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Formal title:: Joseph W. Blaine Family Papers
Extent:: 10.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1868-1986
Abstract:: This collection consists of the papers of three generations of the Blaine and MacLellan families, who resided in Newport from 1882 to 1986. Alexander MacLellan (1856-1939) emigrated from Scotland in 1882, and served as a head gardener at several large estates. His daughter Rowena (1886-1965) married jeweler Joseph W. Blaine (1875-1953). Their son Joseph W. Blaine Jr. (1920-1986) was an electrical engineer who retired young to devote himself to the study of history.
Repository:: Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:: MSS 1079

Formal title:: War Information Center Files
Extent:: 0.25 linear foot
Date range:: 1941-1945
Abstract:: The War Information Center was set up by Brown University at the request of the Federal Security Agency, U.S. Office of Education in 1942, as a "Center of War Information and Training for Colleges and Universities in the State of Rhode Island." The Center consisted of a Morale Committee, a Library of Information, a Faculty Committee of Advisors, and a Council of Representatives from other colleges, etc. in the state.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: OF-1E-8

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