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Sharp (Martha and Waitstill) Collection
Formal title:
Martha and Waitstill Sharp Collection
Extent:
24 Linear Feet
Date range:
1905-2005 (1939-1999)
Abstract:
This collection contains records of the relief work of Martha (Dickie) Sharp (1905-1999) and Waitstill Sharp (1902-1983), European delegates of the Unitarian Service Committee (USC) in Czechoslovakia, France, Portugal, and Israel before, during, and after WWII. The bulk concern their humanitarian efforts between 1939 and 1944; their assistance to refugees after the war (1944–1950); and Martha Sharp's postwar life, including her campaign for Congress, her involvement in interfaith efforts to bring Jewish refugee children to Israel, her assistance to charitable organizations, and her service on the board of and in fundraising for the Zionist women's organization Hadassah (1948–1999). The date range for the collection is 1905-2005 with the bulk dated between 1939-1999.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2011.008
Sherman (John Brooks) (Class of 1962) collection relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
John Brooks Sherman (Class of 1962) collection relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1966-2016
Abstract:
John Brooks Sherman (1940-1966), (Brown, Class of 1962) was a pilot during the Vietnam War with the Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 235 attached to Marine Aircraft Group 11 at Da Nang, Vietnam. He was shot down during a bombing flight on March 25, 1966. This collection contains Sherman's utility knife and wrist watch which were recovered from his body by Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Ý Chí. These personal items were returned to the United States in 2016 after many years of investigation to locate Sherman's body. This collection also contains documentation about the investigation to locate Sherman's crash site, repatriate his remains, and locate any surviving relatives.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.2016.031
Silver, (Rollo G.) papers
Formal title:
Rollo G. Silver papers
Extent:
12 Linear Feet
Date range:
1815-1986 (1923-1986)
Abstract:
Rollo G. Silver (1909–1989) was an American book collector and historian of American printing, typography, and publishing as created by White people in the European printing tradition. With his wife, Alice, he created a major collection of books and manuscripts relating to Walt Whitman. This collection contains his correspondence, research on publishers and typographers, specimens of type and a miniature toy printing press.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2013.001
Smith (Robert Holbrook "Dr. Bob") collection
Formal title:
Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection
Extent:
7 Linear Feet
Date range:
1885-1992 (1936-1992)
Abstract:
The Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection, most of which dates from 1936 to 1992, consists of a wide variety of materials, including an extensive selection of books and other printed materials; correspondence; manuscripts; business papers; photographs; certificates, awards and bonds; ephemera; and an assortment of artifacts. These materials are primarily associated with Robert Holbrook Smith and the organization he founded with William G. Wilson, Alcoholics Anonymous. It also includes materials associated with William G. Wilson; Anne Ripley Smith and Lois Burnham Wilson, the respective spouses of Smith and Wilson; and other family members, friends and AA associates.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2005.66
Society for Women in Philosophy collection
Formal title:
Society for Women in Philosophy collection
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1971-2020
Abstract:
This collection consists of the records of the Society for Women in Philosophy, an organization established in 1972 to support and promote women in philosophy. The collection includes newsletters, correspondence, and conference materials, dating from 1971 to 2020 and documents the organization on international, national, and regional levels.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2015.014
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 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
Tillinghast Papers
Formal title:
Tillinghast Family Business Records
Extent:
5.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1747-1880 (1796-1840)
Abstract:
The Tillinghast family business records consist of correspondence, accounting records, ships' papers and business books documenting the maritime trade and other commercial activities of Providence sea captain and merchant, Joseph Tillinghast (1734 – 1816) and his son, William E. Tillinghast (1777-1817). The records also include documentation for the firm Gorton & Tillinghast, founded by Joseph Tillinghast and William E. Tillinghast with Benjamin E. Gorton (1765-1822). Other business ventures include real estate investments and involvement with the Potowomut Mill.
Repository:
John Carter Brown Library
Collection call no:
Ms. Tillinghast
Tom Powers collection of Bill Wilson public talks
Formal title:
Tom Powers collection of Bill Wilson public talks
Extent:
3.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1947-1970 (bulk 1951-1969) (1951-1969)
Abstract:
The Tom Powers collection of Bill Wilson public talks comprises 147 audio CDs containing 79 public talks given by Bill Wilson at various Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon events between 1947 and 1970.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2010.002
Warren (Austin) papers
Formal title:
Austin Warren papers
Extent:
19 Linear Feet
Date range:
circa 1915-2003 (1919-1986)
Abstract:
The Austin Warren papers include correspondence, manuscripts, lecture notes, journals, personal papers and photographs belonging to Austin Warren and his wife Antonia J. Warren. Most of the material is correspondence to and from Austin Warren and manuscripts written by both Austin and Antonia Warren. The papers are dated between circa 1915 and 2003.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.95.1

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