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Allison (Thomas M.) papers
Formal title:
Thomas M. Allison papers
Extent:
125 item(s)
Date range:
1941-1983
Abstract:
Thomas M. Allison (U.S.N., Ret.) served aboard the Hornet when propaganda leaflets were dropped in the Tokyo area on 17 February 1945. This collection includes literary manuscripts, official and personal correspondence, and memorabilia relating to World War II navy convoy in 1941 and British P.O.W.'s in Thailand. Also includes: single-leaf leaflets produced by the U.S. Navy in an attempt to lower the morale of the Japanese during World War II, which were printed aboard the carrier U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12), placed in aircraft bomber bays, and then dropped over Tokyo.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.91.20
American Association of Peoples with Disabilities records
Formal title:
American Association of People with Disabilities records
Extent:
7 Linear Feet
Date range:
(bulk 2002-2010) 1993-2014 (2002-2010)
Abstract:
This collection, ranging from 1993 to 2014, consists of an array of materials, including correspondence, scattered administrative materials, legal documentation, audio-visual cassettes, computer files, ephemera, and a few artifacts, all of which were issued by or are associated with the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the largest cross-disability membership organization in the United States. AAPD was founded in 1995 by five leaders from the diasability community, Justin Sylvia Walker, Paul Hearne, John D. Kemp, and I. King Jordan, all of whom were instrumental in advocating, drafting and passing the landmark civil rights law, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The bulk of the materials gathered here represent AAPD's continuing advocacy for the equal rights of the disability community, and are mainly associated with James C. Dickson, a prominent leader in the disability community, who was Vice President for Governmental Affairs of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and a Brown University graduate (class of 1968).
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2014.020
Barr (Morris Abner) papers
Formal title:
Morris Abner Barr papers
Extent:
1.0 linear foot
Date range:
1939-1968
Abstract:
Morris Abner Barr was an author, lyricist, and poet whose poems tended towards nature, love, God, friendship, and Barr's own life. A craftsman, Barr wrote about his experience creating stools, gavels, and letter openers from the wood of the Sentry Tree in "Immortalizing the Sentry Tree of George Washington." The collection contains his writings, a scrapbook related to the George Washington Sentry Tree, and correspondence with friends and mentors.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.97.1
Birri (Fernando) Archive of Multimedia Arts - Escritos
Formal title:
Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts - Escritos
Extent:
66.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1933-2008 (bulk 1944-2008)
Abstract:
Correspondence, manuscripts, poetry, essays, screenplays, created and collected by Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Birri. This is Subgroup 1 of the Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts. The other subgroups are Subgroup 2: Fotos, Subgroup 3: Audiovisual and Objects, and Subgroup 4: Pinturas.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2010.050
Birri (Fernando) Archive of Multimedia Arts - Escritos
Formal title:
Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts - Escritos
Extent:
66 Linear Feet
Date range:
1933-2008 (1944-2008)
Abstract:
Correspondence, manuscripts, poetry, essays, screenplays, created and collected by Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Birri. This is Subgroup 1 of the Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts. The other subgroups are Subgroup 2: Fotos, Subgroup 3: Audiovisual and Objects, and Subgroup 4: Pinturas.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2010.050.escritos
Blake (Howard Milton) papers
Formal title:
Howard Milton Blake papers
Extent:
1.75 linear feet (2 legal size clamshell boxes)
Date range:
1930-1950
Abstract:
The Howard Milton Blake papers are comprised of multiple versions of verse and prose written by Blake. The collection was edited before it came to Brown University by Robert Kent and was published under the title "The Island of Self: Poems of Howard Blake" (Boston 1973). The book reproduces almost all of the verse in the collection, but none of the prose; there is, however, a reprint of Blake's preface to his only published book of verse "Prolegomena To Any Future Poetry" (Boston 1936).
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 78.15
Brown University Committee on Prizes and Premiums records
Formal title:
Committee on Prizes and Premiums records
Extent:
3.0 Linear feet
Date range:
circa 1923-1976
Abstract:
The Committee on Prizes and Premiums records date from 1923 through 1976. Included in the collection are administrative records, correspondence, certificates, financial documents. essays, speeches, flyers and posters.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1I.1
Brown University Student Essays Collection
Formal title:
Brown University student essays collection
Extent:
2.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1936-2004
Abstract:
The Student Essays collection includes undergraduate student writings covering a broad range of topics. The bulk of the essays derive from course work in the humanities, and many deal with Brown University topics. The materials date from 1936 to 2004.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1N.2
Champa (Kermit) papers
Formal title:
Kermit Champa papers
Extent:
2.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1977-2000
Abstract:
The Kermit Champa papers document Champa's tenure as faculty in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University. The bulk of the collection comprises student work, including honors theses written under Champa's direction, other student papers, teaching materials, and a series of loan agreements between the University and a host of institutions. Materials date from 1977 to 2000.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1UF.C2
Davis (Sonia H. and Nathaniel A.) papers
Formal title:
Sonia H. and Nathaniel A. Davis papers
Extent:
7.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1879-1972 (bulk 1930-1965)
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, personal and administrative records, printed materials, photographs, ephemera, and a few artifacts belonging to or associated with Nathaniel A. Davis (1866-1945) and his wife Sonia H. Davis (1883-1972). Mr. Davis, of Jewish and Portuguese heritage, was writer, editor, educator, social activist, entrepreneur, world traveler, publisher, journalist and founder of
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2012.003

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