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Brown (Harold) papers

Formal title:: Harold Brown papers
Extent:: 4.75 Linear feet
Date range:: 1878-1920 (bulk 1884-1900)
Abstract:: The Harold Brown papers, dated from 1878 to 1920, include legal and business documents, personal and business correspondence, two unpublished manuscripts, miscellaneous bills paid, two cashbooks and an inventory of Harold Brown's estate.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.006.TEMP

Formal title:: Rush Hawkins collection
Extent:: 71 linear feet
Date range:: 1750-1951 (1830-1917)
Abstract:: The Rush Hawkins collection (1750-1951(bulk 1830-1917)) contains personal, family, financial, and military correspondence and documents; photographs; and a variety of museum objects ranging from dinnerware and household items to clothing and personal accessories belonging to the Hawkins and Brown families. Most of the collection reflects the life and interests of Hawkins himself, with some items related to his wife Annmary Brown Hawkins and her family. Included in the papers are two significant sub-collections of correspondence: a collection of antebellum historical letters and documents from earlier generations of the Brown family, as well as individual letters from Thomas Jefferson, Nathaniel Greene, Edgar Allan Poe, and Napoleon I; and a collection of Civil War-related correspondence and documents that contains records of Hawkins' Zouaves and much Confederate material, including a subseries of Jefferson Davis's communications to the Senate of the Confederate States.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2006.05

Formal title:: Newport Historical Society's Old Stone Mill collection
Extent:: 1.67 linear feet
Date range:: approximately 1677-2010, undated
Abstract:: This collection contains correspondence, booklets, published works, archaeological land surveys, and other materials related to the origin, history, and lore surrounding the Old Stone Mill in Newport.
Repository:: Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:: MS.1854.8

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