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| 1 | Berkeley House
collection, 1881/1895 (bulk 1884/1895)
1.668 linear feet This collection contains 4 architectural drawings and specifications, personal artwork, and household receipts related to LeRoy King and his residence, Berkeley House. Repository: Newport Historical Society |
| 2 | Brown (Nicholas and John) papers, 1746/1763 (bulk 1754/1763)
6.8 linear feet The Nicholas and John Brown Papers consists of the business correspondence, personal correspondence, accounting records, maritime records, and legal records which detail the day-to-day busines activities of Nicholas and John Brown. The documents shed light on the maritime trade activities of the family members and the related business endeavors of shopkeeping, distillery, money lending, and marine insurance in which the family was involved. Repository: John Carter Brown Library |
| 3 | Brown (Obadiah) and Company, 1746/1760 (bulk 1757/1760)
3 linear feet Obahiah Brown, son of James Browne (16xx-17xx), went to work for his eldest brother, James Browne (1xxx-1739), in the maritime and retail trade. When his brother died on a voyage to the West Indies, Obadiah became a shopkeeper, engaged in maritime and retail trade, provided marine insurance to area merchants, and operated a rum distillery. He also pioneered other manufacturing enterprises such as building a mill to grind cocoa beans, running a spermaceti candle factory, which, in turn, involved him in the whale industry in Nantucket. Because he had no male heirs, he worked closely with his nephews, John and Moses, in addition to his brothers, Nicolas and John Brown. Repository: John Carter Brown Library |
| 4 | Brown and Benson records, 1783/1792 (bulk 1757/1760)
44.5 linear feet The partnership of Brown and Benson was established because Nicholas Brown's two sons were still in their teens. He asked Geroge Benson, a former clerk for Nicholas Brown and Company to join a formal partnership in 1783. This collection contains the business papers of the company and papers relating to local and national politics. Repository: John Carter Brown Library |
| 5 | Brown and Ives records, 1794/1914 (bulk 1757/1760)
289 linear feet The Brown and Ives Company was a vital enterprise that continued from the end of the eigthteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth. During the nineteenth centure Thomas Poynton Ives and Nicholas Brown developed maritime trad ewith Europe and the Far East. They then developed new manufacturing interests in domestic textiles, real estate, banking, canals, turnpikes, and railroads. Repository: John Carter Brown Library |
| 6 | Brown, Benson and Ives records, 1792/1796 (bulk 1757/1760)
38.5 linear feet This collection includes business correspondence, personal correspondence, accounting records, and maritime records that detail the day-to-day business activities of Brown, Benson and Ives. Documents relating to the maritime trade activities of the company, including vessel papers and records and correspondence from a variety of foreign and domestic merchants and agents, comprise the bulk of the collection. Repository: John Carter Brown Library |
| 7 | Brown, Nicholas, and Company papers, 1762/1783 (bulk 1762/1774)
63.5 linear feet In the late summer of 1762, Nicholas and John Brown formed Nicholas Brown and Company with brothers, Joseph and Moses. The four brothers brought to their partnership an effective combination of interests and strengths. Their formidable union created one of the best established mercantile and manufacturing partnerships in early Rhode Island. These record include the brothers' business records as well as their philanthropic and political dealings. Repository: John Carter Brown Library |
| 8 | Browne (James) papers, 1726/1754 (bulk 1726/1730)
.25 linear foot This small series contains one memorandum book of James Browne and one sailing order signed by him to Captain Field in 1735. The credit instruments consist of a 1704 judgment, bonds, and estate information for James and Hope (Power) Browne. This series is arranged chronologically by record type. Repository: John Carter Brown Library |
| 9 | Carrington Papers, 1798/1911 (bulk 1802/1860)
122 linear feet Edward Carrington (1775-1843) was born in New Haven, Connecticut. As a young man, he came to Providence, R.I., where he worked as a clerk and supercargo for local merchants Seth Wheaton, Samuel Butler, and Richard Jackson. He resided in Canton, China from 1802 to 1810, serving as American Consul, acting as an agent for other American merchants, and amassing a considerable fortune by trading on his own behalf. The collection documents his mercantile and shipping activities in China, South America and Europe during 1802-1857. It also documents his other business enterprises in the textile industry in Rhode Island with the Hamlet Mill and Manufacturing Company, 1834-1860 and the Blackstone Canal Company, 1823-1831. The collection also contains the personal papers of Edward Carrington, his son Edward II, and Edward II's wife Candace (Dorr) Carrington. Repository: Rhode Island Historical Society |
| 10 | Colt Family Papers, 1793/1961 (bulk 1802/1860)
