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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 collection
Extent:: 5 boxes
Date range:: 1831-1890
Abstract:: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate for the abolition of slavery in the United States. Devoted to social causes and reform, Whittier worked passionately for a series of abolitionist newspapers and magazines. His first book, Legends of New England in Prose and Verse, was published in 1831. For the next thirty years, until the Civil War, Whittier wrote essays, articles, and poems that were concerned with abolition. After the passage of the 13th amendment in the United States in 1865, Whittier turned his attention to topics of religion, nature, and rural life. His most popular work of poetry, Snow-Bound (1866) sold 20,000 copies upon publication. The John Greenleaf Whittier collection was compiled by Providence College professor, Dr. Bruce E. Graver. The collection consists of a series of correspondence composed by Whittier, copies of 19th century abolitionist newspapers, and various publications of Whittier’s poetry and writings. Selections from this collection are available online.
Repository:: Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:: SC035

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

Formal title:: John J. Wilkinson collection
Extent:: 1.6 cubic feet
Date range:: 1876-2001 (bulk 1966-1980)
Abstract:: John J. Wilkinson’s collected research and documents relating to vocational-technical education in Rhode Island.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0026

William D. Metz Papers

Formal title:: William D. Metz Papers
Extent:: 20.5 linear feet,
Date range:: 1946-1982
Abstract:: The William D. Metz papers relate primarily to his tenure as Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island from 1946 to 1982. The collection is comprised of two series; Subject Files and Correspondence. The Subject Files contain a wide range of materials pertaining to committees, organizations, fraternities, and departments of the University that Metz was involved with. The Correspondence series (1952-1981) contains letters and correspondence Metz received from or sent to various individuals during his tenure. Both series are arranged alphabetically.
Repository:: University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Mss. Gr. 53

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