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Formal title:: Natalie Bayard Brown papers
Extent:: 53.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1877-1950 (bulk 1897-1950)
Abstract:: Natalie Bayard Brown (1869-1950) was the wife of John Nicholas Brown (1861-1900) and mother of John Nicholas Brown (1900-1979), members of the prominent Brown family of Providence, Rhode Island. The papers reflect Natalie Bayard Brown's interests in politics and charitable causes through correspondence with family and friends, writings and speeches, scrapbooks, and photographs. The papers contain detailed financial and legal records related to John Nicholas Brown's (1900-1979) large inheritance from his father and uncle, Harold Brown. The papers also hold travel diaries and photographs from Natalie Bayard Brown and John Nicholas Brown's (1900-1979) travels in Europe, Asia, and Middle East.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.011

Formal title:: Nathan Fellows Dixon Family papers
Extent:: 6.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1721-1938 (bulk 1825-1900)
Abstract:: The Nathan Fellows Dixon Family Papers consist of letters, legal documents, personal and political memorabilia and photographs relating to the Dixon Family of Westerly, Rhode Island. The bulk of the papers date from 1825 to 1900, with some pre-Revolutionary as well as twentieth-century documents included. The majority represent the domestic and political lives of three generations of men named Nathan Fellows Dixon, all of whom served in the United States Congress.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2006.04

Formal title:: Thomas Wilson Dorr Papers
Extent:: 600 items
Date range:: 1790-1897 (bulk 1826-1854)
Abstract:: The Dorr Papers consist of approximately 600 letters, speeches, notes, drafts, pamphlets, clippings and other items for the period 1826-1854. Thomas Wilson Dorr (1805-1854) was the central figure in the Dorr Rebellion of 1842. The papers include material pertaining to the equal suffrage movement, electoral politics, legislative apportionment, state militia, banking, and the adoption of a state constitution in Rhode Island.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Dorr

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