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Brown (Natalie Bayard) Papers
Formal title:
Natalie Bayard Brown papers
Extent:
53.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1877-1950 (bulk 1897-1950)
Abstract:
Natalie Bayard Brown (1869-1950) was the wife of John Nicholas Brown (1861-1900) and mother of John Nicholas Brown (1900-1979), members of the prominent Brown family of Providence, Rhode Island. The papers reflect Natalie Bayard Brown's interests in politics and charitable causes through correspondence with family and friends, writings and speeches, scrapbooks, and photographs. The papers contain detailed financial and legal records related to John Nicholas Brown's (1900-1979) large inheritance from his father and uncle, Harold Brown. The papers also hold travel diaries and photographs from Natalie Bayard Brown and John Nicholas Brown's (1900-1979) travels in Europe, Asia, and Middle East.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2007.011
Brown University Dean's Military files
Formal title:
Brown University Dean's Military files
Extent:
4.0 Linear feet
Date range:
circa 1943-1944
Abstract:
The collection comprises the College Dean's records from World War II (1943-1944) and documents military training and programming on the campus of Brown University. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces is represented in the materials, though the Army and Navy predominate, with notably less documentation related to the Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. The materials include files on Selective Services, the Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC), and the Enlisted Reserve Corps.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1CA.2
Brown University War Memorial Dedication records
Formal title:
Brown University War Memorial dedication records
Extent:
0.5 linear foot
Date range:
1997
Abstract:
The War Memorial dedication records is a collection of addresses and a program for the dedication services for the War Memorial held at Brown University on May 25, 1997. The services included addresses on World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1MS.W1
Day (Lee Garnett and Nancy Sayles Day) papers
Formal title:
Lee Garnett Day and Nancy Sayles Day papers
Extent:
7.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1890-1968 (bulk 1911-1945)
Abstract:
The Lee Garnett Day and Nancy Sayles Day papers consist of business records, correspondence, genealogies, photographs and other material from the Day and Sayles families. Much of the material concerns the Collins-Day South American Expedition of 1914-1915, Lee Garnett Day’s military career, the Bennett-Day Importing Company, and both Lee Garnett Day's and Nancy Sayles Day's travels around the world. The collection is dated from 1890 to 1968. Most of the material is dated from 1911 to 1945.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2014.003
English themes by World War II Veterans
Formal title:
English themes by World War II veterans
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1946
Abstract:
A collection of writings by Brown University veterans of World War II written for the course English 2 in 1946.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS-1N-E1
Kevorkian (Zenas) papers
Formal title:
Zenas Kevorkian papers
Extent:
0.85 cubic feet
Date range:
1921-1988 (bulk 1930-1950)
Abstract:
Collection consists of Kevorkian’s personal photographs, which document his life, family, and community mostly in and around Providence and Cranston, Rhode Island from the 1920s through about 1960. The collection also includes correspondence while Kevorkian was in naval training in 1942, as well as publications of Providence Technical High School and Roger Williams Junior High School.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0042
Rhode Island State Records Collection
Formal title:
Rhode Island State Records Collection
Extent:
5.5 linear feet
Date range:
1661-1979
Abstract:
Records of the Rhode Island General Assembly, Governor, state agencies, administrative units, and courts.
Repository:
Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:
MSS 231 SG 3
Robinson (James J.) papers
Formal title:
James J. Robinson papers
Extent:
52.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1930-1977 (bulk 1945-1950)
Abstract:
The James J. Robinson papers consist of legal documents, manuscripts, notes on legal cases, speeches, and research and drafts of a published book. The bulk of the collection pertains to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE).
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2006.001
Rosinski (Herbert F.) papers
Formal title:
Herbert F. Rosinski papers
Extent:
10 archival boxes
Date range:
1919-1988 (bulk 1940-1962)
Abstract:
The papers of Herbert F. Rosinski, military historian and strategist, consist of personal records, correspondence, published and unpublished writings, lectures, seminars, notes, and outlines. The bulk of the items date from the period between the 1930s and Roskinski's death in 1962, and will be of interest to students of pre and post World War II military affairs, military strategy, and international relations. The collection fully documents Rosinski's personal and public life, both in Europe and America, and was presented to the Naval War College Foundation by Dr. Richard P. Stebbins, a longtime friend and colleague of Rosinski.
Repository:
Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:
MSC-091

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