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Frost Currency collection
Formal title:
Frost Currency collection
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1751-1929
Abstract:
This collection contains examples of 26 bank notes issued in Rhode Island between 1775-1929, one bank note issued in Delaware in 1759, and 5 documents related to the history of 18th century Rhode Island.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2012.031
Harrington (Richard B.) Papers
Formal title:
Richard B. Harrington Papers
Extent:
5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1788-1989 (1927-1952)
Abstract:
The collection contains materials relating to the history of architecture and architectural design in the United States and Europe collected by Richard B. Harrington.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2012.025
Hawkins (Rush) collection
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
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
Letters and documents relating to Samuel Winsor and Rhode Island Baptists
Formal title:
Letters and documents relating to Samuel Winsor and Rhode Island Baptists.
Extent:
50 item(s)
Date range:
1760-1802
Abstract:
Predominantly letters to Winsor; with other letters signed by him. Includes documents and records generated from church business and membership concerns. Also includes material about Winsor and his work as a Baptist minister.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 89.22
Lord (Augustus Mendon) collection
Formal title:
Augustus Mendon Lord collection
Extent:
0.25 linear feet (1 clamshell box)
Date range:
1778-1908 (bulk 1876-1908)
Abstract:
The Augustus Mendon Lord collection includes correspondence, documents, and autographs of prominent figures from the period 1778 through 1908. The bulk of the correspondence pertains to American politicians, particularly members of Congress, and dates from 1876 through 1908. However, the collection also contains autographs and documents from American and European military, scientific, literary, and artistic figures.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Lord
Lovell Family Papers
Formal title:
Lovell Family Papers
Extent:
17 boxes
Date range:
1790-1911 (bulk 1800-1860)
Abstract:
The Lovell Family Papers (Ms.89.4) were compiled by Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr. They range in date from 1790 to 1911, with the primary focus being the period between 1800 and 1860. The range of subjects covered is equally broad, including religion and spirituality, slavery, family life, and student life at Brown University.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms.89.4
Lovell, (Malcolm Read Jr.) papers
Formal title:
Malcolm Read Lovell, Jr. papers
Extent:
15 linear feet
Date range:
1795-1992 (bulk 1958-1992)
Abstract:
The Malcolm Read Lovell, Jr., papers relate mainly to Lovell's public service in Michigan under Governor George Romney, and in Washington, under Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Reed was Undersecretary of Labor during the Reagan Administration, a former president of the National Planning Association, and Director of the Labor Management Institute at the George Washington University School of Business and Public Administration. The papers do include some personal papers related to his family and education (Brown University, Class of 1943).
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 94.14
Luce (Nancy) Luce papers
Formal title:
Nancy Luce papers
Extent:
1 linear foot (over 300 items)
Date range:
1725-1964 (bulk 1833-1889)
Abstract:
The Nancy Luce papers comprise manuscripts poems, accounts, journals, photographs, family papers and clippings that cover the period from 1725 to 1964.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Luce
Man (Mary) literary manuscripts
Formal title:
Mary Man literary manuscripts
Extent:
20 items item(s)
Date range:
1765?-1812?
Abstract:
The Mary Man Literary Manuscripts consist of twenty items that fall within the years 1765 and 1812. They contain copy-books, notebooks, and other manuscripts of Mary Man, with original and copied verse on mostly religious themes, as well as biblical and sermon extracts. Also included are manuscripts by Thomas Man, Mary Howe, Olive Fisk, Sukey Fisk, and unidentified authors.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 84.1

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