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George Peabody Wetmore papers on Newport Hospital (PSNCA.H.029)

The Preservation Society of Newport County

424 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-847-1000
museumaffairs@newportmansions.org

Additional Information

Related material:
  • The Preservation Society holds materials related to Chateau-sur-Mer, Wetmore's estate.
  • MSS 798: George P. Wetmore papers, Rhode Island Historical Society.
  • MS 548: Wetmore family papers, Yale University Archives. https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/resources/2988
Bibliography:
    The following newspaper sources are listed chronologically to facilitate following the progress of the hospital fundraising efforts.
  • "Hospital Extension Proceeding," Newport Mercury and Weekly News, Saturday, June 3, 1917, p.1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/16208943/. Accessed November 12, 2024.
  • "Building Deferred," Newport Mercury and Weekly News, Saturday, June 3, 1917, p.4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/16208946/. Accessed November 12, 2024.
  • "Extending Its Labors: Hospital Increases Work as Funds Permit," Newport Mercury and Weekly News, Friday, July 13, 1917, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/16203317. Accessed November 12, 2024.
  • "Local Legacies: Newport Hospital, $4,000; Emmanuel Church Poor, $2,000," Newport Mercury and Weekly News, Friday, July 27, 1917, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/16203333/. Accessed November 12, 2024.
  • Fair for Children: A Successful Affair for the Benefit of Newport Hospital," Newport Mercury and Weekly News, Friday, August 10, 1917, p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/16203356. Accessed November 12, 2024.
  • George Peabody Wetmore, "Cause of the Deficit," Newport Mercury and Weekly News, Friday, August 10, 1917, p. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/16203353. Accessed November 12, 2024.
  • William Safford Jones, “Needs of Hospital: Servant of Higher Life of Community Should Be Supported,” Newport Mercury and Weekly News, Friday, August 17, 1917, p. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/16203359. Accessed November 12, 2024.
  • Jane Swan, William P. Buffum, and Harry Jennings Knapp, "Deficit of $3,081.52: Individual and Church Receipts Amount to $14,208.65." Newport Mercury and Weekly News, Friday, September 14, 1917, p. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/16203393. Accessed November 12, 2024.