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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 | Kansas Relief | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | ||
1 | Kay | Nathaniel | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Keat, | Lewis | MSS 9001-K Loose Volume | |
1 | Keen | John | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Keith | Adelbert F. | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
2 | Keith | Christoper | MSS 9001-K Loose Volume | |
1 | Keith | Stephen | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Keller | Daniel | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kelley | John | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kelley | Josesph | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kelley | Wilbur | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kelly | Joseph | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kelly | Robert | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kelpie (Ship Log) | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | ||
1 | Kenaston | Lizzie | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kendall | Oliver | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kendrick | Horace | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kendrick | Capt. J.H. | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kendrick | William P. | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kennedy | Hugh | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kennon | F.M. | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kent | Ira A. | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kent | John & Mary | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kent | John | MSS 9001-K Oversize | Petition Re: Estate by Joseph Stone; July 1, 1780 |
1 | Kent | Joshua | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kent | Mary | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kent County Men's Anti-Slavery Society | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | ||
1 | Kent County Female Anti-Slavery Society | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | ||
1 | Kenyon | George C. | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kenyon | Job | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kenyon | John | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kenyon | Thomas C. | MSS 9001-K Loose Volume | |
1 | Kenyon | Whitman R. | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kenyon | William G. | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kenyon | W. | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kettelle family | MSS 9001-K Oversize | Marriage Certificate of Louis Kettelle and Ella Kettelle, 1903 and Brown University Diploma of Violet E. Kettelle, 1927 | |
6 | Kettelle family | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | ||
1 | Keystone Club | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | ||
1 | Killey | Joseph | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kilton | John | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kilton | Joseph | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kilton | Thomas | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kimball | Amos | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
2 | Kimball | Benjamin | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kimball | Dean | MSS 9001-K Box 1 | |
1 | Kimball | Gertrude Selwyn | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Abbey | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Abigail | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Absalom P. | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Ann Eliza | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Betsey | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Caleb | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Dan | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Daniel | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Elijah | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Elizabeth L. | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Eugene | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Henry | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Jeremiah | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | John (Glocester) | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | John (Johnston) | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | John (Warren) | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | John (Providence) | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | John (Deacon) | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | John C. | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Joseph O. | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Josiah | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Mary A. | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Mary B. | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Olney | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | Samuel Ward | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | William (East Greenwich) | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | William (Westerly) | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | |
1 | King | William A. | MSS 9001-K Loose Volume | |
1 | King Gold Mining Co. | MSS 9001-K Box 2 | ||
1 | Kingman | Abner | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kingman | Edward (Capt.) | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kings Daughters | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | ||
1 | Kingsford | Carrie | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kingsley | Jedediah | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kingsley | Jonathan | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kingston Total Abstinence Society | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | ||
1 | Kinnicut | George | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinnicut | Hezekiah | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinnicut | Josiah | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinnicut | Thomas | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinnicut family births | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | ||
1 | Kinsley | Benjamin | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinsley | Rufus B. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinyon | Benedict | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinyon | Caleb B. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinyon | Daniel | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
2 | Kinyon | John S. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinyon | Martha Lydia | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kinyon | Peleg | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Kittle | Othnial | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knapp | Harry S. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Ebenezer | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Frances | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | George | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Henry Cogswell | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Joseph | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Laten | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Margaret C. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Nehemiah Rice | MSS 9001-K Loose Volume | |
1 | Knight | Nehemiah Rice | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Ray G. | MSS 9001-K Loose Volume | |
1 | Knight | Richard | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Richard Jr. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
2 | Knight | Robert | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Robert | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | son of Robert and Marcy Knight |
1 | Knight | Robert (Scituate) | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knight | Walter Brayton | MSS 9001-K Loose Volume | |
1 | Knight of the Chisel | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | ||
1 | Knight-B.B. & R Knight Inc. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | ||
1 | Knightsville Loan Corporation | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | ||
1 | Know Nothing Party | MSS 9001-K Loose Volume | account book | |
1 | Knowles | Daniel | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knowles | George A.B. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knowles | John Warner | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knowles | Jonathan | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knowles | Jonathan | MSS 9001-K Double Oversize | |
1 | Knowles | Robert | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knowles | Samuel | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knowlton | Josephine | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knowlton | Lydia | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Knowlton | Marion | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Koch | Alvin A. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Koopman | Harry L. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | |
1 | Ku Klux Klan | MSS 9001-K Box 3 | ||
1 | Kullberg | Alice H. | MSS 9001-K Loose Volume | |
1 | Kwiatkowski | T. | MSS 9001-K Box 3 |