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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

Formal title:: Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta Papers
Extent:: 6.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1835-1894
Abstract:: Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta (1815-1891) was a teacher and poet of Providence, Rhode Island and New York City. The collection covers the years 1835-1894 and contains correspondence concerning literary and personal affairs, three manuscripts of her poems, two engraved portraits extracted from a book, and miscellaneous notes.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Botta

Formal title:: Henry Howard Brownell Papers
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet (22 folders)
Date range:: 1828-1871
Abstract:: The Henry Howard Brownell Papers, dating from 1827-1871, include short prose articles and stories in manuscript, poetry manuscripts, verse translations from Homer's
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.78.8

Formal title:: Bloodgood H. Cutter papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1886-1886
Abstract:: The Bloodgood H. Cutter papers consist of 47 manuscripts of poetry which were published in the collection of poems,
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Cutter

Formal title:: Joseph Payne Brennan papers
Extent:: 12.5 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1936-1990 (bulk 1940-1988) (1940-1988)
Abstract:: The Brennan papers consist of manuscripts of short stories and poems, fan mail, correspondence with fellow writers both poets and horror story writers, some World War II orders and correspondence and memorabilia, photographs, submissions to the self published magazines Macabre and Essence as well as personal legal, medical, and financial papers.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2009.011

Formal title:: Albert Edgar Lownes collection on Henry David Thoreau
Extent:: 7 boxes
Date range:: 1837-1965
Abstract:: The Lownes collection includes a wide variety of materials by and pertaining to Henry David Thoreau, including correspondence, college papers, journal excerpts, prints, clippings, photographs, and other Thoreauviana collected by Albert E. Lownes. Materials date from 1837-1965.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.80.1

Formal title:: Nancy Luce papers
Extent:: 1 linear foot (over 300 items)
Date range:: 1725-1964 (bulk 1833-1889)
Abstract:: The Nancy Luce papers comprise manuscripts poems, accounts, journals, photographs, family papers and clippings that cover the period from 1725 to 1964.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Luce

Formal title:: Sarah Helen Whitman papers
Extent:: 4.5 linear ft. (5 legal size clamshell boxes)
Date range:: 1816-1878
Abstract:: Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman (1803-1878) was a Rhode Island poet and essayist best known for her brief engagement to Edgar Allan Poe in 1848. Whitman hosted a salon in Providence that attracted many (including George William Curtis, John Neal, and John Hay) and corresponded with a number of literary luminaries. While living in Boston, Whitman became interested in Transcendentalism and other movements of the period, including woman's rights, spiritualism, mesmerism, Fourierism, and the progressive educational methods of Bronson Alcott. The papers include correspondence, poetry, genealogical information, and legal documents.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 79.11

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