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Formal title:: Sarah Fell-Yellin papers
Extent:: 3.5 linear feet (3 record centered boxes and 1 oversize box)
Date range:: 1910-1981 (bulk 1920-1968)
Abstract:: The collection includes material on and by both Sarah Fell-Yellin and her husband Mendel. There are newspaper clippings, many of which deal with labor issues, literary manuscripts, correspondence and memorabilia. There are also family documents such as membership cards, photographs, a death certificate, and a marriage license.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 2008.030

Fenner (Edward) papers

Formal title:: Edward Fenner papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1724-1802
Abstract:: The Edward Fenner papers consist of correspondence, family records, deeds, accounts, receipts, orders, invoices, and other documents relating to Fenner's family background, his life and his service on the Town Council of Johnston, Rhode Island during the latter half of the eighteenth century.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Fenner

Formal title:: Theodore Francis Green papers
Extent:: 88.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1821-1961 (bulk 1900-1961)
Abstract:: The Theodore Francis Green papers is a significant collection of correspondence, reports, speeches, financial and legal records, notes and newspaper clippings that relate to the life and career of the Rhode Island governor and United States Senator, as well as to his father, lawyer Arnold Green. The material dates from 1821 through 1961, with the bulk from 1900 through 1961.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2012.026

Formal title:: Henry D. Hamilton papers
Extent:: 10.5 linear feet (9 records center boxes, 1 legal-size Hollinger document case and 2 oversize boxes)
Date range:: 1836-1968 (bulk 1837-1942)
Abstract:: Henry D. Hamilton was a lawyer and politician who also served as the Adjutant General of New York and Rhode Island. His papers include, but are not limited to, correspondence, business papers, subject files, diaries, certificates, photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts. Most of the material dated before 1894 belonged to Henry Hamilton's father, B.B. Hamilton, a Baptist minister. The collection also includes genealogical information about the Hamilton family, writings and correspondence by Henry's elder brother John B. Hamilton, a medical doctor, and material related to the military careers of B.B. Hamilton, Henry D. Hamilton and Henry's son Warren Hamilton.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 2009.009

Formal title:: Rush Hawkins collection
Extent:: 71 linear feet
Date range:: 1750-1951 (1830-1917)
Abstract:: The Rush Hawkins collection (1750-1951(bulk 1830-1917)) contains personal, family, financial, and military correspondence and documents; photographs; and a variety of museum objects ranging from dinnerware and household items to clothing and personal accessories belonging to the Hawkins and Brown families. Most of the collection reflects the life and interests of Hawkins himself, with some items related to his wife Annmary Brown Hawkins and her family. Included in the papers are two significant sub-collections of correspondence: a collection of antebellum historical letters and documents from earlier generations of the Brown family, as well as individual letters from Thomas Jefferson, Nathaniel Greene, Edgar Allan Poe, and Napoleon I; and a collection of Civil War-related correspondence and documents that contains records of Hawkins' Zouaves and much Confederate material, including a subseries of Jefferson Davis's communications to the Senate of the Confederate States.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2006.05

Irish family papers

Formal title:: Irish family papers
Extent:: 1.04 linear feet
Date range:: 1755-1991 (bulk 1755-1815)
Abstract:: This collection consists of financial accounts, legal documents and correspondence relating primarily to George Irish (1729-1801) and his immediate family. Records from the Bailey, MacKaye, Goodwin, and Atwood families, all descendants of George Irish, are also included.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.016

Formal title:: Helen Lanier collection of William Ellery papers
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1783, 1813, and undated
Abstract:: Three items relating to William Ellery (1727-1820) of Newport, Rhode Island.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.567

Formal title:: Henry Ledyard collection
Extent:: 0.2 linear feet(1 oversize folder)
Date range:: 1726-1899 and undated (bulk 1840-1859)
Abstract:: Letters and legal documents collected and received by Henry Ledyard (1812-1880), who lived in Newport, Rhode Island, during his later years.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.565

Formal title:: Elinor A. Leonberger collection of Redwood, Ellery, and other related families
Extent:: 0.21 linear feet (1 half document case)
Date range:: 1746-1895 (bulk 1789-1809)
Abstract:: This collection consists of letters, family papers, and newspaper clippings regarding the Redwood, Ellery, and related families such as the Weissenfels and Andersons from the 1746 through 1895. All of the represented families are lineal descendants of Abraham Redwood (1709-1788), the founder of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.026

Formal title:: Carlton D. Morse whaling collection
Extent:: 4.0 Linear feet (10 clamshell boxes and 1 oversize box)
Date range:: 1762-1964
Abstract:: The Carleton D. Morse whaling collection contains correspondence, logbooks and accounts, seaman's journals, merchant's and owner's accounts, reports and legal documents, literary works, photographs and engravings, as well as newspaper clippings, research notes, ephemera and other printed materials pertaining to whaling. Generally, the materials date from the middle 18th century to middle 20th century. This collection is part of a broader collection of whaling books, pamphlets, clippings and shipping lists collected by Carleton D. Morse (Brown University Class of 1913).
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.79.22

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