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Miscellaneous Manuscripts Small, mostly uncataloged collections arranged by personal name. Records and personal papers, 1640s - present Size: 142 linear feet Catalog number: MSS 9001 Processed by: Rick Stattler, Kristina Piecyk, and Desiree Kenny 1995-1996 Partially restricted
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Historical Note:
The earliest system for dealing with miscellaneous manuscripts was pasting them into scrapbooks. Two large series were compiled: Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts and Rhode Island Manuscripts, totaling 28 volumes. The creation of scrapbooks ended around 1940. Single items and small collections arriving after 1940 have generally been arranged alphabetically. In addition, some larger collections have been broken up and distributed by name. Until 1994, there was no formal "collection" of these small files; they were shelved individually in loose folders, and interfiled with much larger collections.
Scope and content:
The Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection includes these loose files compiled since 1940. The contents vary widely, and could typically include: a single deed; a small collection of family correspondence; an account book; a military commission; a diary; a handful of shipping receipts. None of these small collections contain much more than a hundred items, or a couple of large volumes. The dates span from the seventeenth century to the present, though the bulk are probably from about 1750 to 1900.
Provenance:
The items comprising this collection are from hundreds, probably thousands, of different accessions. A few general comments can be made. The bulk of these items were probably donated after 1940. Small accessions from before that date tended to be placed in scrapbooks under the heading of Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts. However, some of the earlier collections were broken up at a later date and dispersed by name throughout this collection, mostly during the early 1980s. This occurred with many family collections; another example is a collection of Barrington historical papers that were broken up at that time.
Inventory (Arranged Alphabetically):
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
# of folders/ Volumes | Last Name or Title | First Name | Call Number | Dates and further information |
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1 | Daggett | Daniel | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
5 | Daggett | Israel | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Daggett | Jacob | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Daggett | John S. | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Daggett | Joseph | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Daggett | Simeon | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Daggett | Sydney | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Daggett | Thomas G. & Son | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Daggett | William | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Daggett Family | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | ||
1 | Dailey | Colonel C.F. | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dailey | Daniel | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dailey | L.F. | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dale | Richard | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Daly | David | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Daly | David | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Damon | Louise | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dana | Nathaniel C. | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dancing | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | ||
1 | Daniels | David | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Darling | Freelove | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Darling | George Whitson | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dart | Thomas | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dary | Frank A. and Alice | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dauchy | Marie Lefferts | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Daughters of Liberty, State Council of Rhode Island | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | ||
1 | Davis | Aaron | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Davis | George M. | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Davis | Ichabod | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Davis | John | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Davis | Joseph C. | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Davis | Lizzie | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Davis | Peter | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
2 | Davis | Robert | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Davis | Seth | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Davis | Sturges | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Davis | William | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Davis & Greene | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | ||
1 | Daw | John | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dawley | Ann | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
2 | Dawley | John C. | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dawley | Joseph E. | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dawley | Mary M. | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Dawley | Nathan | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
3 | Day | Frank L. | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Day | Leonard | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Day | Mrs. James W. | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Day | Nathaniel | MSS 9001-D Box 1 | |
1 | Deane | Seth | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Debates of the Virginia Convention | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | 6/2/1780 | |
1 | Deblois | Gilbert | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Deblois | Stephen | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | DeCiantis Brothers Dairy | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | ||
1 | Delabarre | Edmund B. | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Delafaye | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | ||
1 | Della Valle | Rosalia | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Denis | Caroline B. | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Denison | Charles H. | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
2 | Dennis | James | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Dennis | John | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dennis | Mrs. | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dennis | William | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Denton | Albert C. | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Devereaux | Nathaniel | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Devereaux | Robert W. | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Devol | Jonathan | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | DeWolf | Louise Henry | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
3 | DeWolf | Mary J. (Merchant) | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Alice | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Anthony | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | C.J. & Co. | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Dexter | Christopher | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Daniel B. | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Daniel S. | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | David | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
2 | Dexter | Edward | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Esek | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Eunice | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Gregory | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Henry H. | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Henry Harris | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | James | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | Jeremiah | MSS 9001-D Box 2 | |
1 | Dexter | John | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
5 | Dexter | John | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dexter | John Singer | MSS 9001-D Oversize | Commission, 1791 |
1 | Dexter | Lewis | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
3 | Dexter | Stephen | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dexter | Vincent H. | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dexter | William | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dexter | William and Lewis | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dexter Donation | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | ||
1 | Dexter Family | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | ||
1 | Diary - New Hampshire, 1843 | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | 1843 | |
1 | Dickey | Robert | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dickinson | John | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Diggs | William Dudley | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dillenbeck | George E. | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dimond | F. | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dixon | Ann Mumford | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dixon | Ralph E. | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dockery | John | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dockray | John B. | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dockray | John B. | MSS 9001-D Triple Oversize | Will |
1 | Dodge | Joshua | MSS 9001-D Box 3 | |
1 | Dods | George | MSS 9001-D Oversize | |
3 | Dods | George | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dods | George G. | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dods | Rosannah | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dodshone | Francis | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dolliver | Mary | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Donnison | Jonathan | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dorr | Lydia | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dorr Rebellion | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | ||
1 | Dorrance | John | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dorrance | John K. | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dorrance | Samuel | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dorsey | Maria | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Douglas | Charles | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dow | Samuel | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Downer | Silas | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Doyle | Patrick M. | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Doyle | Thomas | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Doyle | Thomas A. | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | |
1 | Dring | Azariah | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dring | Thomas | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | |
1 | Dring | Thomas | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | account book |
1 | Dring Family Bible | MSS 9001-D Box 4 | ||
1 | Drowne | Benjamin | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Drowne | Benjamin F. | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
2 | Drowne | Frederick E. | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Drowne | Henry B. | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Drowne | Jonathan | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Drowne | S. | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Drowne | Sarah | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
4 | Drowne | Solomon | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
2 | Drowne | William | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Duck Pond Fuel Association | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | ||
1 | Dudley | Charles | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dudley | William | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Duke of Marlborough (snow) | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | ||
1 | Dun & Bradstreet | MSS 9001-D Loose Volume | ||
1 | Dunbar | George | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dunbar | Robert | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dunbar | Runnels | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Duncan | Alexander | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Duncan Family | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | ||
1 | Dunnell | Jacob | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dunphy | Thomas | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Durfee | Benjamin | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Durfee | Charles A. | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Durfee | Darius | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Durfee | Elisha A. | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Durfee | James | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Durfee | Nathaniel B. | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Durfee | William P. | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dwight | Gamaliel L. | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dwight | Margarethe Carrington | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dyer | Anthony | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dyer | Elisha | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dyer | Elisha III | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dyer | Mary | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dyer | Olney | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dyer | Rufus | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dyer | Thomas | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dyre | Edward | MSS 9001-D Box 5 | |
1 | Dyre | William | MSS 9001-D Box 5 |