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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Browne (James) papers, 1739/1757 (bulk 1747/1750)
1.3 linear feet This series contains account books for James Browne's businesses with the West India trade. Also includes credit orders and a small number of maritime documents. Repository: John Carter Brown Library |
| 7 | Carter (John), 1769/1917 (bulk 1769/1844)
.5 linear foot Correspondence and other papers related to Providence printer and newspaper publisher, John Carter (1745 - 1814), and his family. Repository: John Carter Brown Library |
| 8 | Department of Environmental Management Division of Coastal Resources (Rhode Island) records, 1883/1976 (bulk 1769/1844)
6.3 cubic feet other This collection includes a wealth of information related to the activities of the Harbor Commission, the Commission of Dams and Reservoirs, The Division of Harbors and Rivers and the Division of Coastal Resources. The records comprising this collection include reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, maps and aerial photographs. Repository: Rhode Island State Archives |
| 9 | Galilee Fishermen Oral History, 1930/1979 (bulk 1769/1844)
1 box(es) The oral history project was conducted by students in Prof. Valerie Quinney's History Research Methods class (Hist. 395A) during the spring of 1979. Ten fishermen of Galilee (R.I.) were interviewed. Research papers were written from the project interviews and the research conducted by the students. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |
| 10 | Graduate School of Oceanography Oral History Interviews, 1999 (bulk 1769/1844)
1 box(es) This collection consists of seven digital videocassettes that contain interviews with prominent former members and affiliates of the Graduate School of Oceanography. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |
| 11 | Harold N. Gibbs Papers, 1940/1954 (bulk 1769/1844)
4 box(es) This collections contains research notes, journal entries, and publications of the noted naturalist and former Rhode Island Administrator of Fish and Game, Harold N. Gibbs. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |
| 12 | Hussey Collection plans and drawings, 1911/1938 (bulk 1917/1938)
116 items item(s) The Hussey Collection plans and drawings consist primarily of bridge drawings and plans created by the State Board of Public Roads' Bridge Department (now RIDOT). The bulk of the collection was created under the supervision of Clarence L. Hussey, Bridge Engineer and State Engineer of Rhode Island from 1912-1925. Repository: Rhode Island State Archives |
| 13 | Leased Oyster Bed Grounds (Rhode Island) Indenture (agreements) records, 1844/1854 (bulk 1917/1938)
0.24 cubic feet other The Rhode Island Leased Oyster Bed Grounds Indenture (agreements) records consist of signed agreements with accompanying plot maps depicting leased oyster bed grounds primarily in the Providence River near Field's Point. Repository: Rhode Island State Archives |
| 14 | Newport Insurance Company records, 1799/1835 (bulk 1799/1802)
12 oversized bound volumes and 2 folders This collection contains the business records of the Newport Insurance Company. Repository: Newport Historical Society |
| 15 | Obadiah Brown I (1712-1762) Papers , 1719/1776 (bulk 1740/1762)
5 linear feet Obadiah Brown I (1712-1762) 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. Upon reaching adulthood, Obadiah joined his older brother James Brown II (1698-1739) in the mercantile trade, which included traffic in cocoa, rum, molasses and slaves. Repository: Rhode Island Historical Society |
| 16 | Plum Beach Light Research Collection, 1864/2000 (bulk 1740/1762)
4 box(es) The collection consists of print and audio/visual material regarding the construction, history, and restoration of the Plum Beach lighthouse. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |
| 17 | Records of the Coastal Resources Center, 1971/1990 (bulk 1740/1762)
85.5 linear feet The records of the Coastal Resource Center (CRC) document the activities of the CRC from 1971-1990. The records are concerned with Rhode Island and the northeast region, and peripherally deal with national and international programs. Types of materials include: reports, correspondence, research data, project proposals, budget data, reference materials, publications, photographs, audio tapes, maps, receipts, minutes, pamphlets, transparencies, and drafts of theses and dissertations. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |
| 18 | Rhode Island's Islands, 1985/1986 (bulk 1740/1762)
5 box(es) The collection consists of interviews with residents of three of Rhode Island's islands: Block Island, Conanicut Island, and Prudence Island. The interviews attempt to define the islands culturally and socially, rather than geographically, through oral history. Repository: University of Rhode Island Library |
| 19 | Sullivan Dorr Papers, 1799/1852 (bulk 1740/1762)
0.75 linear feet Sullivan Dorr (1778-1858) was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Ebenezer (1739-1809) and Abigail (Cummingham) Dorr (1762-1796).Early in life Sullivan was engaged in the fur trade on the northwest coast of the United States and at the age of twenty, he went to Canton, China to follow mercantile pursuits. Much of his business was for the firm of J.& J. Dorr; based in Boston and owned by his brothers, Jonathan and Joseph. He stayed in Canton for five years (1799-1803) and upon returning to the States he settled in Providence and became a prosperous merchant. He resided in a home he built in 1811 on the northeast corner of Benefit and Bowen Streets. Repository: Rhode Island Historical Society |
| 20 | Thatcher (Henry Knox) papers, 1833/1866 (bulk 1740/1762)
21 items The Henry Knox Thatcher papers consist of an oil painting of the U.S.S. Constellation, military memorabilia, and three journals and logs kept by Thatcher while on board several ships, including the U.S.S. Brandywine (1839-1841) and the U.S.S. Constellation (1862-1863). The journals reflect ship life, diversions on shore, the social and political climate of his time, and the duties of American ships in the Mediterranean during the early years of the Civil War. Repository: Brown University Library |