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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
| Amount of folders/ Volumes | Last Name or Title | First Name | Call Number | Dates and further information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Gutta Percha Paint Co. | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Ullrich | Anna | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | |
| 1 | Ullrich | Peter | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | |
| 1 | Underwood | Benjamin F. | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | |
| 2 | Underwood | Samuel | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | |
| 1 | Underwood | Stevens | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | |
| 4 | Unidentified | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Unidentified - Navigation exercise book and pretend ship's log for the Ship Neversuch | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Unidentified "Experience of a Boys Army Life" | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Union | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Union Institute of Education | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Union Minister's Meeting of Providence | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Union Minister's Meeting of Providence | MSS 9001-U Loose Volume | Minute Book 1910-1930 | |
| 2 | Union Screw Co. | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Union Trust Advisory Committee | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Unitarian Churches of Providence | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Unitarian Layman's League | MSS 9001-U Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | United Congregational Church | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | ||
| 1 | United Fire Society | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | ||
| 2 | United Fund | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | United Kingdom | MSS 9001-U Double Oversize | British Troops Retun of forces at Rhode Isalnd. February 1779. | |
| 1 | United Point Judith Mary | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | Account Book | |
| 1 | United States Daughters of 1812 | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | ||
| 1 | United Theatre, Westerly | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | ||
| 1 | United Train of Artillery | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Unity Circle, King's Daughters of all Saints Church | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Universalist Sabbath School | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Unknown, Account Book of Cedar Grove, Riverside, RI | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Unknown, Report on Democratic Republican Meeting | MSS 9001-U Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Updike | Gilbert | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | |
| 2 | Updike | Lodewick | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | |
| 1 | Updike | Prudence B. | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | |
| 1 | Updike | Wilkns | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | |
| 1 | Usher | Hezekaih | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | |
| 1 | Usher | George F. | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | |
| 1 | Utley | Albert G. | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | |
| 1 | Utley | Leander | MSS 9001-U Box 2 | |
| 1 | Utter | Zebulon | MSS 9001-U Box 2 |