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Formal title:
Gordon Rohde Dewart papers
Extent:
2.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1935-1975
Abstract:
The Gordon Rohde Dewart papers document Dewart's tenure as professor of French at Brown University. The collection consists of student and scholarly writings, research, teaching materials, correspondence, and limited administrative records. Materials date from 1935 to 1975.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1UF.D3
Formal title:
Agnes Gray Dexter papers
Extent:
3 folder(s)
Date range:
1909-1911
Abstract:
The Mary Gray Dexter papers contain examples of her classwork completed as a student in the Rhode Island School of Design, Department of Textile Design, 1909-1911.
Repository:
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Collection call no:
16.2.16
Formal title:
Phil Weld Collection of Dick Newick Trimaran Plans
Extent:
78 item(s)
Date range:
1972-1980 (bulk 1972-1980)
Abstract:
A collection of trimaran plans designed by naval architect Dick Newick for sailor Phil Weld.
Repository:
IYRS Maritime Library
Collection call no:
5465
Formal title:
James C. Dickson papers
Extent:
18.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1988-2002 (1998-2002)
Abstract:
These papers document James C. Dickson's career as an activist and organizer for disabled individuals and the founding and development of the American Association of People with Disabilities. It includes materials Dickson used in his efforts to insure the voting rights of disabled persons and their access to polling places, especially in the VOTE!2000 Campaign. Later materials cover electronic voting issues and the lead in to the 2008 presidential election. The collection also contains documentation of other organizing efforts involving the rights of children, especially children with disabilities, and the medical care of the elderly and people with disabilities. Extensive additions to the collection include material on the development of the American Association of People with Disabilities and the organization's involvement with voting issues, as well as Dickson's attempt to sail across the Atlantic.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2007.021
Formal title:
Caroline DiOrio papers
Extent:
0.5 cubic feet
Date range:
1940-1955
Abstract:
Letters written to Caroline DiOrio by Clare Gomnes, who from 1948-1955 was superintendent of the Sophia Little Home, a residence for unmarried mothers. The collection also includes a watercolor sketch of Caroline DiOrio by Clare Gomnes, as well as a few letters from Olga Gomnes and Madeleine Hoagland.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0031
Formal title:
Dismissed with Prejudice
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1956-1960
Abstract:
Between 1956 and 1960 citizens of Jamestown, R.I. successfully fought the construction of an oil refinery along Narragansett Bay. Commerce Oil Refining Corporation of New York and its executive vice president Harold M. Geller, with the backing of Gulf Oil and Lehman Brothers, attempted to build the refinery. Leading the opposition was Jamestown resident Dr. William Miner, who formed the Jamestown Protective Association and retained Attorney Cornelius C. Moore as counsel. The material in this collection was used by authors Mary Stearns McGaughan and Terrence F. McGaughan in writing their book, Dismissed With Prejudice: the Epic Battle Against Construction of an Oil Refinery in Jamestown, Rhode Island, published in 1994.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 146
Formal title:
Diversity at Roger Williams University
Extent:
4 box(es)
Date range:
1987-2009
Abstract:
The Faculty Senate Diversity Committee at Roger Williams University is responsible for monitoring, reporting on, and encouraging diversity at Roger Williams University. This collection was created by a sub-comiittee, formed in 2009-2010 and charged with compiling, archiving, and documenting past initiatives and creating a report outlining next steps.
Repository:
Roger Williams University
Collection call no:
UA 2010.06
Formal title:
Division of Biology and Medicine Master of Medical Sciences/Medical Education Program records
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet
Date range:
circa 1963-1984
Abstract:
The Division of Biology and Medicine Master of Medical Science/Medical Education Program records contain collected documents related to the history, curriculum, and students enrolled in the program at Brown University, as well as retrospective analysis. The materials date from 1963 to 1984.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1ZBM.1
Formal title:
Janice L. Doane papers
Extent:
3.5 linear feet (3 record center cartons, 1 file box)
Date range:
1984–2016
Abstract:
This collection consists of the professional papers of Janice L. Doane, scholar of literary criticism and history and "Women's studies and issues" at Saint Mary's College of California. The collection documents Doane's academic career, research, and writing. Materials include administrative files, correspondence, teaching materials, and typed drafts of articles, essays, and books. The collection dates from 1984 to 2016.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2024.008
Formal title:
Mary Ann Doane papers
Extent:
9 Linear feet
Date range:
1966-2009
Abstract:
The Mary Ann Doane papers represent forty years of education, research, and professional activity. The collection emphasizes Doane's academic training as a feminist film scholar through notebooks and essays that date from high school through her doctoral studies. Another portion of the collection presents notes and drafts of publications, including the books
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2011.020

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