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Formal title:
David Cornel De Jong papers
Extent:
6.25 linear feet
Date range:
1910-1973 (bulk 1940-1969)
Abstract:
Literary manuscripts (novels, short stories, poems), correspondence, diaries, photograph, scrapbooks, and personal papers.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.92.8
Formal title:
December Press records
Extent:
15.25 linear feet
Date range:
ca. 1953-1983
Abstract:
Curtis L. Johnson (1928-2008) oversaw December Press, a literary press in Chicago, from 1962 until his death in 2008. The press published December, A Magazine of Arts and Opinion and several novels. This collection includes correspondence with authors, manuscripts, and financial records relating to the activities of the magazine and the press.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 89.15
Formal title:
Rhea Maxine deCoudres collection
Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Date range:
1917-2023
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal papers and professional writings of Rhea Maxine deCoudres, Pembroke College in Brown University "special student" who completed her studies along with the graduating class of 1927. She later became a book reviewer for the Providence Journal. The collection includes remembrances from her surviving children as well as photographs, correspondence, published and unpublished poetry, and Providence Journal book reviews by deCoudres. This collection dates from 1917 – 2023.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2024.013
Formal title:
Joan E. DeJean papers
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1974-2022
Abstract:
This collection consists of the professional papers of Joan DeJean, Trustee Professor Emerita of Romance Languages at University of Pennsylvania. She was a scholar of French literature focused on the history of women's writing, sexuality, the development of the novel, and material culture in 17th- and 18th-century France. The collection includes correspondence, typed and handwritten drafts of talks, and audio cassettes featuring an interview with Germaine Brée (1907–2001) and recorded Modern Language Association conferences. The collection dates from 1974 to 2022.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2024.001
Formal title:
Frederic Denison Collection of Baptist Biographies
Extent:
1 clamshell box (80 items)
Date range:
1880-1883
Abstract:
The Frederic Denison Collection of Baptist Biographies consist of letters, manuscripts, and printed matter that contain biographical information about individual Baptists in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.Denison
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:
Lysander Dickerman lectures
Extent:
1.0 linear foot
Date range:
1863-1907
Abstract:
The collection consists of manuscript notes written by Lysander Dickerman for lectures about Egypt and Egyptian life. In addition , there are materials relating to Dickerman's lectures which include miscellaneous notes; numerous clippings; notebooks, booklets of notes; correspondences; and other printed materials which include receipts, addressed envelopes, and invitations.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.Dickerman
Formal title:
Lysander Dickerman papers and lantern slides collection
Extent:
11.5 Linear feet
Date range:
between 1811 and 1902
Abstract:
The collection consists of numerous manuscripts: diary of a trip to Egypt and Palestine; diary written during a visit to Rome; diary written during the Civil War as a member of the U.S. Christian Commission (written in a book issued for the purpose by the U.S. Christian Commission); Hebrew grammar notebook; list of books on Egypt; list of church members, Weymouth, Massachusetts; literature and learning of ancient Egypt; ministers catalog; notebook on religious matters (includes notes on Prof. Parks lectures on church ordinances, September 1854); sermon on Acts 2.36. In addition, the collection contains correspondence, postcards, and 15 boxes of lantern slides
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.IU.D2
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:
Dirt Palace ephemera
Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Date range:
2011-2018
Abstract:
This collection consists of the ephemera of Dirt Palace a feminist artist-run non-profit arts space and artist collective located in Providence, Rhode Island. The collection includes articles, zines, posters, pamphlets, and newsletters related to the activities of Dirt Palace's space and affiliated artists. The collection spans from 2011 to 2018.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2024.002

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