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Formal title:
William H. Cameron Civil War papers
Extent:
1.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1862-1886
Abstract:
The William H. Cameron papers consist of approximately 100 items, most of which pertain to Cameron's service in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Cameron
Formal title:
Eli Hawley Canfield papers
Extent:
1140 items
Date range:
1844-1898
Abstract:
The papers of Rev. Eli Canfield, Episcopal clergyman and prominent member of the evangelical faction of the church, consist of sermons reflecting the religious and social beliefs of the period 1845 to 1885, personal manuscripts, and letters mainly to his son, James Hulme Canfield, educator. Canfield was born in Arlington, Vermont and served as a pastor in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 78.12
Formal title:
Carolina Mills Collection, 1856-1956
Extent:
6.25 linear feet
Date range:
1856-1956
Abstract:
This collection contains the records of the Carolina Mills, an active textile manufacturer in southern Rhode Island from the early 1840s to the mid-1930s.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 104
Formal title:
Caroline Hazard Papers
Extent:
5 linear feet
Date range:
1871-1939
Abstract:
The Caroline Hazard papers contain correspondence, scrapbooks, publications, and addresses by the writer and philanthropist.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 7
Formal title:
Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., papers
Extent:
29.5 linear feet (15 record boxes, 1 document case, 1 half document case, 3 small flat boxes, 11 oversize flat boxes)
Date range:
1870-2009 (bulk 1950-2006)
Abstract:
Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., (1910-2009) was a respected connoisseur and collector of American decorative arts, instrumental in various historical preservation projects throughout Newport, Rhode Island. This collection consists of his correspondence, subject files, personal records, research materials, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting his career, historical preservation pursuits, and other personal interests.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.002
Formal title:
Michael R. Carroll papers
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1885-1931
Abstract:
The collection consists of Michael Carroll's pension and legal documents, letters from Victor Chambers, and the book "Born at the Battlefield of Gettysburg"
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2006.03
Formal title:
Case family photographs
Extent:
12 items
Date range:
ca. 1890-1959
Abstract:
Photographs of people and properties from the Case family of Rhode Island and Scotland.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.032
Formal title:
Central Baptist Church in Tiverton Records
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1808-2006
Abstract:
Records of the Central Baptist Church in Tiverton from its opening to its closing in 2006.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2018.002
Formal title:
Elizabeth Buffum Chace and family papers
Extent:
4.5 linear feet (approximately 80 items)
Date range:
circa 1801-1900
Abstract:
This collection includes correspondence, Elizabeth Buffum Chace’s commonplace book and diary, family albums, scrapbooks, photographs, an album of familial hair locks, needlework (cross stitch samplers), newspaper clippings, and other material relating to the Buffums, the Chaces, the Cheneys, and the Tolmans. The papers also contain letters in response to Chace’s book "Anti-Slavery Reminiscences." Elizabeth Buffum Chace was an activist for prison reform, the rights of orphans, peace, and temperance.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.89.12
Formal title:
William Henry Chamberlin papers
Extent:
18 boxes
Date range:
1861-1978
Abstract:
William Henry Chamberlin (1897-1969) was a prolific American historian, journalist, foreign correspondent, and political commentator. Disillusioned by his experiences abroad in the USSR during the 1930s while working as Moscow correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, Chamberlin became politically conservative and a strong proponent of individual liberty. He was also a member of the John Birch Society, a prominent right-wing political advocacy group. The collection consists of personal correspondence, news clippings, publications, private journals, photographs, and microfilm. The bulk of the collection is composed of clippings of articles written by Chamberlin during his career as a journalist, which reflect his political viewpoints.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
SC005

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