Guide to the Isaac P. Noyes memoir, 1877
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680
email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org
Published in 2013
Collection Overview
| Title: | Isaac P. Noyes memoir |
| Date range: | 1877 |
| Creator: | Noyes, Isaac P. |
| Extent: | 0.05 linear feet (1 folder) |
| Abstract: | This collection consists of a handwritten memoir by Isaac P. Noyes (1840-1900) recounting the sailing excursion he and four friend enjoyed in August 1877 along the Narragansett Bay. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Redwood Library and Athenaeum |
| Collection number: | RLC.Ms.545 |
Scope & content
This collection consists of a handwritten memoir by Isaac P. Noyes, entitled “Blue-Boat Cruise of 1877,” written on November 17, 1877. This memoir recounts the sailing excursion Noyes and four friends enjoyed on August 23-25, 1877 along the Narragansett Bay. Noyes and his friends, Thomas E. Nudd, Henry G. Place, Charles M. Sheldon, and Albert J. Sunderland, leased a boat, referred to as the ‘Blue Boat’ in Providence, Rhode Island and hired a sailing captain, Ned Grey, to sail from Providence through the Narragansett Bay making stops at Newport, Jamestown, Rocky Point, Fort Adams, and Dutch Island along the way. In this memoir, Noyes describes their daily activities and the conversations shared among the five friends during the trip.Access Points
Subject Names- Grey, Ned, fl. 1877
- Nudd, Thomas E., fl. 1877
- Place, Henry G., fl. 1877
- Sheldon, Charles M., fl. 1877
- Sunderland, Albert J., fl. 1877
- Narragansett Bay (R.I.)--Description and travel
- Newport (R.I.)--Description and travel
- Rhode Island--Description and travel
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Biographical note
Isaac P. Noyes (1840-1900) was born on April 13, 1840, in New York, New York, the son of Captain John Updyke (1807-1878) and Frances Scott (Updyke) Noyes. In 1846, the family moved to Providence, Rhode Island. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), Noyes served as a private in Battery H of the First Rhode Island Artillery. He mustered out of service on June 28, 1865, and by 1870 was living in Washington, D.C. For many years, Noyes worked as a clerk at the library office of the Surgeon General, but in 1870 he devoted more of his time writing. Noyes wrote poems and pamphlets on various subjects including meteorology, theology, fine arts, architecture, drama, and his own reminiscences. Isaac P. Noyes died on September 20, 1900, in Washington, D.C.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | Access is open to members and researchers at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Use of the materials: | This collection is owned by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Special Collections Librarian of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Preferred citation: | Isaac P. Noyes memoir, RLC.Ms.545, Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Contact information: | Redwood Library and Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840 Tel: (401) 847-0292 Fax: (401) 841-5680 email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Gift of Mrs. John H. G. Pell, 1988 June 21. |
| Processing information: | This collection was initially processed by Aimee Saunders in 2010. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Delmage. |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Delmage 2013 October 23 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
| Sponsor: | Funding for processing and cataloging this collection was provided by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Manuscripts Box 1 | Memoir |
1877 Nov 17 |