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Formal title:: William E. Walsh Civil War Diary
Extent:: 1 box(es)
Date range:: 1861-1865
Abstract:: The William E. Walsh Civil War Diary contains an account of his experiences as a trooper in the 1st Regiment, Rhode Island Cavalry during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. The account comments on the conditions of daily army life and the tragedy of the Civil War. In addition, a copy of Walsh's enlistment papers and a statement of his military service is included in the collection.
Repository:: Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:: rppc_walsh

Formal title:: Donald Wandrei, Invisible Sun
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Date range:: 1932-1933
Abstract:: Reproduced typescript of Donald Wandrei’s unpublished novel Invisible Sun, attributed to “Carrol Amworth,” with manuscript additions for a projected limerick book, circa 1933.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: ms-2016-020

Wanton (Gideon) letters

Formal title:: Gideon Wanton letters
Extent:: .21 linear feet
Date range:: 1782-1786
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of letters sent by Gideon Wanton of Newport, Rhode Island, to members of his family detailing his experiences as a young man learning the mercantile trade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1782-1786.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.014

Formal title:: War Information Center Files
Extent:: 0.25 linear foot
Date range:: 1941-1945
Abstract:: The War Information Center was set up by Brown University at the request of the Federal Security Agency, U.S. Office of Education in 1942, as a "Center of War Information and Training for Colleges and Universities in the State of Rhode Island." The Center consisted of a Morale Committee, a Library of Information, a Faculty Committee of Advisors, and a Council of Representatives from other colleges, etc. in the state.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF-1E-8

Formal title:: Lester Frank Ward papers
Extent:: 11 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1860-1913
Abstract:: The Lester Frank Ward papers in the John Hay Library consists of the correspondence, manuscripts, published writings, and personal library of a noted nineteenth-century American geologist, paleontologist, and sociologist. These materials reflect virtually all aspects of Ward's professional life, including his years of service as a member of the U. S. Geological Survey staff, his activities as a professor at both Columbian College (now George Washington University) and Brown University, and his long career as a writer of scholarly monographs and articles on many subjects. The papers also contain some information concerning his personal life.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.90.23

Formal title:: Oliver Ring Warner letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1755
Abstract:: This collection consists of one letter from Oliver Ring Warner (ca. 1729-1799) in Kingston, Jamaica, to his employers Samuel (1711-1792) and William (1719-1806) Vernon in Newport, Rhode Island, on January 5, 1755.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.535

Formal title:: Katherine U. Warren and George Henry Warren, Jr. awards and memorabilia
Date range:: 1921-1959
Abstract:: Award certificates, photographs, clippings, and some correspondence related to the accomplishments, awards, and honors given to Katherine Urquhart Warren and her husband, George Henry Warren, Jr.
Repository:: The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:: PSNCA.H.031

Formal title:: Booker T. Washington letter to Miss E.M. Tappan
Extent:: 0.01 cubic feet.
Date range:: 1905 December 5
Abstract:: The collection contains one letter from Booker T. Washington to Miss E.M. Tappan in 1905 regarding Christmas cards.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0104

Watson House Committee

Formal title:: Watson House Committee
Extent:: 4 box(es)
Date range:: 1962-2002 (bulk 1960-1980)
Abstract:: The records in this group comprise documents relating to the activity of the Watson House Restoration Committee, Watson House Committee as well as its predecessor, the Furnishings Sub-Committee of the Watson House Restoration Committee. Included are minutes of the Committee and its subcommittees, budgets, correspondence of the committee chairs, members, and the Watson House caretakers. There are maintenance records, extensive inventories of the furnishings in the house as well as documents relating to the various activities that have taken place over the course of the committee's supervisory function of the Watson House.
Repository:: University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Rec. Gr. 114

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