3. Provenance 5. Inventory 6. Subjects |
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
©Rhode Island Historical Society 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.
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 | Wade | Isaac | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Wagons | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Wait | Peleg | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Waite | George B. | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 1 | Waite-Thresher Company | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Wakefield Miliatry Band | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Wakefield Reform Club | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | ||
| 1 | Walcott | William A. | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walcott | William Henry | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Waldo | Daniel | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Waldron | Richard | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Wales | John | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Wales | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | Abraham and Sarah | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | Barzillai | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | Edwin | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | Ephraim | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | Evelyn Agusta | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | James | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | John P. | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | Nathaniel | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | Phillip | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | Robert A. | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walker | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 2 | Walker | William | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Wall | A.T. | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 3 | Wall | Ashbel | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 2 | Wall | George A. | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Wall | Henry | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Wall | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | Account Book and Military Cescus 1777 |
| 1 | Wall | Sarah | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Wall | William | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walling | Henry Francis | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 2 | Walling | James | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Wallman | Adolph | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Wallon | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Walmsley | Jean | MSS 9001-W Box 1 | |
| 1 | Waln | Nicholas | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 3 | Walsh | Edward | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Walsh-Kaiser Company | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Walwin | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Oversize | Deed to Richard Pray. January 21, 1657. |
| 1 | Wando | Passo | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wanton | Edward | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wanton | George | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 2 | Wanton | Gideon | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wanton | James | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 2 | Wanton | John | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wanton | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Oversize | Proclamation. June 20, 1774. 1983.5.20b. |
| 4 | Wanton | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wanton | Stephen | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wanton | William | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Ward | John W. | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wardwell | Herny | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wardwell | John | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wardwell | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Wardwell | S.D. & Bro. | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 2 | Wardwell | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Warner | Amos | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Warner | Catherine | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Warner | Ezekiel | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Warner | John | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Warren | Russell | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | |
| 1 | Warren (Ship) | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | see: Providence and Warren (Ships), Committee to build | |
| 2 | Warren and Barrington Toll Bridge | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Warren Bank, Rhode Island | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Warren Baptist Association | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Warren Manufacturing Company | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Warren Merchant | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Warren Public Reading Room Association | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Warren Sewer Co. | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Warren, R.I. - Maritime history (unidentified) | MSS 9001-W Box 2 | ||
| 1 | Warwick and Coventry Water | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Warwick Central School Society | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | 1803-1844 | |
| 1 | Warwick Fremont Club | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 1 | Warwick Inhabitants of | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 1 | Warwick Lace Works | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Warwick Mills | MSS 9001-W Oversize | Payrolls. November 6, 1897 and December 11, 1897. | |
| 1 | Warwick Musical Theatre | MSS 9001-W Double Oversize | Subsription list (1955) Letter to Subscribers (1957) | |
| 1 | Warwick, Central Baptist Church | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 1 | Warwick, Commission Grant | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 1 | Warwick, Unidentified Mill | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 1 | Washburn | Gordon | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Washburn | L. | MSS 9001-W Oversize | Letter Copy to L. Washburn, unsigned. April 2, 1822. |
| 5 | Washington | George | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Washington | George | MSS 9001-W Oversize | Commission to Col. Ebenezer Sproat…August 22, 1794. |
| 2 | Washington | Martha | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Washington Benevolent Society | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 1 | Washington Congregational Church | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | ||
| 2 | Washington Manufacturing Co. | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 1 | Washington Manufacturing Co. | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | 1828-1830 | |
| 1 | Washington, George (The Bridge) | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 1 | Water Society of Providence | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 2 | Water Witch Engine Co. | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | ||
| 1 | Waterhouse | John | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Andrew | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Benjamin | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Celinda | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Christopher | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Deliverance | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | George | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Henry | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Isabella | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | John | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 3 | Waterman | John | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 2 | Waterman | John Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | John O. | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Johnston | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Lydia | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Mary | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Nathan | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Nathaniel | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Nathaniel Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Oliver | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Prince | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | Richard Clark | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman | William | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 2 | Waterman | William | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Waterman Family | MSS 9001-W Box 3 | Records (birth, death, marriage) | |
| 1 | Waterman, Stephen and Co. | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | ||
| 1 | Watkins | Valena W. (Babcock) | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 1 | Watson | Benjamin T. | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Watson | Byron S. | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Watson | Elisha | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Watson | Elisha | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 1 | Watson | Eliza | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Watson | Elkanah | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Watson | Hannah | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 3 | Watson | Jeffrey | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 3 | Watson | John | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 2 | Watson | Mathew | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Watson | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 4 | |
