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Formal title:: ACT UP Rhode Island records
Extent:: 24 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1987-1995
Abstract:: The ACT UP Rhode Island (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) records contain minutes of meetings, correspondence, financial records, reports, booklets, handbooks, pamphlets, clippings, mailings, newsletters, conference material, publications, lists of members and contacts, ACT UP/RI circulars and posters, photographs and clippings of ACT UP demonstrations, documentation of Rhode Island legislation, regulations, and policies concerning AIDS. Also included are AIDS-related materials from other ACT UP groups, especially New York, and various gay and lesbian groups, both in Rhode Island and nationally. Topical files document developments in AIDS treatment, public health issues, government policy, AIDS activism, and various gay/lesbian issues. There are also three painted plywood panels and one cloth banner in the collection.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2011.028

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Formal title:: Annmary Brown Memorial Library records
Extent:: 12 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1860-2016 (((bulk 1905-1995)))
Abstract:: The Annmary Brown Memorial, at 21 Brown Street in Providence, RI, was built in 1907 by Rush C. Hawkins (1831-1920) as a memorial to his deceased wife Annmary Brown Hawkins (1837-1903). The Memorial was designed as a tomb for the couple (both are interred there), and as a private library to house the Hawkins' collection of incunabula, paintings, manuscripts, books authored by or written about individuals with the surname of Hawkins, travel books, bibliographies, biographies, standard histories, books on printing wood engravings, and volumes on the early history of printing. This collection contains the records about the construction and maintenance of the building, documentation about the books and paintings collected by Hawkins, and records about the operation of the Memorial. It also includes a volume of minutes for the New York Dispensary for the Diseases of the Throat and Chest for which Rush Hawkins was a Trustee. Researchers can also find documentation about the Civil War swords presented to Rush Hawkins which were stolen from the Memorial and later recovered.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF.1X.14

Formal title:: Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts - Pinturas
Extent:: 22 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1948-2009
Abstract:: This series contains the paintings, drawings, collages, photomontages, posters, and mixed media artworks created and collected by Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Birri during the course of his career. This is Subgroup 4 of the Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts. The other subgroups are Subgroup 1: Escritos, Subgroup 2: Fotos, and Subgroup 3: Audiovisual and Objects.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2010.050.pinturas

Formal title:: Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts - Audiovisual and Objects
Extent:: 24 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1951-2010
Abstract:: Audio recordings, films, videos and objects created and collected by Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Birri during the course of his career. This is Subgroup 3 of the Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts. The other subgroups are
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2010.050.audiovisualobjects

Formal title:: Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts - Fotos
Extent:: 17 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1925-2009 (1970-2009)
Abstract:: This collection contains the photographs, both personal and professional, created and collected by Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Birri during the course of his life and career. This is Subgroup 2 of the Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts. The other subgroups are Subgroup 1: Escritos, Subgroup 3: Audiovisual and Objects, and Subgroup 4: Pinturas.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2010.050.fotos

Formal title:: Charles Wilson Brown collection of Brown and Wilson family papers
Extent:: 1 linear_foot
Date range:: 1846-1967
Abstract:: The Charles Wilson Brown collection of Brown and Wilson family papers contain correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs related to Lanta Wilson Smith (Charles Brown's aunt), Rev. Henry Wheaton Brown (Charles Brown's father) and Rev. William Jones Wilson (Charles Brown's grandfather). The correspondence is largely written to or by Lanta Wilson Smith and includes some of her poetry; the remaining correspondence is written by or related to Rev. William Jones Wilson. Autobiographies of both Rev. Brown and Rev. Wilson can be found in the collection as can parish programs and related clippings. The photographs are of Maine churches and Rev. Wilson and his wife.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.97.3

Formal title:: COLLECTION CLOSED [2/1/2024] John Nicholas Brown (1861-1900) papers
Extent:: 15.5 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1871-1900 (1881-1900)
Abstract:: COLLECTION CLOSED [2/1/24] John Nicholas Brown (1861-1900) was the eldest son of John Carter Brown and Sophia Augusta (Brown) Brown, members of one of the most prominent and distinguished families in Rhode Island. The papers reflect John Nicholas Brown's passion for the arts, travel, Europe, yachts, and philanthropic and civic activities.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.010

Formal title:: Clifford Capone papers
Extent:: 3.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1906-2010
Abstract:: Photographs, correspondence, playbills, and playscripts used and created during the career of Clifford Capone who was a costume designer for theater productions and movies based in New York City. He worked for film directors Woody Allen and Gordon Willis among others.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2018.017

Formal title:: Michael R. Carroll papers
Extent:: 0.5 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1885-1931
Abstract:: The collection consists of Michael Carroll's pension and legal documents, letters from Victor Chambers, and the book "Born at the Battlefield of Gettysburg"
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2006.03

Formal title:: Judith M. Creedy Papers
Extent:: 1 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1964-1965
Abstract:: This collection contains material relating to Judith Creedy's experience in St. Augustine, Florida in 1964 while attending a protest against racial segregation principles.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1U.C11

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