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Formal title:: George Peabody Wetmore papers on Newport Hospital
Extent:: .208 linear feet
Date range:: 1909-1917 1916-1917
Abstract:: Correspondence, clippings, and documents related to George Peabody Wetmore's service as a trustee of Newport Hospital, especially in an intense period of fundraising in summer 1917.
Repository:: The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:: PSNCA.H.029

Wetmore family papers

Formal title:: Wetmore family papers
Extent:: .03 linear feet (3 folders)
Date range:: 1847-1950 and undated (bulk 1847-1854)
Abstract:: This collection consists of personal correspondence sent to and from members of the Wetmore family of Newport, Rhode Island. An unidentified photograph is also included.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.546

Formal title:: Edith Wharton letters
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (2 folders)
Date range:: 1883-1937 (bulk 1917-1925)
Abstract:: Letters and photocopies of letters written by renowned American author, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) to various members of Newport, Rhode Island society.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.569

Formal title:: What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?
Extent:: 10 box(es)
Date range:: 1989
Abstract:: The collection consists of interviews conducted by Honors English students from South Kingstown High School with Rhode Island women regarding their experiences immediately before, during, and immediately after World War II.
Repository:: University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Mss. Gr. 85

Formal title:: William Wurts White family papers
Extent:: 1.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1857-1933 (bulk 1900-1920)
Abstract:: The William Wurts White family papers are comprised of correspondence and legal and financial documents related to settling the estates of William Wurts White (1841-1911), his sister, Ella C. White (-1904), and his son, Merwin White (1877-1920).
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.038

Formal title:: Kenneth P. Whiting papers
Extent:: 2.25 linear feet (1 legal size clamshell boxes) (1 oversize box)
Date range:: 1925-1926 1925-1926
Abstract:: Kenneth P. Whiting was employed from 1925 to 1926 at Thomas A. Edison Inc. in disc record manufacturing and development and distribution of demonstrating sample records. The Kenneth P. Whiting papers include a series of memoranda from Whiting to Edison himself, with Edison's replies.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 81.4

Formal title:: Sarah Helen Whitman papers
Extent:: 4.5 linear ft. (5 legal size clamshell boxes)
Date range:: 1816-1878
Abstract:: Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman (1803-1878) was a Rhode Island poet and essayist best known for her brief engagement to Edgar Allan Poe in 1848. Whitman hosted a salon in Providence that attracted many (including George William Curtis, John Neal, and John Hay) and corresponded with a number of literary luminaries. While living in Boston, Whitman became interested in Transcendentalism and other movements of the period, including woman's rights, spiritualism, mesmerism, Fourierism, and the progressive educational methods of Bronson Alcott. The papers include correspondence, poetry, genealogical information, and legal documents.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 79.11

Formal title:: John Greenleaf Whittier letter to Ruth A. Williams
Extent:: 0.01 cubic feet.
Date range:: 1891 March 14
Abstract:: The collection consists of a response letter from John Greenleaf Whittier to Ruth M. Williams regarding a class moto in 1891.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0105

Formal title:: Oscar Wilde invitation
Extent:: 1 item(s)
Date range:: 1882
Abstract:: This collection contains one item, an invitation to hear Oscar Wilde spaek on "The Decorative Arts" at the Casino.
Repository:: Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:: MS.2012.3

Formal title:: Thornton Wilder letters
Extent:: 0.05 linear feet (3 folders)
Date range:: 1948-1975 (bulk 1969-1975)
Abstract:: Letters written by Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), the successful American writer, to Roy S. and Margaret H. Anderson of Newport, Rhode Island.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.562

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