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Norris (Curtis B.) papers
Formal title:
Curtis B. Norris papers
Extent:
138 linear feet
Date range:
1885-2002
Abstract:
Curtis Bird Norris and his father Lowell Ames Norris were both prolific producers of detective stories. His mother Helen Curtis Norris was a a children's author. The collection contains correspondence, original drafts, typescripts, diaries, scrapbooks, crime case files, photographs, clippings, memorabilia, and cassettes relating to their writing. Also included is material relating to the public affairs work of Curtis B. Norris at Brown and Stonehill colleges, his Ledger column, and background on the "Phantom P-40" story.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2010.034
Potter (George W. and Alfred M. Williams) Memorial Manuscript Collection
Formal title:
George W. Potter and Alfred M. Williams Memorial Manuscript Collection
Extent:
2 linear feet
Date range:
1899-1981 (bulk 1949-1960)
Abstract:
The Potter MSS span the years 1899-1981 with a greater concentration on 1949-1960. It begins with Alfred M. Williams’s small collection of writings donated posthumously in 1899 and ends in 1981 with correspondence and related material to and from Providence Public Library’s Special Collections curator Virginia M. Adams.
Repository:
Providence Public Library Special Collections
Collection call no:
PotterMSS
Stillwell (Margaret) papers
Formal title:
Margaret Stillwell papers
Extent:
10 linear feet
Date range:
1827-1984 (bulk 1907-1984)
Abstract:
The Margaret B. Stillwell papers consist of personal papers, personal and professional correspondence, research materials related to her writings, especially those used in preparing Incunabula in American Libraries: A Second Census of Fifteenth-century Books Owned in the United States, Mexico, and Canada; notes and essays on topics ranging from the Annmary Brown Memorial to the women’s movement, examples of typefaces used by printers in Europe and the United States, and subject files.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS-1UF-S3
Wegelin (Oscar) papers
Formal title:
Oscar Wegelin papers
Extent:
2.75 Linear feet
Date range:
1899-1966
Abstract:
Oscar Wegelin, bookseller and author, was one of the leading bibliographers in the field of early American writings. The Oscar Wegelin papers (1899-1966) contain correspondence with important scholars, litterateurs, and bibliographers. In addition, the papers contain poems, plays, and prose written by Wegelin.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.78.13
Wharton (Edith) letters
Formal title:
Edith Wharton letters
Extent:
0.2 linear feet (2 folders)
Date range:
1883-1937 (bulk 1917-1925)
Abstract:
Letters and photocopies of letters written by renowned American author, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) to various members of Newport, Rhode Island society.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.569
Whitman (Sarah Helen) papers
Formal title:
Sarah Helen Whitman papers
Extent:
4.5 linear ft. (5 legal size clamshell boxes)
Date range:
1816-1878
Abstract:
Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman (1803-1878) was a Rhode Island poet and essayist best known for her brief engagement to Edgar Allan Poe in 1848. Whitman hosted a salon in Providence that attracted many (including George William Curtis, John Neal, and John Hay) and corresponded with a number of literary luminaries. While living in Boston, Whitman became interested in Transcendentalism and other movements of the period, including woman's rights, spiritualism, mesmerism, Fourierism, and the progressive educational methods of Bronson Alcott. The papers include correspondence, poetry, genealogical information, and legal documents.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 79.11
Winterich (John Tracy) papers
Formal title:
John Tracy Winterich papers
Extent:
3500 item(s)
Date range:
1814-1966 (1917-1966)
Abstract:
These are the personal papers of American journalist, author, and bibliophile John T. Winterich, who wrote various works on book collecting and printing such as
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Winterich
Wood (Clement) papers
Formal title:
Clement Wood papers
Extent:
35 linear feet
Date range:
1899-1949
Abstract:
Drafts, typescripts, and printed copies of prose, poetry, and a novel; personal, business, and literary correspondence; typescripts and correspondence from Gloria Goddard, his wife.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. Wood
Zola (Émile) and Henry Céard Papers
Formal title:
Émile Zola and Henry Céard Papers
Extent:
162 items (3 clamshell boxes)
Date range:
1864-1921 (bulk 1864-1901)
Abstract:
The Émile Zola and Henry Céard Papers consist chiefly of correspondence. Zola writes about contemporary writers and journalists, literary criticism, the stage, censorship, politics, and personal affairs, including his own novels and reviews. Seventy-seven letters (1879-1889) are to Henry Céard.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Zola

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