| 1 | Watson | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 2 | Watson | Westgate | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Watson | William | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Watters | Willis E. Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Watters | Willis G. | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 2 | Waverly Curling Club | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | ||
| 1 | Way | George (of Providence) | MSS 9001-W Oversize | Deeds: May 17, 1678 and August 31, 1664 (1930.31) |
| 3 | Wayland | Francis | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weatherhead | George | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weaver | Gideon | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weaver | Perry and Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weaver | Silas | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 1 | Weaver | William | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weaving Book | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | ||
| 1 | Webb | George H. | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Webb | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Webb | Thomas H. | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Webster | Daniel | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Wedlock | Eldon D. | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weeden | John S. | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weeden | Susannah | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 2 | Weeden | William B. | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weight | Yelverton | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weis | Frederick Lewis | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Welch | James | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | |
| 1 | Weld | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Wells | John B. | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Wells | Peter | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Welsh | William | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Welsh Terrier Club | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | Minutes 1909-1927 | |
| 1 | Welth | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 2 | Wequequinequa | MSS 9001-W Box 5 | ||
| 1 | West | Cathgerine | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | West | Edward H. | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | West | Nancy | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | West | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 2 | West | William | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | West Baptist Church | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | ||
| 1 | West Burial Ground | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | ||
| 1 | West Greenwich and Exeter Union Society | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | Charter and Minutes 1808-1832 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Albert | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Amos | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Benjamin | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Benjamin Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Caleb | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Christopher | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Ellinor | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Ephraim | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | George | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Gorton | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Henry | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Jahel | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Jahel | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | Account Book 1829-1835 |
| 2 | Westcot/Westcott | Jeremiah | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | John | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Jonathan | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 2 | Westcot/Westcott | Josiah | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Mary | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Nathan | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Peleg | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 4 | Westcot/Westcott | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 2 | Westcot/Westcott | Stuckly | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | Uriah | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westcot/Westcott | William | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 2 | Westcot/Westcott | Zorobabel | MSS 9001-W Box 6 | |
| 1 | Westenhook Property | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | 1707 | |
| 1 | Westerly, Rhode Island | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | List of voters for the State Constitution 1842 Instruction to general Assembly 1784 |
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| 1 | Westgate | John | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | |
| 1 | Westgate | Robert | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | |
| 1 | Westmore | George Peabody | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | |
| 1 | Weston | Edmond B. | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | |
| 1 | Weston | George F. | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | |
| 1 | Westquodnick Proprieters | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | ||
| 1 | Wetherell | Seth | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | |
| 1 | Weybosset Bridge | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | 1791 | |
| 1 | Whalen | George E. | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | |
| 1 | Whalen | Patrick | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | |
| 1 | Whaling Vessels, belonging to the U.S. | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | ||
| 1 | Wharton | Eunice | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | 1727 |
| 1 | Wharton | James | MSS 9001-W Box 7 | 1775-1776 |
| 1 | Wharton | Richard | MSS 9001-W Oversize | (Boston Merchant) Will, 1689 and Copy, 1719. From the Potter Collection |
| 1 | Wharton | Richard | MSS 9001-W Triple Oversize | |
| 1 | Wharton | William | MSS 9001-W Triple Oversize | Commision 1703, RI Charter signed by S. Cranston |
| 3 | Wheaton | Francis L. | MSS 9001-W Box 8 | |
| 3 | Wheaton | Frank | MSS 9001-W Box 8 | |
| 1 | Wheaton | John R. | MSS 9001-W Box 8 | |
| 1 | Wheaton | Lucas | MSS 9001-W Box 8 | |
| 2 | Wheaton | Nathaniel M. | MSS 9001-W Box 8 | |
| 1 | Wheaton | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 8 | |
| 1 | Wheaton | Seth | MSS 9001-W Box 8 | |
| 1 | Wheaton | Wilbour | MSS 9001-W Box 8 | |
| 1 | Wheaton | William | MSS 9001-W Box 8 | |
| 1 | Wheeler | Bennett H. | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Wheeler | Philip | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Wheeler | Richard A. | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Wheelock | Daniel | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Wheelock | Samuel | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Wheldon | Isiah | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Wheten | Robert | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Benjamin | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Betsy | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Daniel | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Eleazer | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Emily A. | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Everett E. | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | George Augustus | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | George E. | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Hannah | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Jabez | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Jabez | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 1 | Whipple | James | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 2 | Whipple | Jerimiah | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | John | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 2 | Whipple | John | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 2 | Whipple | Jonathan | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 6 | Whipple | Joseph | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Juilia Ann | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 2 | Whipple | Nancy | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 2 | Whipple | Oliver | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 2 | Whipple | Silas | MSS 9001- Box 9 | |
| 5 | Whipple | Stephen (5) | MSS 9001-W Box 10 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Stephen Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 10 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Box 10 | |
| 1 | Whipple | Willliam F. | MSS 9001-W Box 10 | |
| 1 | Whippol | Eleazer | MSS 9001-W Box 10 | |
| 1 | Whitaker | Almira | MSS 9001-W Box 10 | |
| 1 | Whitaker | Henry C. | MSS 9001-W Box 10 | |
| 1 | Whitaker | James | MSS 9001-W Box 10 | |
