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Maas (Willard) Papers
Formal title:
Willard Maas papers
Extent:
1.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1931-1968
Abstract:
Includes correspondence, manuscripts, play scripts, film scripts, photographs, drawings, galley proofs, and ephemera of the American poet, experimental filmmaker, editor, and educator Willard Maas, dating from 1931 to 1968. Maas, who was openly bisexual and married to artist and filmmaker Marie Menken, with whom he often collaborated, is especially known for his pioneering avant-garde films, many of which explored homoerotic themes. These films, which were created from the early 1940s to the late 1960s, influenced the work of a number artists from that era, including Kenneth Anger and Andy Warhol; and they continue to garner much critical attention and acclaim by many contemporay scholars, filmmakers, and artists who acknowlege Maas' influential contribution to the history of cinematography. Highlights of this collection include: manuscripts of Maas' poetry; documents associated with the production of Maas' film,
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Maas
Meservey Photographs Collection
Formal title:
The Meservey Photographs Collection
Extent:
3 Hollinger document boxes
Date range:
1948-1951
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of photographs taken between 1948 and 1951, commissioned in 1947 by Robert Meservey as a survey of Newport's architectural history.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.025
Munroe Mills (Mabel Paul) papers
Formal title:
Mabel Paul Munroe Mills papers
Date range:
1915-1994 (bulk 1928-1949)
Abstract:
Correspondence, photographs, and ephemera from the life of Mabel Paul Munroe Mills, with documents related to her social life, interests, and family.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.026
Newport Historical Society's Old Stone Mill collection
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
Newport Ship Yard, Inc. collection
Formal title:
Newport Ship Yard, Inc. collection
Extent:
.83 linear feet
Date range:
1880-1989 1947-1973
Abstract:
This collection includes a variety of records salvaged from the former Newport Shipyard, including correspondence, clippings, meeting minutes, promotional material, and administrative records, as well as images of boats affiliated with the shipyard and depicting work at the shipyard's three sites.
Repository:
Salve Regina University Special Collections
Collection call no:
SP.10
Palmer, (Capt. Earl C.) Collection
Formal title:
Capt. Earl C. Palmer Collection
Extent:
3.67 linear feet
Date range:
1940-1965
Abstract:
Large collection related to Moran Towing Co., tugboats, the merchant marine, marine engineering, and other maritime topics.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1967.01
Providence Steamboat Company Collection
Formal title:
Providence Steamboat Company Collection
Extent:
1.04 linear feet
Date range:
1928-2007
Abstract:
Providence Steamboat Company archives, including artifacts, framed photographs, loose images, and documents.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
2007.01
Ray (Joseph George) papers
Formal title:
Joseph George Ray papers
Extent:
2 cubic feet
Date range:
1919-2023 (bulk 1920-2000)
Abstract:
The Joseph George Ray collection contains original documents, poems, letters, newspaper articles, pamphlets, awards, objects, and photographs detailing the life and WWII military service of a Portuguese American who resided in West Warwick, RI.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0132
Robert Cloutman and Elisabeth Anthony Dexter papers
Formal title:
Robert Cloutman and Elisabeth Anthony Dexter papers
Extent:
12.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1797-1971 (bulk 1935-1968)
Abstract:
The Dexter Papers are a wide-ranging collection of letters, diaries, reports, manuscripts, research notes and photographs dating from the early 19th to the late 20th century. The material represents Elisabeth and Robert Dexter’s humanitarian work in Europe with the Unitarian Service Committee, their respective historical and sociological research projects, and the life and work of Elisabeth’s father Alfred Williams Anthony, a Baptist minister and educator.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2005.029
Russell (John C.) papers
Formal title:
John C. Russell papers
Extent:
2 linear feet (2 records center boxes, 1 letter-sized document case)
Date range:
1975-1999 (bulk 1987-1993)
Abstract:
The John C. Russell papers are a collection of the late playwright’s scripts, notebooks, journals, correspondence, photographs and personal documents, most of them produced during the six years before his death in 1994.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2009.017

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