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Doris (Virginia Louise) papers
Formal title:
Virginia Louise Doris papers
Extent:
Over 200 items item(s)
Date range:
1970-1983
Abstract:
Contains poetry of V.L.D. and her research materials pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe and Sarah Helen Whitman, etc. Consists, for the most part, of xerox copies in three-ring binders, but also includes original correspondence, mounted photographs, newspaper clippings, tear-sheets, etc.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 81.6
Dorr (Thomas Wilson) Papers
Formal title:
Thomas Wilson Dorr Papers
Extent:
600 items
Date range:
1790-1897 (bulk 1826-1854)
Abstract:
The Dorr Papers consist of approximately 600 letters, speeches, notes, drafts, pamphlets, clippings and other items for the period 1826-1854. Thomas Wilson Dorr (1805-1854) was the central figure in the Dorr Rebellion of 1842. The papers include material pertaining to the equal suffrage movement, electoral politics, legislative apportionment, state militia, banking, and the adoption of a state constitution in Rhode Island.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Dorr
Dotter (Earl) collection of United Mine Workers of America 1972-1973 election campaign literature and photographs
Formal title:
Earl Dotter collection of United Mine Workers of America 1972-1973 election campaign literature and photographs
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Date range:
1972-1976
Abstract:
Photojournalist Earl Dotter joined VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) in 1968 and was assigned to the Cumberland Plateau Region of Tennessee, where he documented the culture and struggles of local families. After his VISTA assignment concluded, he remained in the area to photograph the rank-and-file movement to reform the United Mine Workers Union and the campaign to unseat union president Tony Boyle, called "Miners for Democracy" -- the subject of this collection, which includes photographs, Miller-Trobovich-Patrick campaign literature, the 1973 United Mine Workers Officer’s Report, and the June 15-July 15, 1976 issue of the United Mine Workers Journal.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2010.016
Douglas family photographs
Formal title:
Douglas family photographs
Extent:
5 items
Date range:
ca. 1925-1942
Abstract:
Photographs of the J. Gordon Douglas family, mostly taken outside at country and golf clubs in Newport, RI or Palm Beach, FL.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.038
Downs (T. Nelson) collection
Formal title:
T. Nelson Downs collection
Extent:
1.1 linear feet
Date range:
1905-1938
Abstract:
Thomas Nelson Downs was a self-taught magician, specializing in coin tricks, who over the course of his career, performed in vaudeville acts all over the country, owned a vaudeville house, sold magic supplies, and wrote several books of magic instruction. This collection contains his correspondence with fellow magician Edward "Tex" McGuire, documentation of tricks or "effects", patents, advertisements, news clippings, photographs, and show programs.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 2010.013
Downs family correspondence
Formal title:
Downs family correspondence
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1861-1865
Abstract:
The Downs family correspondence consists of letters written by four brothers (Albert, Edward, Frederick, and Willie Downs) to their family in Westville, Connecticut, while the four were serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. The letters, which date mainly from 1861-1865, cover topics such as camp life, military operations, family matters, and the Union naval blockade of the South.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.79.8
Doyle (Edward Paul), O. P. papers
Formal title:
Edward Paul Doyle, O. P. papers
Extent:
2 box(es)
Date range:
1932-2000
Abstract:
The collection centers around Dominican Brother Edward Paul Doyle’s military service as a World War II U.S. Army Chaplain, participation in the 104th Infantry Division liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Nordhausen, Germany, and attendance at Holocaust remembrance events during the 1980s and 1990s.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_doyle
Doyle (Mother Mary Matthew) papers
Formal title:
Mother Mary Matthew Doyle Papers
Extent:
.208 linear feet (1 document box) linear feet
Date range:
1934-1960 (bulk 1947-1948)
Abstract:
This collection contains biographical information and correspondence relating to Mother Mary Matthew Doyle, first President of Salve Regina University, 1947-1948.
Repository:
Salve Regina University Archives
Collection call no:
RG3.1.1
Drexel family homes photographs
Formal title:
Drexel family homes photographs
Date range:
1921-1959
Abstract:
Photographs of Drexel homes in Paris, France and Newport, Rhode Island. Notable French firm Studio Waléry photographed the interiors of the Alice Troth Drexel and John Drexel Sr. apartment at 34 rue François-Ier, Paris, France, to which Mrs. Drexel added room descriptions. Collection also includes photographs taken by Richard Nelson depicting Rock Cliff in Newport, mostly in panoramic format.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.027
Dreyfus Affair periodicals collection
Formal title:
Dreyfus Affair periodicals collection
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1891-1906
Abstract:
The weekend supplements include small commentaries on and large, usually colored illustrations of the events surrounding the trials and imprisonment of Alfred Dreyfus and Émile Zola's involvement in his cause.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2006.07

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