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Formal title:: William Paterson papers
Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1919-2003 (bulk 1940-1992)
Abstract:: The William Paterson Papers, dating from 1919-2003, include photographs, plays in manuscript, an autobiography in manuscript, a pen and ink drawing, clippings, military decorations, acting awards, pamphlets, and other documents. Paterson, a Brown University graduate (Class of 1941) and a World War II veteran, was an actor by profession. He joined the Cleveland Playhouse in 1947 and worked there for the next 20 years. In 1967 he joined the American Conservatory Theatre where he remained for over 30 years. He also occasionally performed in television and film productions.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 2005.1

Pearson (Hugh) papers

Formal title:: Hugh Pearson papers
Extent:: 10.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1950-2007 (bulk 1990-2004)
Abstract:: The materials collected and partly organized by Hugh Pearson consist of correspondence to and from Hugh Pearson, Pearson's writings, including manuscripts; writings by other authors or correspondents, research files, financial files, legal files, personal files, notebooks, clippings, publications, media, photographs, books and restricted files. The papers are dated from 1950 to 2007, but the bulk of the materials are dated from 1990 to 2004.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2011.006

Formal title:: Harford W. H. Powel collection on T. S. Eliot
Extent:: .25 linear feet (116 items)
Date range:: 1905-1955
Abstract:: This material was collected by Powel for his master's thesis, Notes on the life of T. S. Eliot 1888-1910, Brown University, 1954. Autograph and typed letters to and from Eliot's classmates; miscellaneous manuscripts relating to T. S. Eliot and Harvard College circa 1909; photostats of selected contributions by Eliot to Smith Academy Record and Harvard Advocate.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Powel

Review Club records

Formal title:: Review Club records
Extent:: 2 linear feet (1 records center box and 2 legal-size document cases)
Date range:: 1886-2004 (bulk 1972-1999)
Abstract:: The Review Club records, 1886-2004 (bulk 1972-1999), includes papers and materials of the Review Club at Brown University. The collection includes booklets, manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera related to the organization and its members.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: MS-1L-R1

Formal title:: Rhode Island Baptist Heritage Center collection
Extent:: 7.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1867-1980
Abstract:: The Rhode Island Baptist Heritage Center, an affiliate of the American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island [ABCORI], was established in 2004 to create an official Baptist presence in Providence, Rhode Island. It provides substantive information regarding early English and American Baptists and documents traditional forms of worship and doctrine in the Baptist Church. The collection includes a wide array of church materials documenting organizational and administrative operations, religious practices and beliefs, and the history of the Baptist Church in Rhode Island. It includes registers, reports, correspondence, photographs and church publications dating from as early as 1867 to the late 1980s.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 2008.017

Formal title:: Rhode Island College miscellaneous papers
Extent:: 250 items
Date range:: 1763-1804
Abstract:: A collection of historical documents from the petition for a charter in 1763 to the change of name from Rhode Island College to Brown University in 1804. Titles of the papers and folder numbers are taken from the two volumes in which the papers had previously been mounted.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1E.1

Formal title:: Ezekiel Gilman Robinson papers
Extent:: 0.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1848-1896 (bulk 1875-1889)
Abstract:: The Ezekiel Gilman Robinson papers primarily contain the business correspondence of Robinson during his presidency at Brown University between 1872 and 1889. Also included are three typewritten drafts of an article entitled, "The Professor of Philosophy," by Alfred Gideon Langley about Robinson. This article was meant to be a supplement to Robinson’s autobiography but it was never published.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1C.7

Formal title:: Theodore R. Sizer papers
Extent:: 70.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1939-2009 (bulk 1980-2001)
Abstract:: The collection consists of correspondence, research materials and reports, manuscripts, and subject files which document the work of Theodor R. Sizer and his involvement with the Coalition of Essential Schools (CES).
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF.1UF.S7

Formal title:: Augustus William Smith papers
Extent:: 3.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1816-1918 (bulk 1820-1860)
Abstract:: Augustus William Smith was a school teacher, university professor (astronomy and mathematics), president of Wesleyan University and professor of Natural Philosophy at the United States Naval Academy. Smith's papers contain extensive correspondence with contemporary astronomers, mathematicians and meteorologists, along with several manuscripts. There is also correspondence between Smith and others concerning affairs of the Methodist-Episcopal Church.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Smith

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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