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Formal title:: Women of Brown United collection
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Date range:: 1972
Abstract:: This collection contains evidence of the work and interests of Women of Brown United, a women's liberation group founded at Brown University, Providence, RI, in September 1970. WBU advocated for equal representation of women in faculty positions, laid the groundwork for a women's studies concentration and a women's center, and called for the addition of medical practitioners dedicated to women's reproductive healthcare on campus, among many other successful efforts. Women of Brown United endured as a Brown organization until the early 1990s. Materials date from 1972 and include a clipping, a journal, and writings by organization members.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF.1Q.2024.001

Wood (Clement) papers

Formal title:: Clement Wood papers
Extent:: 35 linear feet
Date range:: 1899-1949
Abstract:: Drafts, typescripts, and printed copies of prose, poetry, and a novel; personal, business, and literary correspondence; typescripts and correspondence from Gloria Goddard, his wife.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. Wood

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

Formal title:: Henry Merritt Wriston files
Extent:: 37.25 linear feet
Date range:: 1915-1977
Abstract:: The Henry Merritt Wriston papers are an extensive collection of correspondence (both professional and personal), speeches, articles, manuscripts and appointment books relating to Brown University's eleventh president. The material reflects all aspects of university administration as well as President Wriston's involvement in a range of professional organizations. Also included are numerous articles and publications by and about Wriston. The date range is 1915 through 1977.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF.1C.11

Formal title:: Megan Aileen Wulff ephemera from the 2004 March for Women's Lives
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Date range:: 2004-2004
Abstract:: This collection consists of materials related to the 2004 March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C. Donor Megan Aileen Wulff, Brown University class of 2005 and scholar of Health Law at Tufts University, contributed videocassette tapes and photographs from the March.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2024.003

Wylie (Alison) papers

Formal title:: Alison Wylie papers
Extent:: 5.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1984-2017
Abstract:: This collection consists of the professional papers of Alison Wylie, Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. Materials include correspondence, reports, handwritten notes, clippings, and drafts documenting Wylie’s interest in feminist archaeology, philosophy, gender equity for women professors, and social justice issues affecting women.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2017.020

Wyllys (Samuel) papers

Formal title:: Samuel Wyllys papers
Extent:: 3.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1638-1757 (bulk 1663-1698)
Abstract:: Annmary Brown Hawkins inherited from her father a collection of colonial documents compiled by Samuel Wyllys, a magistrate of Connecticut from 1654 to 1684, and other members of his family. The collection, covering the period from 1638 to 1757, comprises half of the original collection; the other half (1694-1726) is owned by the Connecticut State Library. These early papers pertain to Indian affairs, colonial wars, civil and criminal cases. The witchcraft trials of 1692 to 1693, as revealed in the testimony of witnesses in the Oyer and Terminer Courts, are of particular interest.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Wyllys

Formal title:: Loraine Wyman Collection
Extent:: 700.0 items (31 boxes)
Date range:: 1859-1952 (bulk 1910-1937)
Abstract:: The Loraine Wyman Collection consists of manuscripts, sheet music, and miscellaneous material collected and/or edited by Loraine Wyman, the bulk dating from 1910-1937, and collected in Kentucky, Quebec, and France. The collection contains principally folk songs, arrangements or orchestrations of folk music, and French art songs.
Repository:: Orwig Music Library
Collection call no:: Ethno.Arc.0128

Formal title:: Patricia Yaeger papers
Extent:: 7.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1970-2014
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of Patricia Yaeger, University of Michigan scholar of English and women’s studies, culture of the American south, trauma, and environmental humanities. Papers include correspondence, course lectures and related materials, talks, articles, book drafts, and subject files, dating from 1970 to 2014.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2017.017

Formal title:: Mel B. Yoken collection
Extent:: 84.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1683-2012 (bulk 1900-2012)
Abstract:: This collection was assembled over a period of fifty years by Mel B. Yoken. The primary focus is 20th century pieces of correspondence and documents by and related to French, Québécois, British, and American authors, artists, politicians, and public figures. Numerous letters written by significant figures of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries enhance the historical, literary and political interest of the collection. Notes, typescripts, photographs and personal papers complement the archive.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2011.038

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