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Raisz (Erwin) file
Formal title:
Erwin Raisz file
Extent:
0.21 cubic feet
Date range:
1914-1988 (bulk 1962-1968)
Abstract:
Information regarding the life and accomplishments of cartographer, professor, and geologist, Erwin Raisz.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0141
Spicer (William Arnold, III) papers
Formal title:
William Arnold Spicer, III papers
Extent:
4.0 linear feet
Date range:
1901-2004 (bulk 1960-2004)
Abstract:
This small collection of materials consists of scattered correspondence; travel brochures, maps, and postcards; memorabilia; printed materials; photographs and photographic slides; ephemera; and various artifacts, including an antique stereoscope with accompanying glass slides. The sum total of this collection offers a glimpse into the social and intellectual life of William A. Spicer, III, a Brown University alumnus and administrator, world traveler, and expert in the care and restoration of clocks. The materials date from 1901 to 2004, with the bulk from the 1960s to 2004.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2012.023
Weeks family papers
Formal title:
Weeks family papers
Extent:
6.5 linear feet (6 records center boxes and 1 oversize box)
Date range:
1901-2002
Abstract:
Papers of three 20th century New England sisters, Elizabeth Goddard, Genevieve Cass and Norma Geraldine Weeks, the only children of William B. and Mabel Cass Weeks. The collection includes legal documents, baby books, travelogues, diaries, photographs, newspaper clippings, letters and published books.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 93.2
Woods (Alva) Papers
Formal title:
Alva Woods papers
Extent:
3.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1657-2011 (bulk 1812-1918)
Abstract:
Most of the material in the Alva Woods papers consists of correspondence, documents, publications and writings that belonged to the Alva Woods family and the Brown family of Providence, Rhode Island. Most of the material is dated between 1812 and 1918. The papers also include architectural drawings, ephemera, one map, newspaper clippings, handwritten recipes, and some photographs. The material is housed in two letter-size Hollinger document cases, one legal-size Hollinger document case and one triple oversize box.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2011.017
Young (John) papers
Formal title:
John Young papers COLLECTION CLOSED
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1859-1903 (bulk 1876-1890)
Abstract:
COLLECTION CLOSED. These papers contain personal correspondence, business papers, writings by John Young and his daughter Harriet, maps and hand drawn diagrams of the Blackfeet Agency and its surroundings in the Montana Territory. The personal correspondence from 1876 to 1884 provides firsthand accounts of life on the reservation during a crucial time in the tribe's history.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2007.030

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