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Formal title:: Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau letter of recommendation
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1781
Abstract:: This collection consists of one letter of recommendation written by Comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807) regarding his recommendation for a soldier’s promotion in the French Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.558

Formal title:: William Sowden Sims papers
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: undated
Abstract:: This collection consists of a letter from William Sowden Sims (1858-1936), an U.S. navy admiral, and a blank postcard given in thanks to contributors in Newport County, Rhode Island, for a doll house given to his children.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.530

Formal title:: Elizabeth Morris Smith collection
Extent:: 0.92 linear feet (1 flat oversize box)
Date range:: 1855-1934 (bulk 1917-1934)
Abstract:: Autographs, letters, poems, clippings, and other memorabilia from various poets, writers, artists, sports figures, and politicians collected by Elizabeth Morris Smith (1915-1994) of Newport, Rhode Island.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.041

Formal title:: Ezra Stiles list of Church members
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1786
Abstract:: List of church members at the Second Congregational Church in Newport, Rhode Island, compiled by Ezra Stiles (1727-1795), renowned American scholar, theologian, and president of Yale.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.575

Formal title:: Stuart Duncan estate architectural records
Extent:: 1.25 linear feet (half document case, 2 small rolls of architectural drawings, 1 large roll of architectural drawings)
Date range:: 1911-1919
Abstract:: This collection consists of architectural drawings and other documents from John Russell Pope and the Olmsted Brothers for Stuart Duncan’s estate, Bonniecrest, in Newport, Rhode Island.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.008

Formal title:: George D. Sweet bill of lading
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1776
Abstract:: Bill of lading for George D. Sweet (fl. 1774-1775), master of the Brig Othello, to Francis Mairez at an unidentified destination.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.578

Formal title:: Roderick Terry, Jr. autograph collection
Extent:: 1.3 linear feet (1 document case, 1 flat box)
Date range:: 1672-1940 (bulk 1750-1915)
Abstract:: Correspondence, financial accounts, poems, legal documents, notes, lists, and other documents primarily from individuals prominent in colonial and early United States history as well as notable literary figures.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.024

Formal title:: Joseph Trowbridge bill of lading
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 oversize folder)
Date range:: 1780
Abstract:: Bill of lading for Captain Joseph Trowbridge (1736-1790) of New Haven, Connecticut, for a shipment to Newport, Rhode Island, to be used by the French troops stationed there during the American Revolutionary War.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.566

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

Formal title:: James H. and Candace Van Alen papers
Extent:: 102 linear feet (32 records boxes, 4 document cases, 4 half document cases, 12 small flat boxes, 49 oversize flat boxes, 2 textile boxes)
Date range:: 1746-2002 and undated (bulk 1949-1991)
Abstract:: James H. Van Alen (1902-1991) and Candace Van Alen (1912-2002), were a well-known high society couple who were instrumental in establishing the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. This collection consists of personal records, correspondence, published and unpublished writings, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, audiovisual materials, artifacts, and textiles which document the lives, interests, and residences of James H. Van Alen and Candace Van Alen both separately and as a couple.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.003

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