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White (William Wurts) family papers
Formal title:
William Wurts White family papers
Extent:
1.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1857-1933 (bulk 1900-1920)
Abstract:
The William Wurts White family papers are comprised of correspondence and legal and financial documents related to settling the estates of William Wurts White (1841-1911), his sister, Ella C. White (-1904), and his son, Merwin White (1877-1920).
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2007.038
Whiting (Kenneth P.) papers
Formal title:
Kenneth P. Whiting papers
Extent:
2.25 linear feet (1 legal size clamshell boxes) (1 oversize box)
Date range:
1925-1926 1925-1926
Abstract:
Kenneth P. Whiting was employed from 1925 to 1926 at Thomas A. Edison Inc. in disc record manufacturing and development and distribution of demonstrating sample records. The Kenneth P. Whiting papers include a series of memoranda from Whiting to Edison himself, with Edison's replies.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 81.4
Whitman (Sarah Helen) papers
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
Wilding (Faith) papers
Formal title:
Faith Wilding papers
Extent:
2 linear feet
Date range:
1969-2014
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of Faith Wilding, feminist artist, scholar, and contributor to the 1972 landmark exhibition, Womanhouse. The collection documents Wilding's feminist theory scholarship, teaching, writing, and thoughts on feminism and art. Materials include notes, conference material, feminist print material, writings, and audiovisual material, dating form 1969-2019. The collection is arranged alphabetically by record type into one series.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2019.007
Williams (Blanche E.) papers
Formal title:
Blanche E. Williams papers
Extent:
7 item(s)
Date range:
1901
Abstract:
The contents of this collection are almost entirely related to Blanche E. Williams' participation in an archaeological expedition in Crete in 1901.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 79.6
Williams (Linda) papers
Formal title:
Linda Williams papers
Extent:
25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1945-2020 (1962-2016)
Abstract:
This collection contains the papers of Linda Williams, Professor Emerita in Film & Media and Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley. Her academic interests center on Feminist Theory and "body genres," genres designed to elicit a specific physical reaction. These include pornography, melodrama, and horror. Other areas of focus in both research and teachings include "race" films, Oscar Micheaux, Spike Lee, Surrealist cinema, David Lynch, Pedro Almodóvar, Luis Buñuel, film theory, musicals, and the HBO series "The Wire." Materials in this collection date from approximately 1945 to 2020 and document her academic career through correspondence, conference materials, teaching, writings, and research.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2015.011
Wilmeth (Don B.) research files for the Cambridge Guide to the American Theatre
Formal title:
Don B. Wilmeth research files for the Cambridge Guide to the American Theatre
Extent:
15.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1980-2005
Abstract:
This collection of research files consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, e-mails, press releases, playbills, postcards, letters, student papers, lecture notes, brochures and conference presentations which form the basis for the research and writing of the second edition of
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2008.004
Winans (A. D.) collection
Formal title:
A. D. Winans collection
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1977-2010
Abstract:
A. D. (Allan Davis) Winans is a native San Francisco poet and writer, part of the North Beach Beat era. He is the author of 45 books of poetry and prose and edited and published Second Coming Press for its entire l7 years. This collection contains correspondence, along with video and audio recordings of poetry readings and interviews between 1977 and 2008. The Brown University Library also has the records of the Second Coming Press.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2010.014
Winston (Gloria) papers
Formal title:
Gloria Winston papers
Extent:
.25 linear feet
Date range:
1973–2018
Abstract:
This collection includes a Pembroke College in Brown University class of 1948 25th reunion booklet, 70th reunion photos and handwritten memories from classmates, and photos of Thelma Zen. Materials date from 1973 to 2018 and were donated by Gloria Winston, President of the class of 1948.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1ZP.2022.002
Winterich (John Tracy) papers
Formal title:
John Tracy Winterich papers
Extent:
3500 item(s)
Date range:
1814-1966 (1917-1966)
Abstract:
These are the personal papers of American journalist, author, and bibliophile John T. Winterich, who wrote various works on book collecting and printing such as
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Winterich

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