Rhode Island Special Collections Libraries: a Brief a Modern Guide to Rare Books, Manuscripts, Guide
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Citation Box # F # Notes Digital Commons URL (public domain works only) Rhode Island Special Collections Libraries: A Brief A modern guide to rare books, manuscripts, Guide. Providence: The Rhode Island Committee for and special collections in 14 RI research the Humanities. 1 1 libraries An address by Dr. Walter Muir Whitehill, an Whitehill, Walter Muir. Redwood Library and architectural historian and former director of Athenaeum Bicentennial Observance, September 20, the Boston Athenaeum, given on the 229th 1976. Newport, RI: Ward's Printing, 1976. 1 2 birthday of the Redwood Library. Two copies A dialogue between 17 African Americans who lived in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, RI. This is a special project of the African Americans on College Hill 1950-1979. 1999. 1 3 Urban league of Rhode Island. A short history, accompanied by maps and pictures, of General Rochambeau's life and career in Rhode Island. Written at the request of the Rhode Island commission. A Pell, Claiborne. Rochambeau and Rhode Island. 1954. 1 4 gift from Dan Titus. The address given by Lieutenant-Colonel Hume, Edgar Erskine. Rochambeau: Marshal of Edgar Erskine Hume at the dedication of the France, Friend of America. 1940. 1 5 Rochambeau monument on July 4, 1940. A brief description of the structure of the Great Meeting House and a short history of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. Written Benson, Esther Fisher, Orin M. Bullock, and Harrison around the time of the completion of the M. Wright. The Great Meeting House at Newport restoration of the building. Gift from Dan Rhode Island. Newport: Ward's Printing, 1974 (?). 1 6 Titus. (2 copies) A short history of Christian Peake, the wife of William Arnold, one of the original founders of the colony of Rhode Island and White, Elizabeth Nicholson. Christian Peak: Wife of mother to the first RI Governor, Benedict William Arnold of Pawtuxet and Providence Arnold. On cover: "Property of Erich Taylor. Plantations. 1939. 1 7 Ab auctore ipsa donata" An address given by Rabbi Theodore Lewis in Lewis, Theodore. The Newport Jewish Tercentenary commemoration of the 300th anniversary of 1685-1958. Newport, RI: The Newport Jewish the arrival of the first Jews coming to Tercentenary Committee, 1959. 1 8 Newport in the spring of 1658. Theodore, Constantine. The History of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church and Community Newport Brief history of the Greek Orthodox Rhode Island 1915-1956. Newport, RI: Wilkinson Press, community in Newport and St. Spyridon 1956. 1 9 Church. Signed by author. Reed, Henry Hope. The Elms: The Edward J. Berwind A short history of the Elms, including a Mansion. Newport, RI: Preservation Society of description and history of each of the rooms Newport, 1968. 1 10 and the grounds. "A chronicle of service to the community" on Weaver, Pauline K. The Newport National Bank 1803- the 147th anniversary of the Bank. Gift from 1950. Newport, RI: Remington Ward, 1950. 1 11 Dan Titus. Downing, Antoinette F. and Mark A. Weber. The A history of the original design and Chinese Teahouse. Newport, RI: The Preservation construction of the teahouse, as well as the Society of Newport County, 1982. 1 12 restoration of it in the 1980s. A history of the Battle of Yorktown during the American Revolution, with particular Giroud, Vincent. The Road to Yorktown: Maps and emphasis on the roles of the French General Manuscripts from the Archive of General Rochambeau and General Washington. Gift Rochambeau. New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1992. 1 13 from Dan Titus. A small card with a pen and ink illustration of Horstick, United Congregational Church. New the United Congregational Church in Cumberland, PA: McMillan Associates. 1 14 Newport, RI. A wine list with a picture of Cliff Lawn Manor on the front and a passage from Maude Howe Elliott's This Was My Newport, published in 1944, on the back. It may be some sort of advertisement for the release Cliff Lawn Manor Wine List. 1944(?) 1 15 of the book. A pamphlet and poster with advertisements of local Newport businesses sponsoring the Newport's Gay Nineties Festival. Newport, RI: Ward "Gay Nineties" festival and a schedule of the Printing, 1946. 1 16 festival's events. Gift from Dan Titus. A pamphlet which gives concise histories of Tilley, Edith May. Historic Spots in Newport. Newport, the famous streets of Newport (Bellevue, RI: The Mercury Publishing Company, 1914. 1 17 Touro, etc). Gift from Dan Titus. http://digitalcommons.salve.edu/newport_books/11/ This magazine contains an article on Newport, discussing the Newport beyond all the expensive summer houses of the New England Magazine, October 1908. 1 18 wealthy. Gift from Dan Titus. Newspaper "No. 1048". Newspaper contains a letter and a proclamation by General Newport Mercury, October 27, 1781. 