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Formal title:: C. Fiske Harris Collection on the Civil War and Slavery Manuscripts
Extent:: 5 box(es)
Date range:: 1861-1865
Abstract:: This collection contains original manuscript writings relating to the Civil War. There are 432 letters from Civil War soldiers written to family and friends back home, 11 letters from Charlotte F. Dailey during an inspection of Rhode Island troops in Union convalescent hospitals, 10 letters written to Mrs. Dailey from her husband and from family friend W.E. Gardiner, 4 letters from Samuel Wight’s family to him. This collection also contains the papers of Dr. Henry E. Turner including summons notices and treasury notes, as well as memos and brief notes.
Repository:: Providence Public Library, Special Collections
Collection call no:: MSS004

Marble House Collection

Formal title:: The Marble House Collection
Extent:: 2 hollinger boxes, 4 oversized boxes
Date range:: circa 1892-1990
Abstract:: The Marble House Collection is comprised of materials relating to the home and its various occupants and employees, spanning the period from 1892 until 1990. The collection includes images of the interior and exterior of the home from various points in its existence, as well as images, documents and correspondence from the families who lived there and the employees who worked for them.
Repository:: The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:: PSNCA.H.002

Formal title:: Neil C. Porter papers
Extent:: 3.15 linear feet (3 Hollinger boxes, 1 Half Hollinger box, 1 oversize box)
Date range:: 1919-1986 (bulk 1933-1962)
Abstract:: This collection consists of papers detailing Captain Neil C. Porter’s (1913-2015) life and career in the U.S. Navy and at the Naval War College. It also includes the diary of Lieutenant Commander Charles H. Ritt (1890-1965), his father-in-law.
Repository:: Naval War Collection (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:: MSC 350

Formal title:: Rhode Island Manuscripts Collection
Extent:: .5 linear feet
Date range:: 1723-1939
Abstract:: The Rhode Island Manuscript Collection contains papers having to do with, or related to, the state of Rhode Island. This can include documents related to the governance of the state, and personal manuscripts owned or created by residents, businesses and organizations of Rhode Island.
Repository:: Providence Public Library, Special Collections
Collection call no:: MSS010

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