100.25 linear feet This extensive collection focuses on the life of Samuel Pomeroy Colt (1852-1921) who lived most of his life in Bristol, Rhode Island. Colt was an active lawyer, politician, businessman, and philanthropist. Of particular interest in the collection are the personal records of Colt and his family, Colt's financial and business records, and the records of his political life and legal practice. The collection also contains several photographs, maps, and blueprints. The study of this collection reveals much about the political, social, and economic history of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Rhode Island. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |
| 11 | Davisville Mill(s) Records, 1803/1875 (bulk 1802/1860)
50 item(s) The Davisville Mill(s) Records are the records of one or more textile mills that existed in Davisville, North Kingstown, Rhode Island in the nineteenth century. It is unclear from the records themselves if the volumes and papers all belong to one mill or to a group of mills. Some of the volumes have names inscribed on the front, spine, or inside pages. These include: Ezra and J. Davis, E. and J. Davis, Davis Reynolds, J. D. and S. and Davis and Sweet. The E. and J. Davis textile firm was founded in the early nineteenth century. It became the Davis, Reynolds and Co. in 1849. It appears that the Davisville Mill(s) Records are from these mill companies. Repository: North Kingstown Free Library |
| 12 | Department of State Division of Corporations trademarks, 1908/1972 (bulk 1908/1972)
1.2 other Applications for trademarks and/or form of advertisements with attached specimens or facsimiles Repository: Rhode Island State Archives |
| 13 | Fayerweather Family Papers, 1836/1962 (bulk 1908/1972)
1.25 linear feet The Fayerweather family, descendants of slaves, served the village of Kingston and the surrounding countryside as blacksmiths throughout the nineteenth century. Most famous in the family is Sarah Ann Harris Fayerweather whose attendance at Prudence Crandall's school for girls caused tension over school intergration in Connecticut. The records contain papers and memorabilia from several generations of the Fayerweather family. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |
| 14 | French River Textile Company records, 1897/1928 (bulk 1908/1972)
15 linear feet The French River Textile Company was incorporated first in Rhode Island in 1897 by Frank A. Sayles, Alfred M. Coats, John Simson, and James B. Kirkaldy. Although the mill itself was located in Mechanicville, the business seat was in the Slater Trust Company in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The records reflect manufacturing costs, sales, and finances of a Rhode Island and Connecticut firm manufacturing worsted cloth, silk cloth, cotton cloth, remnants and waste. The mill also sold water-generated electric power to the Putnam Light & Power Company, serving communities in northeast Connecticut. Repository: Rhode Island Historical Society |
| 15 | Gilman Land Company records, 1905/1942 (bulk 1908/1972)
4.2 linear feet The records of Gilman Land Company, 1905-1942, document the official incorporation, financial transactions, and activities of the company throughout its history as presented at corporate meetings, official accounting records and correspondence between officers and their agents. The material is arranged by format and includes correspondence, meeting records, architectural maps and drawings, legal documents and financial records. Repository: John Hay Library |
| 16 | Glenlyon Dye Works, 1883/1950 (bulk 1883/1938)
25.5 linear feet The Glenlyon Dye Works began as a minor department relegated to operating wherever space could be found or made within the confines of Sayles Bleacheries Plant A at Saylesville. This department began as early as 1876, for the purposes of bleaching and dyeing wool yarn and piece goods. It was not formalized until 1882 when it turned entirely to processing goods for the new Lorraine Manufacturing Company, and the volume of work increased considerably. Later, as Glenlyon Print Works, the plant specialized in printing and finishing fine cotton and silk blend fabrics. Repository: Rhode Island Historical Society |
| 17 | Granite Industry collection, 1870/1955 (bulk 1883/1938)
26 linear feet abstract Repository: Westerly Public Library |
| 18 | James Brown II (1698-1739) Papers , 1719/1739 (bulk 1883/1938)
2 linear feet James Brown II (1698-1739) was born in Providence. His father was Elder James Brown (1666-1716), a pastor on the First Baptist Church; his mother was Mary (Harris) Brown. James II established himself early in the mercantile business, trading in rum, molasses, slaves and less controversial wares. Repository: Rhode Island Historical Society |
| 19 | Mill Life Oral History Collection, 1970/1977 (bulk 1883/1938)
48 Bx.(es) The collection consists of recorded interviews, transcripts and related material of 172 individuals who worked in the textile mills of Rhode Island between approximately 1890 and 1950. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |
| 20 | Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1703/2004 (bulk 1883/1938)
16 box(es) The Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection contains scrapbooks, photographs, letters, postcards, ledger books, ephemera, and artifacts the majority of which relate to Rhode Island subjects. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |