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The Elms Collection
Formal title:
The Elms Collection
Extent:
6 Hollinger Boxes; 4 Other Media Boxes; 3 Oversized Boxes
Date range:
circa 1807-1990
Abstract:
The Elms Collection is comprised of materials relating to the Berwind Family and their property, from 1807 until 1990. It includes images of the interior and exterior of the home from various points in its existence, as well as images showing various generations of the family. Also included is correspondence and printed materials related to both the running of the estate, and the sale of its contents in 1962.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.004
The Papers of James Browne (1666-1732)
Formal title:
The Papers of James Browne (1666-1732)
Extent:
2 item(s)
Date range:
1729-1731
Abstract:
James Browne (1666-1732) was born in Providence in 1666, the son of John and Mary (Holmes) Browne, and grandson of Chad Browne, the original settler of the Brown family, who came to Rhode Island in 1638 from England. He ended his name with an "e", a practice that was discontinued by his descendants.
Repository:
Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:
MSS 947
The Records of James Browne
Formal title:
The Records of James Browne
Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Date range:
1742-1743
Abstract:
James Browne, born in 1724 to James (1698-1739) and Hope (Power) Browne (1702-1792) of Providence, took up the family business of trading to the Caribbean. This collection consists of two cyphering and navigation books, dated 1743. The first, dated from January to February 1742/3, is a primer of Geometry and Trigonometry, which also contains lessons in Plain Sailing and Mercators Sailing. The second volume, dating from February 1742/3 to April 1743, is lessons in Mercator’s Sailing, Latitude, and Traverse Sailing, and ends with the day to day journal of his voyage to the island of Barbados in 1742/3.
Repository:
Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:
MSS 948
The Rhode Island Collection
Formal title:
The Rhode Island Collection
Extent:
11 items
Date range:
1831-1976
Abstract:
Printed material about the history of Rhode Island
Repository:
Roger Williams University Library
Collection call no:
UA 2024.002
The Whole World Was Watching, An Oral History of 1968
Formal title:
The Whole World Was Watching, An Oral History of 1968
Extent:
6.5 box(es)
Date range:
1998
Abstract:
The collection consists of the interviews conducted by English Honors students at South Kingstown High School with Rhode Island residents regarding their experiences and recollections of the year 1968.
Repository:
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 143
Theatre-by-the-Sea
Formal title:
Theatre-by-the-Sea
Extent:
19.25 linear feet,
Date range:
1951-1988
Abstract:
This collection contains a wealth of materials related to the productions of the Theatre-by-the-Sea in Matunuck, Rhode Island. The Theatre changed ownership frequently, but continued to present plays for several decades from the late 1960s to 2003. For a list of the Theatre-by-the-Sea productions please see the Scope/Content note.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 191
Theatre-by-the-Sea Research Notes of David Sherman
Formal title:
Theatre-by-the-Sea Research Notes of David Sherman
Extent:
1 box(es)
Date range:
1892-2010
Abstract:
These materials were compiled by David Sherman for his book on Theatre-by-the-Sea. The collection contains primarily copies of newspaper articles, biographies, and correspondence.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 225
Tholl (Claire Koch) Maritime Collection
Formal title:
Claire (Koch) Tholl Maritime Collection
Extent:
1 cubic foot
Date range:
1880-1970 (bulk 1960-1970)
Abstract:
A collection compiled by Claire (Koch) Tholl of various material such as transparency slides, clothing, souvenirs, photos, a research notebook, published works, and ephemera related to the history of Hudson River, New York passenger steamships, with a special focus on the Hudson River Day Line.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1998.02
Thomas and Rachel Higgins Papers
Formal title:
Thomas and Rachel Higgins Papers
Extent:
5 box(es)
Date range:
1924-1995
Abstract:
Consist of newsclippings, correspondence, award plaques, photographs, pamphlets and other printed materials relating to the Higgins’ active social and professional interests which included water dowsing, poultry production, local issues and social causes.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 192
Thomas Arnold Hazard Papers
Formal title:
Thomas Arnold Hazard Papers
Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Date range:
1839-1882
Abstract:
This small collection contains the bankbooks, daybooks, and medical papers of Thomas Arnold Hazard.
Repository:
University Archives Special and Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 8

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