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Wyllys (Samuel) papers

Formal title:: Samuel Wyllys papers
Extent:: 3.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1638-1757 (bulk 1663-1698)
Abstract:: Annmary Brown Hawkins inherited from her father a collection of colonial documents compiled by Samuel Wyllys, a magistrate of Connecticut from 1654 to 1684, and other members of his family. The collection, covering the period from 1638 to 1757, comprises half of the original collection; the other half (1694-1726) is owned by the Connecticut State Library. These early papers pertain to Indian affairs, colonial wars, civil and criminal cases. The witchcraft trials of 1692 to 1693, as revealed in the testimony of witnesses in the Oyer and Terminer Courts, are of particular interest.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Wyllys

Formal title:: Loraine Wyman Collection
Extent:: 700.0 items (31 boxes)
Date range:: 1859-1952 (bulk 1910-1937)
Abstract:: The Loraine Wyman Collection consists of manuscripts, sheet music, and miscellaneous material collected and/or edited by Loraine Wyman, the bulk dating from 1910-1937, and collected in Kentucky, Quebec, and France. The collection contains principally folk songs, arrangements or orchestrations of folk music, and French art songs.
Repository:: Orwig Music Library
Collection call no:: Ethno.Arc.0128

Formal title:: Yankee Ingenuity Oral History Project
Extent:: 2 box(es)
Date range:: 1976
Abstract:: The collection consists of interviews conducted by students of Chariho Regional High School with residents of three communities, Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton, regarding the four broad areas of education, the town meeting, Yankee ingenuity, and the proposed Charlestown nuclear plant.
Repository:: University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Mss. Gr. 31

Yearbook Collection

Formal title:: Yearbook Collection
Extent:: 7 linear feet
Date range:: 1970-2020
Abstract:: The collection contains yearbooks for Roger Williams University and its predecessors, from 1970 through 2011.
Repository:: Roger Williams University
Collection call no:: UA 2009.003

Young (John) papers

Formal title:: John Young papers COLLECTION CLOSED
Extent:: 1.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1859-1903 (bulk 1876-1890)
Abstract:: COLLECTION CLOSED. These papers contain personal correspondence, business papers, writings by John Young and his daughter Harriet, maps and hand drawn diagrams of the Blackfeet Agency and its surroundings in the Montana Territory. The personal correspondence from 1876 to 1884 provides firsthand accounts of life on the reservation during a crucial time in the tribe's history.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.030

Zerner (Henri) papers

Formal title:: Henri Zerner papers
Extent:: .20 linear feet
Date range:: 1961-1967 bulk 1965-1967
Abstract:: The records focus on acquisitions, gifts, and researcher queries. With the exception of one file containing correspondence (1961-1964) of Director David Giles Carter, the files include predominantly the outgoing letters (1965-1967) of Zerner.
Repository:: Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Collection call no:: 23.3.6.2

Zines

Formal title:: Émile Zola and Henry Céard Papers
Extent:: 162 items (3 clamshell boxes)
Date range:: 1864-1921 (bulk 1864-1901)
Abstract:: The Émile Zola and Henry Céard Papers consist chiefly of correspondence. Zola writes about contemporary writers and journalists, literary criticism, the stage, censorship, politics, and personal affairs, including his own novels and reviews. Seventy-seven letters (1879-1889) are to Henry Céard.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Zola

Formal title:: “Textile-Finishing Machinery Co. Catalog” book plates
Extent:: 0.01 cubic feet
Date range:: circa 1900
Abstract:: Book plates containing images of different machines used in a textile factory.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0054

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