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Formal title:: Sarah Elizabeth Minchin Barker papers
Extent:: 7 linear feet (8 legal size clamshell boxes)
Date range:: 1844-1988
Abstract:: Sarah Elizabeth Minchin Barker (also known as Sally Barker) was an actress and director whose career was highlighted by the work with The Players at the Talma Theatre and the Barker Playhouse Theatre. She was active in dramatic events at Pembroke, where she taught theatre. Her husband, Henry Ames Barker, 1861-1929 (Brown class of 1893) was a guiding influence and a director of the Players. He was the son of Mayor Harry Barker of Providence and active himself in the civic and cultural affairs of the city.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.90.4

Formal title:: Nathan Fellows Dixon Family papers
Extent:: 6.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1721-1938 (bulk 1825-1900)
Abstract:: The Nathan Fellows Dixon Family Papers consist of letters, legal documents, personal and political memorabilia and photographs relating to the Dixon Family of Westerly, Rhode Island. The bulk of the papers date from 1825 to 1900, with some pre-Revolutionary as well as twentieth-century documents included. The majority represent the domestic and political lives of three generations of men named Nathan Fellows Dixon, all of whom served in the United States Congress.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2006.04

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