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Whittier (John Greenleaf) collection
Formal title:
John Greenleaf Whittier collection
Extent:
5 boxes
Date range:
1831-1890
Abstract:
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate for the abolition of slavery in the United States. Devoted to social causes and reform, Whittier worked passionately for a series of abolitionist newspapers and magazines. His first book, Legends of New England in Prose and Verse, was published in 1831. For the next thirty years, until the Civil War, Whittier wrote essays, articles, and poems that were concerned with abolition. After the passage of the 13th amendment in the United States in 1865, Whittier turned his attention to topics of religion, nature, and rural life. His most popular work of poetry, Snow-Bound (1866) sold 20,000 copies upon publication. The John Greenleaf Whittier collection was compiled by Providence College professor, Dr. Bruce E. Graver. The collection consists of a series of correspondence composed by Whittier, copies of 19th century abolitionist newspapers, and various publications of Whittier’s poetry and writings. Selections from this collection are available online.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
SC035
Whittier (John Greenleaf) letter to Ruth A. Williams
Formal title:
John Greenleaf Whittier letter to Ruth A. Williams
Extent:
0.01 cubic feet.
Date range:
1891 March 14
Abstract:
The collection consists of a response letter from John Greenleaf Whittier to Ruth M. Williams regarding a class moto in 1891.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0105
Wilkinson (John J.) collection
Formal title:
John J. Wilkinson collection
Extent:
1.6 cubic feet
Date range:
1876-2001 (bulk 1966-1980)
Abstract:
John J. Wilkinson’s collected research and documents relating to vocational-technical education in Rhode Island.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0026
William Davis Miller Papers
Formal title:
William Davis Miller Papers
Extent:
2 box(es)
Date range:
1884-1953
Abstract:
These papers focus on the life of William Davis Miller a noted writer, historian of the Narragansett and South Kingston areas, and an active member of the Rhode Island Historical Society in the 1930s. The collection contains some of Miller’s manuscripts, speeches, correspondence, and photographs.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 11
William Earle & Co. Records
Formal title:
William Earle & Co. Records
Extent:
10 linear feet
Date range:
1815-1878
Abstract:
William Read Bowers (1800-1841) was a sea captain and ship owner of Providence. He was the son of Asa Bowers and Candace Hoppin; his mother was a member of one of the leading merchant families of the city. By 1832, William was the owner of at least three ships: the Abeona (Samuel Read, master), Almira (Ephraim Eldredge, master) and the Phebe (William Davis, master). William Earle (1808-1879) was the son of Oliver and Sally Earle of Providence. He was employed at William R. Bowers and Co. beginning in the early 1830s, and purchased the firm upon its bankruptcy in 1837, with partner Lloyd Bowers (1786-1864). He continued operating the chandlery as William Earle & Co. through about 1877, and died two years later. His wife was Mary A. Chandler.
Repository:
Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:
MSS 395
William Job Reynolds papers
Formal title:
William Job Reynolds papers
Extent:
.3 linear ft.
Date range:
1861-1913
Abstract:
Correspondence and papers related to the military service of Captain William Job Reynolds who served in the 4th and 7th regiments of the Rhode Island Volunteers during the Civil War.
Repository:
North Kingstown Free Library
Collection call no:
2025.7
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
Wolfe (Catharine Lorillard) letters to Sarah Griswold Spencer
Formal title:
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe letters to Sarah Griswold Spencer
Extent:
5 folders
Date range:
1882-1886
Abstract:
Letters written by Catharine Lorillard Wolfe in New York or Newport to Sarah Griswold Spencer in Paris, France.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.014
Woman's Christian Temperance Union records collected by Edna Maine Spooner
Formal title:
Woman's Christian Temperance Union records collected by Edna Maine Spooner
Extent:
3.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1890-1974 (bulk 1920-1950)
Abstract:
Edna Maine Spooner, of Rhode Island, devoted much of her life's work to the cause of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. This collection, gathered by Spooner, is a rich source of materials documenting the W.C.T.U.'s efforts on both the local, state and national levels. The entire range of materials dates from 1890 to 1974, with most beginning in the 1920s and ending around the 1950s. It includes assorted materials from both the Roberts chapter of the W.C.T.U. of R.I. (based in Cranston, R.I.), and W.C.T.U. of R.I. itself, most likely collected by Spooner when she was an an active member and assumed various administrative and other leadership roles within the local and state organizations. It also includes a significant amount of materials that she collected from the National W.C.T.U--materials which document the W.C.T.U.'s broader perspective: its administrative operations; its social, political and religious agenda; its educational outreach; and its publicity endeavors. What makes this collection particularly strong is its substantive collection of booklets, brochures, and leaflets, along with a few scattered issues of periodicals and a small group of monographs, principally published by the National W.C.T.U. Publishing, the Signal Press, and other affiliate groups. This is an excellent collection of documentation for anyone interested in Women's Studies, and in the social, religious, and political history of the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Spooner
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

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