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Green (William) letter

Formal title:: William Greene letter
Extent:: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:: 1784
Abstract:: This letter from Governor William Greene (1731-1809) to the sheriff of Newport County, William Davis (fl. 1784), gives direction on when and how to announce the success of the Treaty of Paris (1783) between the United States and the King of England.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.576

Formal title:: Newport ephemera collection
Extent:: 6.26 linear feet (15 document cases)
Date range:: 1776-2003 (bulk 1941-2003)
Abstract:: The Newport ephemera collection, created and maintained by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum for reference purposes, consists of printed ephemera such as annual reports, brochures, bylaws, pamphlets, postcards, and programs documenting the people, society, historic homes and buildings, maritime activities, civic organizations, public celebrations, sporting events, commerce, art, and history of Newport, R.I.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.028

Newport vertical file

Formal title:: Newport vertical file
Extent:: 10.9 linear feet
Date range:: 1854-2010 (bulk 1911-2010)
Abstract:: The Newport vertical file, created and maintained by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum for reference purposes, consists of articles, clippings, newspapers, photocopies, and reprints regarding the people, society, historic homes and buildings, maritime activities, civic organizations, music festivals, public celebrations, sporting events, commerce and industry, art, and history of Newport, Rhode Island.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.035

Formal title:: Rhode Island College miscellaneous papers
Extent:: 250 items
Date range:: 1763-1804
Abstract:: A collection of historical documents from the petition for a charter in 1763 to the change of name from Rhode Island College to Brown University in 1804. Titles of the papers and folder numbers are taken from the two volumes in which the papers had previously been mounted.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.1E.1

Formal title:: Rhode Island Manuscripts Collection
Extent:: .5 linear feet
Date range:: 1723-1939
Abstract:: The Rhode Island Manuscript Collection contains papers having to do with, or related to, the state of Rhode Island. This can include documents related to the governance of the state, and personal manuscripts owned or created by residents, businesses and organizations of Rhode Island.
Repository:: Providence Public Library, Special Collections
Collection call no:: MSS010

Formal title:: Margaret Stillwell papers
Extent:: 10 linear feet
Date range:: 1827-1984 (bulk 1907-1984)
Abstract:: The Margaret B. Stillwell papers consist of personal papers, personal and professional correspondence, research materials related to her writings, especially those used in preparing Incunabula in American Libraries: A Second Census of Fifteenth-century Books Owned in the United States, Mexico, and Canada; notes and essays on topics ranging from the Annmary Brown Memorial to the women’s movement, examples of typefaces used by printers in Europe and the United States, and subject files.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS-1UF-S3

Formal title:: Carolyn R. Swift papers
Extent:: 3.35 cubic feet
Date range:: 1956-1984 (bulk 1974-1984)
Abstract:: Collection consists of materials related to Carolyn R. Swift’s research, writing, teaching, and political advocacy, and correspondence related to those projects, which include feminist Shakespeare scholarship, ERA advocacy, and oral histories of Rhode Island women.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS-0150

Formal title:: Roderick Terry, Jr. autograph collection
Extent:: 1.3 linear feet (1 document case, 1 flat box)
Date range:: 1672-1940 (bulk 1750-1915)
Abstract:: Correspondence, financial accounts, poems, legal documents, notes, lists, and other documents primarily from individuals prominent in colonial and early United States history as well as notable literary figures.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.024

Formal title:: Ron McLarty Collection
Extent:: 40 linear feet
Date range:: 1915-2018 (bulk 1950-2018)
Abstract:: The McLarty collection includes Ron McLarty's personal papers, photographs, published and unpublished works, and memorabilia from his appearances in theater, television and film.
Repository:: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:: MSS.21

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