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Formal title:: John Brooks Sherman (Class of 1962) collection relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:: 0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1966-2016
Abstract:: John Brooks Sherman (1940-1966), (Brown, Class of 1962) was a pilot during the Vietnam War with the Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 235 attached to Marine Aircraft Group 11 at Da Nang, Vietnam. He was shot down during a bombing flight on March 25, 1966. This collection contains Sherman's utility knife and wrist watch which were recovered from his body by Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Ý Chí. These personal items were returned to the United States in 2016 after many years of investigation to locate Sherman's body. This collection also contains documentation about the investigation to locate Sherman's crash site, repatriate his remains, and locate any surviving relatives.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1U.2016.031

Formal title:: James H. Shoemaker Files
Extent:: 3 linear feet
Date range:: 1919-1941
Abstract:: The James H. Shoemaker Files contain essays, course materials, notes, exams, and correspondence relating to economics and totalitarian government. The material dates from 1919 to 1941.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF-1UF-S6

Formal title:: Elaine Showalter papers
Extent:: 1.5 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1967–2017
Abstract:: This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Elaine Showalter, professor of English, emeritus, at Princeton University, scholar and critic of nineteenth century American and British literature, and teacher and founder of gynocriticism – "a female framework for the analysis of women's literature." Materials include correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles by Showalter, and research clippings and handwritten notes, all related to such topics as television criticism, feminism, and women's liberation. This collection dates from 1967 to 2017.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2020.007

Formal title:: Malcom Chesney Shurtleff Papers
Extent:: 1.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1827-1928
Abstract:: Handwritten and typed extracts from correspondences between the United States State Department and American diplomats in Peru. Course notes from courses taken at the University of Minnesota and Harvard University on subjects including British imperial history, international law, and Latin American history. Additional notes and sketch of a voyage through the Panama Canal and clippings from newspapers and magazines concerning Latin America.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.81.3

Formal title:: Theodore S. Sienicki (Class of 1969) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1973
Abstract:: Theodore S. Sienicki recorded information about his service during the Vietnam War in response to questions posed by John F. "Jay" Barry (Class of 1950), Associate Editor of the Brown Alumni Monthly. The recording was made in July 1973, four months after Sienicki had returned home from being a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. This collection contains the transcription of that recording and the article published in the Brown Alumni Monthly based on it by Jay Barry. Sienicki tells the story of his Air Force career as the weapons systems operator in an F-4 fighter-bomber based in Thailand doing bombing missions over North Vietnam. He was shot down and captured on May 3, 1972 and held as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton prison camp in Hanoi, Vietnam for 11 months until March 28, 1973.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1U.S8

Formal title:: Rollo G. Silver papers
Extent:: 12 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1815-1986 (1923-1986)
Abstract:: Rollo G. Silver (1909–1989) was an American book collector and historian of American printing, typography, and publishing as created by White people in the European printing tradition. With his wife, Alice, he created a major collection of books and manuscripts relating to Walt Whitman. This collection contains his correspondence, research on publishers and typographers, specimens of type and a miniature toy printing press.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2013.001

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:: Thomas E. Skidmore papers
Extent:: 28 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1878-2006 (1950-2006)
Abstract:: This collection documents the career of Thomas E. Skidmore who was a professor in the Latin American Studies department at the University of Wisconsin (1967-1987) and then at Brown University (1988-1999). His area of focus was Brazil and he was the pre-eminent expert in the United States on the topic of its history and politics. The collection relates primarily to his professional life as a student, professor and scholar. Materials related to his personal life are interspersed throughout with the highest concentration in Series 5. Correspondence.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1UF.S4

Slater (John) papers

Formal title:: John Slater papers
Extent:: 130 items
Date range:: 1804-1846
Abstract:: Correspondence relating to the personal life and manufacturing career of John Slater. Includes letters documenting the establishment, operation, and expansion of his yarn company in Slatersville (originally Smithfield), Rhode Island. Subjects include labor issues (e.g., wages, hiring, etc.) and technical questions (e.g., water looms, aqueduct, etc.)
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.89.1

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