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Formal title:
James B. Stockdale papers
Extent:
4.2 linear feet (10 archival boxes)
Date range:
1965-2005 (bulk 1975-1983)
Abstract:
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale (1923-2005) was a highly decorated naval aviator who spent nearly eight years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. He was the fortieth President of the Naval War College and after his retirement from the navy he served as President of The Citadel, Charleston, S.C and was an independent candidate for Vice President of the U.S. in 1992. This collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, speeches, and writings relating to Stockdale’s naval and academic careers.
Repository:
Naval War Collection (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:
MSC-085
Formal title:
Wilfred E. Stone photographs
Extent:
0.2 cubic feet
Date range:
circa 1895-1929
Abstract:
The collection consists of photographs taken by Wilfred E. Stone in various places of New England, mostly in Rhode Island.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0052
Formal title:
George Swede Photograph Collection
Extent:
3.98 linear feet
Date range:
1954-1969
Abstract:
Photographs and negatives of tugs, ocean liners, boat crew, and other maritime scenes in New York Harbor.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1970.01
Formal title:
T. H. Franklin Co.
Extent:
2 linear feet
Date range:
1836-1924
Abstract:
The T. H. Franklin Collection comprises approximately 1,800 glass slide negatives and 1,900 ship records, also known as "ship slips", used by the ship brokerage company to promote ships to prospective buyers between 1902 and 1940. A board range of ship types are represented in this collection from the United States and abroad. A select number of photographic contact prints made from the negatives are also part of the collection.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1947.01
Formal title:
Department of Theatre Arts records
Extent:
53.0 Linear feet
Date range:
circa 1875-2016
Abstract:
The collection comprises the records of the Department of Theatre Arts, the Committee on Dramatic Productions, the student performance groups Sock and Buskin, Komians, and Brownbrokers. The collection contains correspondence, scripts, audition cards, scrapbooks, programs, and publicity.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1Q.T1
Formal title:
Claire (Koch) Tholl Maritime Collection
Extent:
1 cubic foot
Date range:
1880-1970 (bulk 1960-1970)
Abstract:
A collection compiled by Claire (Koch) Tholl of various material such as transparency slides, clothing, souvenirs, photos, a research notebook, published works, and ephemera related to the history of Hudson River, New York passenger steamships, with a special focus on the Hudson River Day Line.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1998.02
Formal title:
Leon E. Truesdell papers
Extent:
6 linear feet
Date range:
1882-1973 (bulk 1902-1970)
Abstract:
Leon E. Truesdell graduated from Brown University in 1907 with both an A.B. and A. M degree. His papers consist chiefly of his personal and professional writings and correspondence. Most of the correspondence is related to his career as a statistician and demographer at the United States Bureau of the Census from 1919 to 1967. The papers also include biographical material about the Truesdell family.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2011.004
Formal title:
William Mason Turner Papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1857-1877
Abstract:
Contains personal correspondence, legal documents, poetry, photographs, and sketches of William Mason Turner, a graduate of Brown University (1855), physician, Confederate surgeon, traveler and author.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.77.1
Formal title:
Unidentified nurse’s photographs
Extent:
0.01 cubic feet
Date range:
circa 1921-1922
Abstract:
Photographs primarily of nurses and nursing students at Rhode Island Hospital.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0057
Formal title:
United Fascist Union records
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1989-2011 (bulk, 1989-2005)
Abstract:
The United Fascist Union records contain material regarding the organization and its director, Jackson Kirk Grimes. This collection includes correspondence, drawings, copies of photographs and articles writings by Grimes, and some legal documents. A copy of the information on the organization's website as of 2011 is also included in the collection. The material is dated between 1989 and 2011.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2011.043

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