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Formal title:: Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta Papers
Extent:: 6.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1835-1894
Abstract:: Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta (1815-1891) was a teacher and poet of Providence, Rhode Island and New York City. The collection covers the years 1835-1894 and contains correspondence concerning literary and personal affairs, three manuscripts of her poems, two engraved portraits extracted from a book, and miscellaneous notes.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Botta

Formal title:: Thomas A. Jenckes papers
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet (116 items in 1 clamshell box)
Date range:: 1834-1870
Abstract:: One box, chiefly correspondence to Thomas Allen Jenckes, Congressional Representative from Rhode Island, about legal matters and legislative affairs for the period of 1837 to 1870.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Rider.Jenckes

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

Brown (Nicholas) papers

Formal title:: Nicholas Brown papers
Extent:: 70 items
Date range:: 1690-1889 (bulk 1844-1849)
Abstract:: Consists of letters, poems, and autographs received by Nicholas Brown and his wife Caroline Matilda Clements Brown, primarily during Brown's term as U.S. Consul to Italy.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS-1U-B2

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