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Formal title:: Guide to the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Rhode Island Board #84 collection
Extent:: 8.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1922-2000
Abstract:: The collection documents the activities of the Rhode Island Board #84 of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials from 1922 to 2000.
Repository:: Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:: iaabo#84

Formal title:: David Priestly Hall and David Prescott Hall papers
Extent:: 1 linear foot (1 record box)
Date range:: 1819-1907 (bulk 1854-1907)
Abstract:: This collection contains letters and commonplace books from New York City lawyers, who often spent their summers in Newport, Rhode Island: David Priestly Hall (1798-1868) and his youngest son, David Prescott Hall (1845-1907). Also included is a series of drafts recounting the history of the United States, written by David Prescott Hall as a young child, and letters sent between father and son.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.005

Formal title:: Rush Hawkins collection
Extent:: 71 linear feet
Date range:: 1750-1951 (1830-1917)
Abstract:: The Rush Hawkins collection (1750-1951(bulk 1830-1917)) contains personal, family, financial, and military correspondence and documents; photographs; and a variety of museum objects ranging from dinnerware and household items to clothing and personal accessories belonging to the Hawkins and Brown families. Most of the collection reflects the life and interests of Hawkins himself, with some items related to his wife Annmary Brown Hawkins and her family. Included in the papers are two significant sub-collections of correspondence: a collection of antebellum historical letters and documents from earlier generations of the Brown family, as well as individual letters from Thomas Jefferson, Nathaniel Greene, Edgar Allan Poe, and Napoleon I; and a collection of Civil War-related correspondence and documents that contains records of Hawkins' Zouaves and much Confederate material, including a subseries of Jefferson Davis's communications to the Senate of the Confederate States.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2006.05

Herbert (H. L.) letters

Formal title:: H. L. Herbert letters
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1890
Abstract:: This collection consists of two letters from H. L. Herbert, first chairman of the United States Polo Association, to George Griswold of New York concerning the sport of polo.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.519

Formal title:: E. Howard Hunt correspondence
Extent:: 0.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1943-1993
Abstract:: The collection comprises correspondence between E. Howard Hunt, W. Chesley Worthington, Bruce M. Bigelow, and Elmer M. Blistein on wide-ranging topics including personal and professional news, reminiscences, and their mutual affiliation with Brown University.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1U.H8

Formal title:: Joseph W. Blaine Family Papers
Extent:: 10.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1868-1986
Abstract:: This collection consists of the papers of three generations of the Blaine and MacLellan families, who resided in Newport from 1882 to 1986. Alexander MacLellan (1856-1939) emigrated from Scotland in 1882, and served as a head gardener at several large estates. His daughter Rowena (1886-1965) married jeweler Joseph W. Blaine (1875-1953). Their son Joseph W. Blaine Jr. (1920-1986) was an electrical engineer who retired young to devote himself to the study of history.
Repository:: Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:: MSS 1079

Keddy (Jane L.) papers

Formal title:: Jane L. Keddy papers
Extent:: 14.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1969-1993 (bulk 1977-1988)
Abstract:: The Keddy papers contain correspondence, research notes on index cards, brochures, museum handbooks, photocopies of entire chapters from books being used for research, maps and other illustrations along with extensive drafts of a proposed 1000 plus page biography of Samuel de Champlain. Other material includes personal correspondence on topics as diverse as feminism, safe drinking water and theology, professional correspondence in Jane Keddy's capacity as the editor/owner of Parameter Press and a folder of correspondence with potential publishers of the Champlain manuscript.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.028

Formal title:: William L. Kinter papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet (200 items in 1 clamshell box)
Date range:: 1958-1965
Abstract:: Chiefly letters to teacher and poet William L. Kinter from William Everson, Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Denise Levertov, and other 20th century poets; also photographs, play bills, postcards, and clippings.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Kinter

Formal title:: Elinor A. Leonberger collection of Redwood, Ellery, and other related families
Extent:: 0.21 linear feet (1 half document case)
Date range:: 1746-1895 (bulk 1789-1809)
Abstract:: This collection consists of letters, family papers, and newspaper clippings regarding the Redwood, Ellery, and related families such as the Weissenfels and Andersons from the 1746 through 1895. All of the represented families are lineal descendants of Abraham Redwood (1709-1788), the founder of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.026

Lovell Family Papers

Formal title:: Lovell Family Papers
Extent:: 17 boxes
Date range:: 1790-1911 (bulk 1800-1860)
Abstract:: The Lovell Family Papers (Ms.89.4) were compiled by Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr. They range in date from 1790 to 1911, with the primary focus being the period between 1800 and 1860. The range of subjects covered is equally broad, including religion and spirituality, slavery, family life, and student life at Brown University.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms.89.4

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