Caroline DiOrio papers (MSS-0031)

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Rhode Island College
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Series 1. Correspondence, 1940-1945
0.5 cubic feet

This series contains correspondence.

Series 1. Subseries 1a. Clare Gomnes, 1945-1955
0.4 cubic feet

This subseries contains letters written to Caroline DiOrio by Clare Gomnes.

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 1	Letter postmarked Boston, MA Boston, MA Subjects: Cooking Apartment dwellers	1945 June 29
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 2	Letter postmarked Natick, MA Natick, MA Subjects: Dinners and dining Work environment	1945 July 17
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 3	Letter postmarked Natick, MA Natick, MA Subjects: Dinners and dining V-J Day, 1945	1945 August 17
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 4	Letter postmarked Natick, MA Natick, MA Subjects: Knitting	1945 August 18
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 5	Letter postmarked Natick, MA Natick, MA Subjects: Special events Dinners and dining	1945 September 16
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 6	Letter Subjects: Money Knitting	1945 September 25
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 7	Letter postmarked Natick, MA Natick, MA Subjects: Dinners and dining Knitting	1945 November 6
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 1	Letter postmarked Boston, MA Boston, MA Subjects: Apartment dwellers New Year	1946 January 4
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 2	Letter postmarked Boston, MA Boston, MA Subjects: Apartment dwellers	1946 March 9
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 1	Letter postmarked Suncook, NH Suncook, NH Subjects: Geography	1947 April 30
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 2	Letter postmarked Suncook, NH Suncook, NH Subjects: Work environment	1947 May 2
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 3	Letter postmarked Manchester, NH Manchester, NH Subjects: Work environment Memorial Day	1947 May 16
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 4	Letter postmarked Manchester, NH Manchester, NH Subjects: Shopping	1947 June 3
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 5	Letter postmarked Manchester, NH Manchester, NH Subjects: Dental care Shopping	1947 June 6
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 6	Letter postmarked Suncook, NH Suncook, NH Subjects: Dinners and dining Work environment	1947 June 17
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 7	Letter postmarked Suncook, NH Suncook, NH Subjects: Shopping	1947 July 3
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 8	Letter postmarked Suncook, NH Suncook, NH Subjects: Birthdays Baseball	1947 August 7
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 9	Letter Subjects: Apartment dwellers Auroras	1947 September 19
Box 1, Folder 3, Item 10	Letter postmarked Suncook, NH Suncook, NH Subjects: Naturopathy	1947 October 3
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Work environment Weather Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 September 2
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 2	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 September 9
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 3	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Dental care Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 September 15
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 4	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Dental care Baseball Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 September 28
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 5	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Dental care Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 October 2
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 6	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Baseball Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 October 11
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 7	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Halloween Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 October 26
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 8	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 November 19
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 9	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Travel Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 December 10
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 10	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Medical emergencies Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 December 13
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 11	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Christmas Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1948 December 28
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 1	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Apartment dwellers Clothing Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 January 29
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 2	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Dinners and dining Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 February 15
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 3	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Medical care Weather Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 February 28
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 4	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Veterinary medicine Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 March 21
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 5	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Pets Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 April 1
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 6	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Easter United States--Armed Forces--Women's reserves Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 April 19
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 7	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 April 24
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 8	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Travel Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 April 28
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 9	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 May 5
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 10	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 May 16
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 11	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Veterinary medicine Clothing Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 June 14
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 12	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 July 7
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 13	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 July 22
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 14	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Motion pictures Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 August 18
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 15	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Weather Travel Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 August 29
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 16	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Clothing Halloween Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 October 17
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 17	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Money Work environment Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 October 27
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 18	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Travel	1949 November 11
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 19	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Pets Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1949 December 10
Box 1, Folder 5, Item 20	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping	1949 December 23
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Clothing Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1950 January 16
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 2	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1950 January 29
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 3	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Payroll deductions Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1950 March 2
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 4	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1950 March 30
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 5	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Sick Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1950 April 18
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 6	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Gardening Shopping	1950 June 7
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 7	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Pets	1950 June 29
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 8	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Birthdays Travel Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1950 August 9
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 9	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Travel Shopping	1950 August 24
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 10	Letter postmarked Plymouth, MA, signed “Madeleine + Claire” Plymouth, MA Subjects: Hurricane damage Tavel	1950 September 12
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 11	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1950 October 21
Box 1, Folder 6, Item 12	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping	1950 Noember 29
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 1	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Christmas New Year	1951 January 2
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 2	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Legal aid Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1951 January 25