1 19 Nathaniel Greene. http://digitalcommons.salve.edu/newport_books/10/ A pamphlet giving a brief history of five estates (Oakwood, Beaulieu, Ker Arvor, 1962 Tour of Newport Mansions Wednesday, August Hammersmith Famr, and Bonniecrest.) open Eighth, Eleven until five thirty o'clock, Newport, RI. to visitors for the first time on August 8th. 1962. 1 20 Gift from Dan Titus. A guide and history of Newport. Also includes a list of Churches and their Weis, Gabriel. Guide and Map of Newport. Newport, locations, as well as a list of cottages, their RI: Howard Gould Ward Printer and Distributer, 1916. 1 21 locations, and the owner. Gift from Dan Titus http://digitalcommons.salve.edu/newport_books/1/ Newport Improvement Association, 1912, Charter, By- Laws, Rules, Officers and Members. Newport, RI: Ward the Printer, 1912. 1 22 Gift from Dan Titus. http://digitalcommons.salve.edu/newport_books/2/ 12-Meter Beat: America's Cup People-Summer '83, Summer 1983. 1 23 A guide to the America's Cup race of 1983. Rhode Island Photography: Three Decades of Tradition A guide to the exhibit at the Newport Art and Innovation, September 26-November 29, 1992. Museum which showcased Rhode Island Newport, RI: Newport Art Museum, 1992. 1 24 photography and photographers. (2 copies) June 1780- September 1781. The diary of Jean-Francois-Louis, Comte de Clermont- Allen, Helen Farrell. Embers Blaze Up Afresh: Crevecoeur, First Lieutenant in the Auxonne Rochambeau's Campaign in the American Revolution, Regiment of the Royal Army of France. (2 Newport to Yorktown. Wakefield, RI: Tumpus Fugit, copies-One being the last draft printed on 2005. 1 25 May 13, 2005) Post card celebrating the landing of Rochambeau in the U.S. in 1780. We have Landing of Rochambeau, 1780. United States Postal two copies, one of which is from the first day Office, 1980. 1 26 of issue on July 11, 1980. A brief history of the postcard, types of postcards, and local postcard producers. It is a guide to an exhibition shown at the Redwood Library an Athenaeum from May Connell, Philip M. On and Off the Avenue: A Picture to July of 1992. Copies of all postcards Postcard Tour. 1992. 1 27 included. Booklet furnished by the Newport Chamber Views of Newport with Descriptive Text. Newport, RI: of Commerce and the Newport Service A. Hartley G. Ward, 1931. 1 28 Society. Two copies, only one with a cover. Tschirch, John R. "A Beaux Arts Transformation: A Case Study of the History and Preservation of the Ochre Point Districts in Newport, Rhode Island." Paper presented at the International Conference Architecture Culture by 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 2, 1999. 1 29 This paper was first read to the Newport Historical Society on February 18, 1895. One hundred copies were reprinted from the Storer, H.R. The Medals and Tokens of Rhode Island. "American Journal of Numismatics" in July Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin and Son Printers, 1895. 1 30 and October in 1895. http://digitalcommons.salve.edu/newport_books/9/ Slom, A.J. The History of the Old Fall River Line. Newport, RI: Franklin Printing House, 1980. 1 31 Gift from Dan Titus. Magazine including an article on Newport, pages 22-23. Published in Newport by John Bicentennial Ship Parade, 1976. 1 32 Townsend Guide for tour to help raise money for the Columbus Day Weekend Waterfront Home Tour, restoration of the Rose Island lighthouse. October 11, 1998. 1 33 Gift from Dan Titus. Jefferys, C.P.B. Newport: A Short History . Portsmouth, A history of Newport from colonial times to RI: Hamilton Printing Company, 1992. 1 34 the 1990s. The tenth annual report from the Housing Authority of Newport, RI which explains the rehabilitation and improvements made to Newport's various neighborhoods since the Newport's Decade of Progress 1940- 1950. 1950. 1 35 1940s. Gift from Dan Titus. Two copies A guide to living on the Naval Base in Newport, including breif descriptions and Welcome Aboard Newport Naval Base, Rhode Island. locations of all the facilities available. Gift Lubbock, TX: Boone Publications, 1971. 2 1 from Dan Titus. Hopf, John T. Newport Then and Now. West Nyack, N.Y.: Dexter Press, 1982. 2 2 A pictorial comparison of views of Newport. Adelaide, Gilles. "Newport, RI Around the American Revolution: The Analysis of the Economic Decline of a Seaport in the Late Eighteenth Century." Masters diss., University of Angers, France, 2000. 2 3 Masters directed by Dr. George Antone Providence Daily Journal, November 8, 1882. 2 4 Contains an article about Mrs. Goelet in Newport Daily News , February 7, 1899. 2 5 London. Newport Mercury, October 24, 1885. 2 6 This newspaper has handwritten notes in the margins. It includes an article on the records of the Seventh Day Baptist Church from the early 1700s. (These records are now in possession of the Newport Historical Newport Mercury, July 5, 1884. 2 7 Society.) Contains advertisements about the Ogden farm and the Fall River Line (Newport Newport Daily News, October 22, 1884.