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Swain (Anna Canada) Speech File
Formal title:
Anna Canada Swain speech file
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1940-1952
Abstract:
The Anna Canada Swain speech file comprises nine speeches that were made at various venues between 1940 and 1952. Many of the speeches touch on religious themes.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1MS.ZS1
Swearer (Howard Robert) Papers
Formal title:
Howard Robert Swearer papers
Extent:
51 Linear Feet
Date range:
1973-1990 (bulk 1976-1990)
Abstract:
Consists of subject files dating from 1976 to 1990, most of which were created while Howard Robert Swearer was President of Brown University. Subjects documented in the collection include alumni and alumnae; athletics; admissions; the Bio-Med program; the Corporation; commencements; physical planning; faculty; libraries; students; the cooperative program between Brown University and Tougaloo College; and gifts to the University. Civil rights and minority affairs on the Brown University campus, including issues about status of women; Afro-American studies; Asian-American students; Hispanic American students; the American Civil Liberties Union; sexual harassment; and discrimination are documented. Student topics documented include the university radio station, WBRU; issues pertaining to Iranian students (ca.1978-1980); campus organizations; and protests about Central Intelligence Agency recruiting on campus. There are files on Richard Salomon, Thomas J. Watson, and Baruch Korff.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1C.15
Swinnerton (Frank) papers
Formal title:
Frank Swinnerton papers
Extent:
154 Items box(es)
Date range:
1953-1968
Abstract:
Frank Swinnerton was an English novelist (Brown class of 1907).This collection contains correspondence between Swinnerton and Alfred H. Gurney about personal and literary matters.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. Swinnerton
Taylor (David E.) (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
David E. Taylor (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
2.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1962-1971
Abstract:
This collection is an oral history of David Taylor conducted by Professor Beth Taylor in 2010 about his experiences at Brown University and his military service during the Vietnam War. It includes uniforms he wore during the Vietnam War and supporting biographical information about David Taylor. Taylor attended Brown University on a Naval ROTC scholarship, graduating in 1966 before joining the Marine Corps. In the summer of 1968, after 18 months of flight school training, David served as a CH-53 helicopter pilot based out of Phu Bai. During his thirteen-month tour, First Lieutenant Taylor flew more than seven hundred missions. From 1969 to 1971, David then served as part of Helicopter Marine Experimental-1 (HMX-1), an elite squadron whose primary mission was to fly the President of the United States. David left HMX-1 to attend Harvard Business School and pursue a career in commercial real estate. David remained at the Trammell Crow Company until his retirement.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.T5
Tefft (Thomas Alexander) architectural drawings
Formal title:
Thomas Alexander Tefft architectural drawings
Extent:
390 items
Date range:
1844-1859
Abstract:
The collection comprises 390 architectural drawings dating from 1844-1859 by Rhode Island architect Thomas Alexander Tefft (1826-1859). These include public buildings (churches, schools, libraries, hospitals) and private residences, in addition to towers, gates, monuments and gravestones. In some cases, there are various elevations, views, and floor plans for the same structure. While many of the structures Tefft designed still stand, some were never built, and many have been destroyed. Tefft was a graduate of Brown University (Class of 1851).
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1U.T3
Terry (Jennifer) papers
Formal title:
Jennifer Terry papers
Extent:
17 linear feet
Date range:
1978–2024
Abstract:
This collection contains the professional papers of Jennifer Terry, Professor Emerita at University of California, Irvine. Her scholarship concentrates on feminist cultural studies; science and technology studies; comparative and historical formations of gender, race, and sexuality; state-sponsored violence and biomedicine; and American studies in transnational perspective. She received her PhD in History of Consciousness from University of California, Santa Cruz. Materials document Terry’s academic career, early research, and writings. Materials include correspondence, syllabi, handwritten notes, research materials, draft writings, and conference presentations. The collection dates from 1978 to 2024.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2024.015
Thatcher (Henry Knox) papers
Formal title:
Henry Knox Thatcher papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1833-1866
Abstract:
The Henry Knox Thatcher papers consist of an oil painting of the U.S.S. Constellation, military memorabilia, and three journals and logs kept by Thatcher while on board several ships, including the U.S.S. Brandywine (1839-1841) and the U.S.S. Constellation (1862-1863). The journals reflect ship life, diversions on shore, the social and political climate of his time, and the duties of American ships in the Mediterranean during the early years of the Civil War.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.79.5
The Pembroke Alumna Magazine Editor's Files
Formal title:
The Pembroke Alumna Magazine Editor's Files
Extent:
.42 linear feet
Date range:
1968-1971
Abstract:
Files of the Pembroke Alumna magazine, 1968-1971.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1ZP.PAM
The Womxn Project
Formal title:
The Womxn Project records
Extent:
40.25 linear feet
Date range:
1980-2021 (bulk 2017-2019)
Abstract:
The Womxn Project is a non-profit organization in Rhode Island focused on building a strong, feminist, community-based movement to further human rights of Rhode Islanders by using art and activism to advance education and social change. The Womxn Project stirs social awareness and invites political action to inclusively further womxn's rights through creative advocacy campaigns and collaborative art projects. This collection contains records and items that were created to advocate for the passing of the Reproductive Privacy Act in 2019. Materials include canvassing packets, memorabilia, handmaid's costumes worn at lobbying events at the Rhode Island Statehouse, community petition quilt squares, the community petition quilt, and petition scrolls that predated the quilt. Materials date from 1980-2021, though the bulk of the collection dates from 2017-2019.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2020.001
Theatre Arts (Department of) records
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

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