2.2 cubic feet.
Date range:: 1893-2012 (bulk 1904-1964)
Abstract:: The collection contains the collected papers of the Edmonds family, which includes photographs and documents that reflect the day-to-day lives of a family of color in Rhode Island in the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0027

Formal title:: Edward Dexter Emerson letter to Anna Emerson
Extent:: 0.01 cubic feet.
Date range:: 1854 April 8
Abstract:: The collection contains a typescript copy of a letter from Edward Dexter Emerson to his sister, Anna Emerson, written in April of 1854.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0099

Formal title:: Facsimile of the New England Hornbook
Extent:: 0.01 cubic feet
Date range:: 1960
Abstract:: The collection contains one facsimile of the New England Hornbook with The Lord’s Prayer.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0100

Formal title:: Irving Jay Fain papers
Extent:: 1.85 cubic feet
Date range:: 1940-1974 (bulk 1959-1970)
Abstract:: Papers relating to Irving Jay Fain’s concern for and activities regarding housing, civil rights, poverty, and nutrition. The collection includes materials about the Rhode Island Fair Housing Law and the National Welfare Rights Organization.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0003

Forman (Helen) papers

Formal title:: Helen Forman papers
Extent:: 2.1 cubic feet.
Date range:: circa 1920-1999
Abstract:: Collection of materials from a Rhode Island School of Education graduate and local teacher, Helen Forman, which contains photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0034

Formal title:: Jean Garrigue letter to Bill Read
Extent:: 0.01 cubic feet.
Date range:: 1969 October 20
Abstract:: The collection includes an original response letter from Jean Garrigue to Bill Read in October of 1969.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0111

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