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Formal title:: Christina Simmons papers
Extent:: 0.75 linear feet
Date range:: 1973—2011
Abstract:: This collection contains the professional papers of Christina Simmons, Professor Emerita of History and Women & Gender Studies at University of Windsor, Canada. Her scholarship concentrates on feminist historical studies; marriage; American civilization; and gender, race, and sexuality. She received her MA in American Civilization from Brown University in 1975 and her PhD in American Civilization from Brown in 1982. Materials document Simmons' academic career, involvement in Marxist Feminist Group 2, and writings. Materials include correspondence, syllabi, handwritten notes, research materials, draft writings, and conference presentations. The collection dates from 1973—2011.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2024.022

Formal title:: Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino papers
Extent:: 0.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1940–1985
Abstract:: This collection consists of the professional papers of Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino, professor of psychology at Brown University and Dean of Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University, from 1961 until the women's and men's colleges merged in 1971. Sorrentino is also a Brown University alumna who earned her Ph.D. in psychology there in 1953. This collection includes correspondence related to her Brown professorship and Pembroke deanship, reports related to Pembroke College, and typed drafts of speeches given in her role as dean. Materials date from 1940 – 1985 and are arranged into 1 series alphabetically by record type.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AMS.1UF.S6

Formal title:: Thomas J. Watson, Jr., papers
Extent:: 24 linear feet (24 record center boxes)
Date range:: 1905-1994
Abstract:: Thomas J. Watson, Jr., (Brown University, class of 1937) was the President and C.E.O. of International Business Machines (1952-1971). After his retirement from I.B.M., Watson began a career in government service, serving as chairman of the General Advisor Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament and as Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1978-1981). Watson's papers document the period of his ambassadorship to the Soviet Union and his subsequent work in foreign policy matters from 1981 to his death in 1993.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: MS-1U-W1

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

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:: Brown University Websites Archive collection
Extent:: 287 websites
Date range:: 1997-2024 (bulk 2016-2024)
Abstract:: This collection contains preserved snapshots of web-based content of Brown University affiliated sites, either built on domains owned and maintained by the University or on external platforms used by administrative offices, academic departments, athletics, centers, institutes, publications, and student organizations. The collection includes ongoing archival crawls of websites and snapshots of sites that have been sunsetted. The dates noted in this finding aid represent the archived dates of websites.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: AC.2024.006

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