Guide to the John Greenleaf Whittier letter to Ruth A. Williams, 1891 March 14
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: | John Greenleaf Whittier letter to Ruth A. Williams |
| Date range: | 1891 March 14 |
| Creator: | Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of a response letter from John Greenleaf Whittier to Ruth M. Williams regarding a class moto in 1891. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0105 |
Scope & content
The collection includes a single response letter from John G. Whittier to Ruth M. Williams in 1891 providing the Latin phrase, “virtue non verbis.” Williams requested a class motto on behalf of her class at Rhode Island Normal School in Foster, Rhode Island. The collection includes a typed transcript of the letter.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in the order in which it arrived in the Rhode Island College Special Collections.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He was eighty-four years old when he wrote the letter in this collection to Ruth Williams in 1891, the year before his death.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: | John Greenleaf Whittier letter to Ruth A. Williams, MSS-0105, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | The letter was given to Adams Library after Professor James White found it in the Rhode Island College English Department and removed the letter from a frame. At some point, the letter came to Special Collections. |
| Custodial history: | The letter was found among Rhode Island College English Department materials in 1966 by Professor James White. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz, in 2023, under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica Denison. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Melissa Moniz and Veronica L. Denison.. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |