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Formal title:
Inderpal Grewal papers
Extent:
6 Linear feet
Date range:
1987-2019
Abstract:
This collection consists of the professional papers of Inderpal Grewal, professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and professor of Ethnicity, Race and Migration at Yale University. Her research spans topics including transnational and postcolonial feminist theory; feminism and human rights; nongovernmental organizations and theories of civil society and citizenship; law and subjectivity; travel and mobility and South Asian cultural studies. Materials include correspondence, syllabi and course readings, conference materials and notes, and writings by Grewal. This collection dates from 1987 to 2019.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2018.016
Formal title:
Herschel Grossman papers
Extent:
2.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1957-2003
Abstract:
The Herschel Grossman papers document Grossman's research and scholarship. The collection includes Grossman's undergraduate and graduate coursework, papers, and presentations. Materials include research notes, lecture notes, essays, and numerous publications in the field of economics. The records date from 1957 to 2003.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1UF.G5
Formal title:
Collection of John F. Kennedy materials
Extent:
165 items
Date range:
1945-1975
Abstract:
The collection's significance is greatly enhanced by the personal nature of the exchange of letters between John F. Kennedy and Harold L. Tinker. The subject matter of the correspondence includes Kennedy's comments on the life and career of his older brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; his thought on the senselessness of war; his ambition to do what he could in the future to prevent another war; and personal and familial matters. The collection also includes additional correspondence between Tinker and other individuals, including Mrs. Rose Kennedy, personal friends of Kennedy, and Tinker's own friends and acquaintances. The magazine and newspaper materials document Kennedy's political fortunes, his family's activities, his assassination and reactions to it; and various types of memorial tributes to him.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.78.16
Formal title:
Guide to the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Rhode Island Board #84 collection
Extent:
8.5 linear feet
Date range:
1922-2000
Abstract:
The collection documents the activities of the Rhode Island Board #84 of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials from 1922 to 2000.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
iaabo#84
Formal title:
Joseph Payne Brennan papers
Extent:
12.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1936-1990 (bulk 1940-1988) (1940-1988)
Abstract:
The Brennan papers consist of manuscripts of short stories and poems, fan mail, correspondence with fellow writers both poets and horror story writers, some World War II orders and correspondence and memorabilia, photographs, submissions to the self published magazines Macabre and Essence as well as personal legal, medical, and financial papers.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2009.011
Formal title:
Mary Elizabeth Sharpe papers
Extent:
22 Linear Feet
Date range:
1914-1985
Abstract:
Mary Elizabeth Sharpe (1884-1985) was a successful businesswoman (owner of a successful tea shop and candy room in New York City) when she married her husband Henry Sharpe in 1920. Mrs. Sharpe was a philanthropist with many interests but was best known for her efforts to beautify Brown University and the city of Providence, RI. A self-taught landscape architect, Sharpe established an annual tree fund and lead the fundraising efforts to create India Point Park, a Providence waterfront recreation area. This collection contains her personal files, blueprints, correspondence, day books, calendars, clippings, recipes, scrapbooks, records relating to landscaping and other community projects, gardening information, blueprints, and photographs.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2005.34
Formal title:
Cathy Guisewite cartoon
Extent:
0.1 cubic feet
Date range:
1979 May 26
Abstract:
This cartoon depicts a student graduating from Rhode Island College. It was created by cartoonist Cathy Guisewite to advertise her commencement address on campus in 1979.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
CA-0020
Formal title:
Catherine Gund papers
Extent:
33.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1971–2020
Abstract:
This collection contains the professional and activist files of Catherine Gund, film and television producer, director, writer, and activist whose work focuses on AIDS and the LGBTQIA+ community. Gund is the founder of Aubin Pictures, a nonprofit documentary film company, and a member of the Brown University class of 1988. Materials include correspondence, clippings, and handwritten notes from Gund's consultancy and board work; research, production, and post-production materials for various films and television shows by Gund; and magazines, newspapers, journals and zines. Materials date from 1971 to 2020.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2011.037
Formal title:
Lynn Marian Gunzberg papers
Extent:
3.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1965-2001
Abstract:
The Lynn Marian Gunzberg papers contain materials related to Gunzberg’s academic career including undergraduate and graduate student work; dissertation research and drafts; teaching materials including syllabi, lecture notes, and course evaluations; manuscript drafts of published and unpublished papers; limited correspondence; and extensive research materials. Materials date from 1965 to 2001.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS-1UF-G4
Formal title:
Hall family papers
Extent:
1.0 linear foot(1 record box)
Date range:
1946-2006 (bulk 1962-1988)
Abstract:
Rosalys Haskell Hall (1914-2006) was a successful children’s book author, and great granddaughter of Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910). These papers document her writing career, as well as those of her father, Henry Marion Hall (1877-), and her sisters Frances Minturn Howard (1905-1995) and Julia Ward Howe Stickley (1903-1983), with manuscript drafts, research notes and correspondence.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.012

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