1.   Historical note

2.   Scope and content

3.   Provenance

4.   Processing note

5.   Inventory

6.   Subjects


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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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Manuscripts Division

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

MSS 9001 - N Box List
# of folders/ Volumes Last Name or Title First Name Call Number Dates and further information
1 Nancy (sloop)   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nardillio Family   MSS 9001-N Double Oversize various, certificates, loose ledger papers. 1928 - 1955. 6 items. Funeral Director. #79.1.23
1 Narragansett Archeaological Society   MSS 9001-N Box 1 Notices of meetings, 1947-1948
1 Narragansett Bank   MSS 9001-N Box 1
1 Narragansett Bathing Pavillion   MSS 9001-N Oversize loose ledger pages. 1962
1 Narragansett Bathing Pavillion-Ledger   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume
1 Narragansett Beach Commission   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 Narragansett Country-- A Brief Account   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Narragansett Country--Land Dispute   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Narragansett Hotel   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Narragansett House   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 Narragansett Pier   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 Narragansett Pier Telephone Company   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 Narragansett Race Track   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
2 Narragansett Rubber Co.    MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
  Narragansett-Town Of   MSS 9001-N Double Oversize Photostat of Naragansett Charter. 1643 (original).
1 Nash John MSS 9001-N Box 1
1 Natick Cotton Manufacturing Co.   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Natick Ladies Benevolent   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Providence Branch   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 National Rubber Co.   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 National Union of Rhode Island   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nayatt Corinthian Yacht Club   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 Negus Benjamin MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nelson Carol MSS 9001-N RESTRICTED RESTRICTED UNTIL 2062 
1 Nelson Erle B. MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nelson George MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nelson Paul MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Neptune (sloop)   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 New England Screw Co.   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 New London & Westerly Ministeral Conference   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 New Song on Liberty   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 New York, Providence & Boston Rail Road   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Newberry Walter MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Newcomb John MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Newdigate Nathaniel MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 Newell Henry MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Newhall & Ormsbee   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Newman S. C. MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Newport - U.N.O.   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Newport Daily News   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Newport Residents    MSS 9001-N Oversize Petition, 1725
1 Newport Whaling Fleet   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Newton William MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nias Mrs. G. MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nice Paper   MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nicholas George W. MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nicholls Abigail MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nicholls Ambrose MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nicholls Carrie  MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nicholls John MSS 9001-N Box 1  
1 Nichols John MSS 9001-N Box 2  
2 Nichols Jonathan B.  MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Nichols Jonathan MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Nichols Stephen MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Nichols Walter MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Nichols William MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Night Mary MSS 9001-N Box 2  
2 Nightingale George C.  MSS 9001-N Box 3  
1 Nightingale John K.L. MSS 9001-N Box 3  
2 Nightingale Joseph  MSS 9001-N Box 3  
1 Nightingale Family   MSS 9001-N Box 2 also see box 3
1 Niles Robert H. MSS 9001-N Oversize Deed. 1834.
1 Niles Samuel MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Ninagret Charles Augustus MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Nixon Phineas MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 No Name Whist Club   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 Noel Philip W. MSS 9001-N Box 2  
3 Noka Family    MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Norman George  MSS 9001-N Box 3  
1 Norman George  MSS 9001-N Oversize Newport Housewright. 1820 - 1831
1 Norman George H. MSS 9001-N Box 2
1 Norman George W. MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Norman Moses MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Norman Stephen, Henry MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Norris John MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Norris Samuel MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Norris Thomas (son of Samuel) MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Norris Thomas (son of John) MSS 9001-N Box 2  
  North Pawtuxet River Co.    MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 North Pawtuxet River Co.    MSS 9001-N Oversize Indenture. 1836.
1 North Providence Library Society   MSS 9001-N Box 1
1 North Schoolhouse Proprietors   MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Northam Stephen T. MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Northrop Loom   MSS 9001-N Oversize Rhode Island School of Design Loom Order
1 Northrup Hannah MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Northrup Horace MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Northrup Nicholas MSS 9001-N Oversize
1 Notre Dame de la Deliverance   MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
3 Novelty Pearl Co.   MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Noyes Isaac P. MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Noyes John V. MSS 9001-N Oversize Indenture for the Sea Flower (Brig), 1799. corresponding letter enclosed (1915)
  Noyes Robert F.  MSS 9001-N Oversize Certificates. 1875. Fragile.
1 Noyes Robert B.  MSS 9001-N Double Oversize Medical Degree
1 Noyes Sanford MSS 9001-N Loose Volume  
1 Noyes Warren MSS 9001-N Box 2  
1 Nye Mary Ritchie MSS 9001-N Box 2  

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