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Formal title:
Lucy Comins Tucker Collection
Extent:
2 box(es)
Date range:
1899-1958
Abstract:
The records of Lucy Tucker contain correspondence relating to her position as secretary and registrar of Rhode Island State College from 1896 to 1946. Also included in the records are news clippings, a desk diary, reports, notes, and histories of the College written by Tucker.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Rec. Gr. 132
Formal title:
Alfred Thayer Mahan papers
Extent:
2.85 linear feet (3 archival boxes, 2 half archival boxes, 1 oversize box)
Date range:
1884-1914
Abstract:
This collection consists of lectures, letters, and other documents kept by Alfred T. Mahan, naval officer, renowned maritime historian, and past president of the Naval War College.
Repository:
Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:
MSC 017
Formal title:
Horace Mann family papers
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1819-1856 (bulk 1829-1856)
Abstract:
These papers consist primarily of correspondence dating from 1829 to 1856. Letters discuss topics of teacher institutes, women’s issues, and Mann’s work in the House of Representatives. The majority of the letters were written by Horace Mann, Charlotte Messer Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, and James Stuart Holmes.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1U.M1
Formal title:
Horace Mann letter to Miss Peabody
Extent:
0.01 cubic feet.
Date range:
1840 June 11
Abstract:
The collection consists of one original letter from Horace Mann responding to Miss Peabody in June of 1840.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0101
Formal title:
Map Showing the Rearrangement of the Railroad Stations & Tracks in the City of Providence
Extent:
0.04 cubic feet.
Date range:
1873
Abstract:
Map depicting the recommended reorganization of railroad stations and tracks within the city of Providence, as proposed by the Commissioners of the Cove Lands.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0129
Formal title:
Maps of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Extent:
0.04 cubic feet
Date range:
1896, 1936
Abstract:
Pictorial maps of Rhode Island and Providence.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0128
Formal title:
The Marble House Collection
Extent:
2 hollinger boxes, 4 oversized boxes
Date range:
circa 1892-1990
Abstract:
The Marble House Collection is comprised of materials relating to the home and its various occupants and employees, spanning the period from 1892 until 1990. The collection includes images of the interior and exterior of the home from various points in its existence, as well as images, documents and correspondence from the families who lived there and the employees who worked for them.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.002
Formal title:
Elaine Marks papers
Extent:
4 linear feet (4 record center boxes)
Date range:
1893-2001 (bulk 1949-2001)
Abstract:
The Elaine Marks Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, research and teaching materials, and ephemera from the period 1949-2001. The collection includes manuscripts, course syllabi, promotional materials, and correspondence related to Elaine Marks' professorial work in the fields of French literature and Women's Studies. The collection also includes extensive materials from Marks' work with the Modern Language Association.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2007.003
Formal title:
Augustus Martensen Papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1822-1923
Abstract:
The Martensen Papers are comprised of letters and documents; including fifty-five Civil War letters in German by Martensen and letters received by Martensen and members of Martensen's family.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Martensen
Formal title:
Martha Waldo Greene and Frederick Sherman Collection of Frederick Douglass papers
Extent:
.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1845-1936, undated (bulk 1862-1893)
Abstract:
The Martha Waldo Greene and Frederick Sherman Collection of Frederick Douglass papers contains a total of 26 items by and relating to Frederick Douglass (1818-1895): 19 letters and documents, 5 photographs, and 2 published books. Items span from 1845-1936, with the bulk of materials ranging from 1877-1893. Most letters are of a personal nature to friends or acquaintances; some address business, speaking engagements or publishing. Collection contains a letter from author, lawyer and African American freedom activist James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938). Other significant materials include a mortgage discharge document listing the names of Douglass and Sherman, correspondence about the Holley Graded School in Lottsburg, Virginia, established in 1868 to educate freed African Americans, and a photograph of the San Domingo Commission.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2016.007

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