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Ostrach (Simon) papers

Formal title:: Simon Ostrach papers
Extent:: 36.75 Linear feet
Date range:: 1940-2005 (bulk 1970-2000)
Abstract:: Simon Ostrach is an internationally known scientist and pioneer in the fields of buoyancy-driven flows and microgravity science. Dr. Ostrach is highly regarded for his work as principal investigator on the Surface-Tension Driven Convection Experiments (STDCE), which were conducted on two NASA Spacelab missions, United States Microgravity Laboratories 1 (June 25-July 9, 1992) and 2 (October 20-November 5, 1995). The STDCE experiments explored thermal convection phenomena of liquids under microgravity conditions.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.005

Formal title:: The Outlet Company Collection
Extent:: 1 folder (29 photographs, 2 oversized documents)
Date range:: 1900, 1962, before 1986
Abstract:: This collection contains photographs and ephemera related to The Outlet Company, once located in Providence, Rhode Island.
Repository:: Providence Public Library Special Collections, Rhode Island Collection
Collection call no:: VM019

Formal title:: Edith O’Shaughnessy letters
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1916
Abstract:: This collection consists of two letters written by Edith O’Shaughnessy (1870-1939), author, journalist, and wife of a diplomat, to an unidentified ambassador about her first publication in 1916,
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.529

P. J. Capelotti Papers

Formal title:: P. J. Capelotti Papers
Extent:: 6 linear feet
Date range:: 1941-2000 (bulk 1960-1984)
Abstract:: P. J. Capelotti was a student, writer, and naturalist. Of particular interest in this collection is Capelotti's correspondence with author Norman Mailer. Also included are family records, manuscripts of articles by Capelotti, and research materials for Capelotti's books.
Repository:: University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:: Mss. Gr. 45

Formal title:: Edward D. Pacheco Collection on Beat Poets
Extent:: 1 linear foot
Date range:: 1962-2013
Abstract:: The Edward D. Pacheco Collection on Beat Poets is comprised of materials related to three influential members of the Beat Movement: William S. Burroughs, Herbert Huncke, and Brion Gysin.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2015.025

Formal title:: Pages from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Extent:: 0.01 cubic feet.
Date range:: 1908
Abstract:: Arthur Rackham’s illustrations and other pages from disbound 1908 edition of
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0121

Formal title:: Rhode Island School of Design. Painting Department records
Extent:: 14 linear feet
Date range:: 1987-2010
Abstract:: This collection consists of BFA and MFA theses from 1987-2010 arranged alphabetically and organized by year.
Repository:: Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Collection call no:: 08.05

Palmer (Alison) papers

Formal title:: Alison Palmer Papers
Extent:: 6.5 Linear feet
Date range:: 1853-1991 (bulk 1971-1991)
Abstract:: Alison Palmer (Brown University Class of 1953) served in the United States Foreign Service (1959-1981) in Belgian Congo, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. Palmer successfully pursued two sex discrimination lawsuits against the State Department, winning in 1974 and 1987. After her retirement from the State Department in 1981, Palmer became the thirteenth woman Episcopal priest ordained in the United States. The Alison Palmer papers are chiefly related to her two lawsuits but also contain materials that document her foreign service career, and family papers.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.90.6

Formal title:: Capt. Earl C. Palmer Collection
Extent:: 3.67 linear feet
Date range:: 1940-1965
Abstract:: Large collection related to Moran Towing Co., tugboats, the merchant marine, marine engineering, and other maritime topics.
Repository:: Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:: 1967.01

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