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 3	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Theater Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1951 February 27
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 4	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Easter Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1951 March 21
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 5	Easter greeting card	1951
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 6	Greeting card postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Easter	1951 March 22
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 7	Letter Subjects: Clothing Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1951 May 19
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 8	Postcard postmarked Plymouth, MA Plymouth, MA	1951 June 11
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 9	Postcard postmarked Providence, RI, Elmwood Sta Providence, RI Subjects: Vacations	1951 July 10
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 10	Postcard postmarked Providence, RI, Edgewood Sta Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping	1951 July 18
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 11	Letter Subjects: Jewelry	1951 August 28
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 12	Postcard postmarked Plymouth, MA Plymouth, MA Subjects: Vacations	1951 September 12
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 13	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1951 October 6
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 14	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Paul Revere House (Boston, Mass.) Buttons	1951 October 15
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 15	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Thanksgiving Day Names: Sophia Little House (Providence, RI)	1951 November 21
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 16	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Christmas	1951 December 5
Box 1, Folder 7, Item 17	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Christmas Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1951 December 29
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 1	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Clothing Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1952 February 26
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 2	Letter postmarked Boston, MA Boston, MA Subjects: Buttons Pets Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1952 March 22
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 3	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Pets	1952 April 20
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 4	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1952 May 18
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 5	Letter postmarked Providence, RI, Edgewood Sta Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Pets Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1952 June 2
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 6	Letter postmarked Providence, RI, Edgewood Sta Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Pets Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1952 June 23
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 7	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Apartment houses--Maintenance and repair Buttons Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1952 August 16
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 8	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Apartment houses--Maintenance and repair Politics Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1952 October 29
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 9	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Thanksgiving Day Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1952 November 26
Box 1, Folder 8, Item 10	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Christmas Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1952 December 11
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 1	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Christmas Pets Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1953 January 7
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 2	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Clothing Pets Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1953 January 28
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 3	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Dental care Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1953 February 6
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 4	Greeting card postmarked Loveland, CO Loveland, CO Subjects: Valentine's Day	1953 February 10
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 5	Letter postmarked Boston, MA Boston, MA Subjects: Buttons Jewelry	1953 March 9
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 6	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1953 March 25
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 7	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1953 May 2
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 8	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Clothing Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1953 July 14
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 9	Letter postmarked Providence, RI, Edgewood Sta Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1953 September 8
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 10	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1953 September 24
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 11	Letter Subjects: Thank-you notes Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1953 October 2
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 12	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Shopping	1953 October 15
Box 1, Folder 9, Item 13	Letter Subjects: Buttons	1953 November 26
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 1	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1954 January 12
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 2	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Buttons Shopping Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1954 March 22
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 3	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Easter Travel Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1954 April 18
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 4	Letter postmarked Providence, RI, Edgewood Sta Providence, RI Subjects: Commencement ceremonies Shopping	1954 May 16
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 5	Letter postmarked Providence, RI, Edgewood Sta Providence, RI Subjects: Nonprofit organizations Buttons	1954 May 27
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 6	Letter postmarked Providence, RI, Edgewood Sta Providence, RI Subjects: Death Clothing	1954 June 24
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 7	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Money	1954 July 8
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 8	Letter postmarked Plymouth, MA Plymouth, MA Subjects: Apartment houses--Maintenance and repair	1954 August 18
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 9	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Hurricane Carol, 1954 Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1954 September 3
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 10	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Halloween Hurricane Carol, 1954 Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1954 October 28
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 11	Letter Subjects: Clothing Halloween Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1954 November 1
Box 1, Folder 10, Item 12	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Pets Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1954 December 30
Box 1, Folder 11, Item 1	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Money Valentine's Day Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1955 February 22
Box 1, Folder 11, Item 2	Letter postmarked Providence, RI Providence, RI Subjects: Travel Work environment Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	1955 May 28
Box 1, Folder 11, Item 3	Letter Subjects: Travel	1955 July 18
Box 1, Folder 11, Item 4	Letter postmarked Plymouth, MA Plymouth, MA Subjects: Weather Buttons	1955 August 20
Box 1, Folder 12, Item 1	Letter Subjects: Pets Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	undated
Box 1, Folder 12, Item 2	Letter Subjects: Valentine's Day	undated
Box 1, Folder 12, Item 3	Letter Subjects: Candy Names: Sophia Little Home, Providence, RI	undated
Box 1, Folder 12, Item 4	Letter Subjects: Christmas Names: Sophia Little Home, Providence, RI	undated
Box 1, Folder 12, Item 5	Letter Subjects: Shopping Education Names: Sophia Little Home, Providence, RI	undated
Box 1, Folder 12, Item 6	Easter greeting card Subjects: Shopping	undated
Box 1, Folder 12, Item 7	Valentine's Day greeting card	undated
Box 1, Folder 12, Item 8	Valentine's Day greeting card Names: Sophia Little Home (Providence, RI)	undated
Box 1, Folder 12, Item 9	Birthday greeting card	undated

Series 1. Subseries 1b. Other correspondents, 1946-1949
0.1 cubic feet

This subseries contains letters written to Caroline DiOrio by Olga Gomnes and Madeleine Hoagland.

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 13, Item 1	Letter postmarked Boston, MA Boston, MA Subjects: Luncheons Birthdays	1949 November 16
Box 1, Folder 14, Item 1	Letter postmarked Boston, MA Boston, MA Subjects: Valentine's Day Medical care	1946 February 15
Box 1, Folder 14, Item 2	Letter postmarked Boston, MA Boston, MA Subjects: Birthdays	1946 April 13
Box 1, Folder 14, Item 3	Easter greeting card	1946 April 18
Box 1, Folder 14, Item 4	Letter Subjects: Cookware Shopping	circa 1946

Series 2. Artwork, 1940
0.1 cubic feet

This series contains a watercolor picture of Caroline DiOrio made by Clare Gomnes.

Container		Description		Date
Oversize Box 1		Watercolor portrait of Caroline DiOrio, signed “CD Gomnes 1940” Subjects: Full-length portraits Watercolor painting		1940

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