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Formal title:: Papers of James Brown (1761-1834)
Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1773-1834
Abstract:: The personal papers of James Brown, the son of John (1736-1803) and Sarah (Smith) Brown (1738-1825), who was born on September 22, 1761 and died December 12, 1834.
Repository:: Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:: MSS 310

Formal title:: Pennell Correspondence
Extent:: .25 linear feet
Date range:: 1782-1934
Abstract:: The collection consists of 33 letters, primarily written by Joseph and Elizabeth Pennell, and one receipt.
Repository:: Providence Public Library Special Collections
Collection call no:: MSS 014

Formal title:: Providence Female Charitable Society Records
Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1799-1952
Abstract:: The idea for the formation of a charitable society to help "indigent women and children" was first proposed by a group of well-known Providence women in March of 1800. The Providence Female Charitable Society was formed April 2nd the same year. This collection contains correspondence and other records related to the organization.
Repository:: Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:: MSS 642

Providence Voter Lists

Formal title:: Rhode Island College miscellaneous papers
Extent:: 250 items
Date range:: 1763-1804
Abstract:: A collection of historical documents from the petition for a charter in 1763 to the change of name from Rhode Island College to Brown University in 1804. Titles of the papers and folder numbers are taken from the two volumes in which the papers had previously been mounted.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1E.1

Formal title:: Rhode Island Manuscripts Collection
Extent:: .5 linear feet
Date range:: 1723-1939
Abstract:: The Rhode Island Manuscript Collection contains papers having to do with, or related to, the state of Rhode Island. This can include documents related to the governance of the state, and personal manuscripts owned or created by residents, businesses and organizations of Rhode Island.
Repository:: Providence Public Library, Special Collections
Collection call no:: MSS010

Formal title:: Rhode Island Medical Society papers
Extent:: 29 linear feet
Date range:: 1791-1989 (bulk 1880-1970)
Abstract:: The Rhode Island Medical Society papers primarily relate to the activities of the Society, various topics in medical research, and the history of the medical sciences. The papers include correspondence, reports, and memos; addresses and speeches; case studies; documents; research/lecture notes and papers; medical notebooks; autograph letters of prominent men of medicine collected by George Dallas Hersey; medical drawings; photographs; meeting programs; biographical data; slides; and, other miscellanea. Names of persons and groups represented include: William P. Davis, Helen DeJong, Robert F. Noyes, Herbert G. Partridge, Providence Franklin Society, and Brown University School of Medicine.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 89.17

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

Rodney (Thomas) papers

Formal title:: Thomas Rodney papers
Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (103 items)
Date range:: circa 1774-1810
Abstract:: Personal papers and records of Thomas Rodney, including letters, essays, notes on court cases in Mississippi and Delaware (1791 to 1810), a journal about personal matters and Delaware politics (1792-1800), and manuscript poetry.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Rodney

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