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Formal title:
Weeks family papers
Extent:
6.5 linear feet (6 records center boxes and 1 oversize box)
Date range:
1901-2002
Abstract:
Papers of three 20th century New England sisters, Elizabeth Goddard, Genevieve Cass and Norma Geraldine Weeks, the only children of William B. and Mabel Cass Weeks. The collection includes legal documents, baby books, travelogues, diaries, photographs, newspaper clippings, letters and published books.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 93.2
Formal title:
John J. Weir papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1934-2001 (bulk 1934-1940)
Abstract:
John J. Weir (1922-1977) grew up in the small seaside town of South Amboy, New Jersey. He became an avid reader of science fiction and horror in 1934 to escape the suffocating boredom of small town life. The John Weir papers contain autograph and typed correspondence to and from science fiction fans who were subscribers of or contributors to Weir’s fan magazine Fantasmagoria. Weir also received mail from many famous writers of the day, including H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, William Lumley, Robert Bloch, Henry Kuttner, Sam Moskowitz, Emil Petaja, John Baltadonis, and Duane Rimel. The collection also includes a photograph, postcards, an issue of the fan magazine Sweetness and Light, and John Weir’s Scripto pencil.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2015.023
Formal title:
Herbert P. Weiss papers
Extent:
1 cubic foot and 155.65 GB
Date range:
1980-2025
Abstract:
The collection contains publications authored by Herbert P. Weiss, publications edited by Weiss, and Weiss’s degrees, certificates, awards, and essays. The subjects covered by the publications are generally related to health care and ageing.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0149
Formal title:
Joseph H. Wellings papers
Extent:
13.35 linear feet
Date range:
1921-1983
Abstract:
This collection consists of materials regarding Wellings’ assignment as U.S. observer of the British Home Fleet, including his reminiscences of the sinking of the Bismarck in May 1941, as well as correspondence, writings, speeches, subject files, and other documentation relating to his naval career.
Repository:
Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:
MSC-003
Formal title:
Charles Welsh papers
Extent:
3 linear feet
Date range:
1900-1914
Abstract:
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, illustrations, and newsclippings accquired by Charles Welsh while he was the managing editor of the ten volume anthology Irish Literature (1904). Welsh saved these materials by loosely inserting them into his personal copy of the anthology.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_chaswelsh
Formal title:
West Coast Poetry Review records
Extent:
3 linear feet
Date range:
1969-1984
Abstract:
Founded as a quarterly in 1970 by William Ransom, the West Coast Poetry Review was based in Reno, Nevada, and was a member of the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines. The magazine was later published and edited by poets William Lyman Fox and Bruce McAllister. This collection includes correspondence, editorial archives (with typescript poems and prose), production archives, material relating to copyright and financial business, and printed items.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2010.030
Formal title:
Dr. Leonard West-Hardisty collection of Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts
Extent:
0.25 cubic feet.
Date range:
circa 1250-1500
Abstract:
Original Medieval and Early Modern manuscript leaves collected by Dr. Leonard West-Hardisty.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0050
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
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

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