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Formal title:: Richard L. Champlin papers
Extent:: 1.0 linear feet (3/4 full record box, 1 half document case, 1 flat file)
Date range:: 1747, 1973-1998 (bulk 1973-1998)
Abstract:: Richard L. Champlin was one of the foremost experts on clocks made by Newport clockmaker William Claggett and other clockmakers in the Claggett family. This collection consists of photocopies of primary source material, correspondence, photographs, notebooks and other research materials collected or created by Mr. Champlin in the process of writing articles on Claggett clocks for various publications, including Newport History, the Bulletin of the Newport Historical Society.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.593

Hall (family) Papers

Formal title:: Hall family papers
Extent:: 1.0 linear foot(1 record box)
Date range:: 1946-2006 (bulk 1962-1988)
Abstract:: Rosalys Haskell Hall (1914-2006) was a successful children’s book author, and great granddaughter of Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910). These papers document her writing career, as well as those of her father, Henry Marion Hall (1877-), and her sisters Frances Minturn Howard (1905-1995) and Julia Ward Howe Stickley (1903-1983), with manuscript drafts, research notes and correspondence.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.012

Turner family papers

Formal title:: Turner family papers
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (5 folders)
Date range:: 1797-1846 (bulk 1823-1846)
Abstract:: Deeds, accounts, court martial proceedings, and correspondence concerning various members of the Turner family of both East Greenwich and Newport, Rhode Island, particularly Dr. Peter Turner (1751-1822), Dr. William Turner (1757-1837), and Commodore Peter Turner (1803-1871).
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.573

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