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Rhinelander (Frederick W.) family papers
Formal title:
Frederick W. Rhinelander family papers
Extent:
0.209 linear feet
Date range:
1842-1911
Abstract:
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and other material from the extended family of Frederick William Rhinelander of New York and Newport.
Repository:
Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:
MS.2011.2
Stevens (John Austin, Jr.) family papers
Formal title:
John Austin Stevens, Jr. family papers
Extent:
1.668 linear feet (4 boxes)
Date range:
approximately 1777-1941 (bulk 1863-1907)
Abstract:
The personal papers of the John Austin Stevens Jr. family of New York and Newport, including correspondence, historical research, published articles and poetry and other papers by various family members. This collection notably contains a hand-drawn map of Valley Forge possibly created by Louis Lebègue Duportail, dated approximately 1777.
Repository:
Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:
MS.43.2.1
Vernon Court Junior College collection
Formal title:
Vernon Court Junior College collection
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
Date range:
1964-1971, undated
Abstract:
Small collection of documents, ephemera, and printed material relating to Vernon Court Junior College.
Repository:
Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:
MS.2013.5
Wilde (Oscar) invitation
Formal title:
Oscar Wilde invitation
Extent:
1 item(s)
Date range:
1882
Abstract:
This collection contains one item, an invitation to hear Oscar Wilde spaek on "The Decorative Arts" at the Casino.
Repository:
Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:
MS.2012.3
Williams (Obadiah) correspondence
Formal title:
Correspondence from the Williams Collection
Extent:
1.25 linear feet
Date range:
1743-1859
Abstract:
Correspondence and related documents of two generations of the family of Obadiah Williams (1767-1848), Quakers, of Newport and Providence, R.I., New Bedford, Mass., and New York State, chiefly reflecting family matters; connections with the Rotch and Rodman families, whalers and merchants from New Bedford and the Brown family, of Providence, famous for their stand against slavery and founders of Providence Boarding School and Brown University; and the changes, principally those in the first half of the 19th century, involved in the history of the U.S. Subjects include the capture by the British of a ship mastered by Nicholas Williams in 1807, which led to financial disagreements with his brother, David Williams, a clockmaker in Newport; and the War of 1812, particularly pertaining to the death of James Hadwin, a relative, the capture of a family ship by a British privateer, and the embargo in Newport and subsequent difficulties experienced by Quaker merchants which led to the move of Obadiah Williams, merchant, farmer, and businessman, and other family members to Bridgewater and other farming towns in New York State, and Ohio. Other subjects include the utilization of ties in Newport by family members in New York to conduct trade via the Erie Canal; lands owned in New York State, Ohio, and Massachusetts; political and religious revivalism in New York in the 1820s, including family criticism of the Hicksite movement; the support of Obadiah's son, Henry Williams, of the Whig Party and Martin Van Buren; Quaker women, as exemplified by Ruth Hadwin Williams, second wife of Obadiah and their daughter, Catharine (Williams) Carman, an early student at Providence Boarding School; and descriptions of Newport (ca. 1848), as seen through the eyes of Henry Williams, a visitor, reflecting its people, events, and attitudes. Other family members represented include Dorcas Hadwin Brown, Obadiah Brown, and Mary Rotch.
Repository:
Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:
Ms.91.57.1

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