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Formal title:
Susan Hale Collection
Extent:
1.25 linear feet
Date range:
1842-1934
Abstract:
Contains carbon typescript and manuscript letters written by Susan Hale to Caroline Atkinson and Hale's siblings.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 88
Formal title:
T. H. Franklin Co.
Extent:
2 linear feet
Date range:
1836-1924
Abstract:
The T. H. Franklin Collection comprises approximately 1,800 glass slide negatives and 1,900 ship records, also known as "ship slips", used by the ship brokerage company to promote ships to prospective buyers between 1902 and 1940. A board range of ship types are represented in this collection from the United States and abroad. A select number of photographic contact prints made from the negatives are also part of the collection.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1947.01
Formal title:
Thomas Alexander Tefft architectural drawings
Extent:
390 items
Date range:
1844-1859
Abstract:
The collection comprises 390 architectural drawings dating from 1844-1859 by Rhode Island architect Thomas Alexander Tefft (1826-1859). These include public buildings (churches, schools, libraries, hospitals) and private residences, in addition to towers, gates, monuments and gravestones. In some cases, there are various elevations, views, and floor plans for the same structure. While many of the structures Tefft designed still stand, some were never built, and many have been destroyed. Tefft was a graduate of Brown University (Class of 1851).
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1U.T3
Formal title:
Henry Knox Thatcher papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1833-1866
Abstract:
The Henry Knox Thatcher papers consist of an oil painting of the U.S.S. Constellation, military memorabilia, and three journals and logs kept by Thatcher while on board several ships, including the U.S.S. Brandywine (1839-1841) and the U.S.S. Constellation (1862-1863). The journals reflect ship life, diversions on shore, the social and political climate of his time, and the duties of American ships in the Mediterranean during the early years of the Civil War.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.79.5
Formal title:
The Breakers Collection
Extent:
3 Hollinger Boxes; 1 album box; 5 oversized storage containers
Date range:
circa 1877-1990
Abstract:
The Breakers Collection is comprised of materials relating to the architecture of the home, as well as to its various occupants and their descendants. The collection spans a period from about 1877 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 related to the people whose lives were intertwined with the home.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.001
Formal title:
The Elms Collection
Extent:
6 Hollinger Boxes; 4 Other Media Boxes; 3 Oversized Boxes
Date range:
circa 1807-1990
Abstract:
The Elms Collection is comprised of materials relating to the Berwind Family and their property, from 1807 until 1990. It includes images of the interior and exterior of the home from various points in its existence, as well as images showing various generations of the family. Also included is correspondence and printed materials related to both the running of the estate, and the sale of its contents in 1962.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.004
Formal title:
The Rhode Island Collection
Extent:
11 items
Date range:
1831-1976
Abstract:
Printed material about the history of Rhode Island
Repository:
Roger Williams University Library
Collection call no:
UA 2024.002
Formal title:
Department of Theatre Arts records
Extent:
53.0 Linear feet
Date range:
circa 1875-2016
Abstract:
The collection comprises the records of the Department of Theatre Arts, the Committee on Dramatic Productions, the student performance groups Sock and Buskin, Komians, and Brownbrokers. The collection contains correspondence, scripts, audition cards, scrapbooks, programs, and publicity.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1Q.T1
Formal title:
Theatre-by-the-Sea Research Notes of David Sherman
Extent:
1 box(es)
Date range:
1892-2010
Abstract:
These materials were compiled by David Sherman for his book on Theatre-by-the-Sea. The collection contains primarily copies of newspaper articles, biographies, and correspondence.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 225
Formal title:
Claire (Koch) Tholl Maritime Collection
Extent:
1 cubic foot
Date range:
1880-1970 (bulk 1960-1970)
Abstract:
A collection compiled by Claire (Koch) Tholl of various material such as transparency slides, clothing, souvenirs, photos, a research notebook, published works, and ephemera related to the history of Hudson River, New York passenger steamships, with a special focus on the Hudson River Day Line.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1998.02

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