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Formal title:
Alumnae Association Records
Extent:
6 linear feet
Date range:
1900-2007
Abstract:
The Alumnae Association Files includes meeting minutes, committee activity notes, class officers, and fundraising projects dated from 1900 to 2007. It includes materials regarding Andrews Association, Pembroke College Clubs, speaker lists, scrapbook materials, and flyers and invitations.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF-1S-7zp
Formal title:
Sarah Elizabeth Minchin Barker papers
Extent:
7 linear feet (8 legal size clamshell boxes)
Date range:
1844-1988
Abstract:
Sarah Elizabeth Minchin Barker (also known as Sally Barker) was an actress and director whose career was highlighted by the work with The Players at the Talma Theatre and the Barker Playhouse Theatre. She was active in dramatic events at Pembroke, where she taught theatre. Her husband, Henry Ames Barker, 1861-1929 (Brown class of 1893) was a guiding influence and a director of the Players. He was the son of Mayor Harry Barker of Providence and active himself in the civic and cultural affairs of the city.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.90.4
Formal title:
Kate Bornstein papers
Extent:
21.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1910-2018
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of Kate Bornstein, performer, playwright, author, and transgender activist who graduated from Brown University as Albert Bornstein in 1969. The collection documents Bornstein's personal and professional life and trans activism, and includes biographical information, correspondence, diaries, conference material, draft writings, writings by other authors, subject files, print material, ephemera, photographs, and electronic records dating from 1910-2018. The collection is arranged into 14 series.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2018.010
Formal title:
Lyn Crost papers
Extent:
6.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1937-1996
Abstract:
The Lyn Crost papers relate primarily to her experiences as a war correspondent covering the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe during World War II, and materials she used in writing
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2005.46
Formal title:
Rhea Maxine deCoudres collection
Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Date range:
1917-2023
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal papers and professional writings of Rhea Maxine deCoudres, Pembroke College in Brown University "special student" who completed her studies along with the graduating class of 1927. She later became a book reviewer for the Providence Journal. The collection includes remembrances from her surviving children as well as photographs, correspondence, published and unpublished poetry, and Providence Journal book reviews by deCoudres. This collection dates from 1917 – 2023.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2024.013
Formal title:
Jane Fiske Harrison papers
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1961-1964
Abstract:
Jane Fiske Harrison graduated from Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University until 1971, in 1965 with an AB in American literature. This collection contains Fiske Harrison's Pembroke College beanie and green wool blazer, "Blueprint 1965" face book, correspondence from her high school English teacher and fellow Pembroke College alumna, and a special section of
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1ZP.2023.065
Formal title:
Helene Schwartz Kenvin papers
Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Date range:
2018-2021
Abstract:
This collection was donated by Helene Schwartz Kenvin, Brown University class of 1962. Materials are a book titled
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1S.2024.002
Formal title:
Mary Jane Mikuriya papers
Date range:
1952-2017
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal papers of Mary Jane Mikuriya, Asian-American Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1956. Papers document Mikuriya’s time at Pembroke and include clippings, room assignment correspondence and cards, commencement and Father Daughter Weekend programs, facebooks, scrapbook pages, her diploma, and contemporary reminiscences. The collection spans from 1952 – 2017 and is particularly compelling for users researching the experience of post World War II, Asian-American college students.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2017.021
Formal title:
Miriam "Mimi" Dale Pichey papers
Extent:
0.75 linear foot
Date range:
1964–2006 ((bulk 1968–1972))
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal papers of Miriam "Mimi" Dale Pichey, Brown University graduate of the class of 1971. Materials include correspondence, clippings, posters, bulletins, and artwork by Mimi, all related to her participation in the Women's Liberation Movement and advocacy for abortion rights on campus, locally, and nationally. This collection dates from 1964 – 2006 with the bulk of materials dating from 1968 – 1972.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS-1U-P5
Formal title:
Anna C. Renzi papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1945-1997
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal papers of Anna C. Renzi, Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1947. Renzi was the first woman to receive a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Civil Engineering from Brown University. She went on to become chief of the District Highways and Traffic Department’s programming division in Washington, DC. Papers document Renzi’s time at Pembroke and her subsequent career. Materials include Junior Promenade, May Day, and commencement programs; photos of senior prom, senior sing, and parties hosted by Renzi’s coworkers; and clippings regarding Renzi’s graduation and career. The collection spans from 1945-1997.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2018.013

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