RIAMCO

Formal title:: University Archives (Miscellaneous)
Extent:: 36 box(es)
Date range:: 1863-1992
Abstract:
Repository:: University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Rec. Gr. 137

Formal title:: University of Rhode Island Historical and Pictorial Collection
Extent:: 4.25 linear feet
Date range:: 1888-1998
Abstract:: This collection contains the research material used by authors James L. Wheaton and Richard Vangermeersch for their book, University of Rhode Island (Images of America, Arcadia Press, 1999 and 2000). Included in the collection are copies of articles from journals, periodicals, University publications, and University yearbooks, reproductions of photographs and their accompanying negatives and one computer disc of photographs.
Repository:: University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Mss. Gr. 148

Upton (Winslow) papers

Formal title:: Winslow Upton papers
Date range:: circa 1876-1969
Abstract:: The collection comprises diaries, astonomical observation notebooks, scrapbooks, lecture notes, peronal and professional correspondence, as well as photographs, various tributes to Professor Upton, and a memoir written by his daughters.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS-1UF-U1

Formal title:: Anna Eleanor Wallace papers
Extent:: 3.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1874-1982 (bulk 1902-1936)
Abstract:: Anna Eleanor Wallace (1886-1982) was a dancer and elocutionist from Providence, Rhode Island. She taught dance, dramatics, elocution and physical education to students of all ages in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Most of her papers consist of copies of recitation pieces, instructions for dances, and photographs. The papers also include some of her personal belongings, catalogs from schools of dance and oratory, and ephemera such as brochures and programs of her students' recitals. The material in the papers is dated between 1874 and 1982, with most dated between 1902 and 1936.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 90.17

Formal title:: William E. Walsh Civil War Diary
Extent:: 1 box(es)
Date range:: 1861-1865
Abstract:: The William E. Walsh Civil War Diary contains an account of his experiences as a trooper in the 1st Regiment, Rhode Island Cavalry during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. The account comments on the conditions of daily army life and the tragedy of the Civil War. In addition, a copy of Walsh's enlistment papers and a statement of his military service is included in the collection.
Repository:: Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:: rppc_walsh

Formal title:: Herbert Eugene Walter papers
Extent:: 12.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1844-1948 (bulk 1885-1945)
Abstract:: The Herbert E. Walter papers span from 1844-1948 and consist primarily of correspondence, and teaching materials by and relating to Herbert Eugene Walter (1867-1945), Professor of biology at Brown University. The collection includes extensive material on the study of eugenics, then a branch of biology, including correspondence, teaching materials, notes, pamphlets, published materials, and ephemera from eugenics-related professional organizations. Other significant materials include family papers from Walter’s parents, grandparents and extended family who lived primarily in Vermont. There are penmanship instruction books from the 1840s-1850s created by Walter’s father, Augustus Porter Walter (d.1872), who was a penmanship instructor in Vermont. Betsie Ann Brockway Walter described in detail her experience working in a textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts during 1860-1861 in letters she wrote to her future husband Augustus P. Walter.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1UF.W1

Formal title:: Lester Frank Ward papers
Extent:: 11 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1860-1913
Abstract:: The Lester Frank Ward papers in the John Hay Library consists of the correspondence, manuscripts, published writings, and personal library of a noted nineteenth-century American geologist, paleontologist, and sociologist. These materials reflect virtually all aspects of Ward's professional life, including his years of service as a member of the U. S. Geological Survey staff, his activities as a professor at both Columbian College (now George Washington University) and Brown University, and his long career as a writer of scholarly monographs and articles on many subjects. The papers also contain some information concerning his personal life.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.90.23

Wegelin (Oscar) papers

Formal title:: Oscar Wegelin papers
Extent:: 2.75 Linear feet
Date range:: 1899-1966
Abstract:: Oscar Wegelin, bookseller and author, was one of the leading bibliographers in the field of early American writings. The Oscar Wegelin papers (1899-1966) contain correspondence with important scholars, litterateurs, and bibliographers. In addition, the papers contain poems, plays, and prose written by Wegelin.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.78.13

Wetmore family papers

Formal title:: Wetmore family papers
Extent:: .03 linear feet (3 folders)
Date range:: 1847-1950 and undated (bulk 1847-1854)
Abstract:: This collection consists of personal correspondence sent to and from members of the Wetmore family of Newport, Rhode Island. An unidentified photograph is also included.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.546

Formal title:: Edith Wharton letters
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (2 folders)
Date range:: 1883-1937 (bulk 1917-1925)
Abstract:: Letters and photocopies of letters written by renowned American author, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) to various members of Newport, Rhode Island society.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.569

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