| 1 | Whitaker | Josiah | MSS 9001-W Box 10 | |
| 1 | White | Albert T. | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 2 | White | Benjamin | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 2 | White | Christopher T. | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | White | George | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | White | Hunter C. | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | White | Josephine H. | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 2 | White | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | White | Willis H. | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | White | Willis H. | MSS 9001-W Oversize | |
| 1 | Whitear | Jabez B. | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | Whitehorn and Company | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | Newport 1794 | |
| 2 | Whiteman | John | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | Whiterock Sunday School | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | ||
| 1 | Whitford | David | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | Whitford | Elizabeth | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | Whitford | Gideon B. | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | Whitford | John P. | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | Whitford | Silas B. | MSS 9001-W Box 11 | |
| 1 | Whiting | Ebenezer | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 1 | Whiting | Nathan | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 1 | Whiting | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | R.I. Hope Mining and Trading Assn., 1849-1852 |
| 1 | Whiting | William E. | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 1 | Whitman | Allen | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | 1786 |
| 1 | Whitman | Cyril | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | 1872 |
| 2 | Whitman | Henry | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 1 | Whitman | Jacob | MSS 9001-W Oversize | Deeds 1767 - 1811 |
| 8 | Whitman | Jacob | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 1 | Whitman | Jacob Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 1 | Whitman | Jacob Receipt Book | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | 1899 |
| 1 | Whitman | Jacob Receipt Book | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | 1904 |
| 1 | Whitman | Mary | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 1 | Whitman | Noah | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 3 | Whitman | Sarah Helen | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 2 | Whitmarsh | Micah | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 1 | Whitmarsh | Waldo Leland | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | Diary 1918 |
| 1 | Whitney | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 1 | Whitney | Nathan | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | |
| 2 | Whitting Papers | Nathaniel B. and Roby | MSS 9001-W Box 12 | USE MICROFILM E445 .R4, part 2, reel 12 |
| 2 | Wickes/Wicks | John | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 1 | Wickes/Wicks | Lydia | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 1 | Wickes/Wicks | Maplet and William | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 1 | Wickes/Wicks | Rosanna | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 1 | Wickes/Wicks | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 1 | Wickes/Wicks | Sarah | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 4 | Wickes/Wicks | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 2 | Wickford Bill Collector | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | (Unidentified) | |
| 1 | Wickford Bridge | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | 1808 | |
| 1 | Wickham | Charles | MSS 9001-W Oversize | Commission as Judge. 1767. Signed by Stephen Hopkins. |
| 1 | Wight | Alice | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 1 | Wight | Clarissa | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 1 | Wight | Henry | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | |
| 1 | Wightman Family Book | MSS 9001-W Box 13 | ||
| 1 | Wilbour Collection of Sandwich Glass | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | ||
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Abraham | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 2 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Charles | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | George A. | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 2 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Isaac | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | John | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Joshua | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Patience | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Peleg | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Reuben M. | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Sarah S. | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Smith | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilbour/Wilbur | William | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilcox | Daniel | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilcox | Edward | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilcox | Emily B. | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | Commonplace Book |
| 1 | Wilcox | Stephen | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wild | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | ||
| 1 | Wilder | Harris | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilkinson | Albert S. | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilkinson | Anne O. | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilkinson | Benjamin | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilkinson | Daniel | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 3 | Wilkinson | David | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilkinson | James | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilkinson | Jerimiah | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 2 | Wilkinson | John | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilkinson | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Wilkinson | Oziel | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 3 | Wilkinson | Philip | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 2 | Wilkinson | William | MSS 9001-W Box 14 | |
| 1 | Willard | Gardner | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Willard | George C. | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Willard | George O. | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Willett | Andrew | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Willett | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Double Oversize | Deed, 1668. |
| 1 | Willett | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Willey | Abby Lydia | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Willey | Emma W. | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Willey | John D. | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | ___________ | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Alonzo R. | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Alonzo R. | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 1 | Williams | Andrew | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Asa Messer | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Benjamin | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Betsey | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Charles | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Daniel | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 2 | Williams | Ephraim | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Ira | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Jason | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Jeremiah | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | John | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | Account Book, 1689-1735 |
| 4 | Williams | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Joseph Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Joshua | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Lydia | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | N.W. | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | 1879 |
| 2 | Williams | Nathan | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Oliver | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Peleg | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Providence | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Rebecca | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Roger (of Scituate) | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Solomon | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Stephen | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 2 | Williams | Sydney | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Timothy | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Timothy | MSS 9001-W Oversize | |
| 1 | Williams | William | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Williams | Winthrop | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Wills | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 2 | Wilson/Wilson | Edmund R. | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Wilson/Wilson | Jeremiah | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Wilson/Wilson | Joe Harvey | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Wilson/Wilson | P. | MSS 9001-W Box 15 | |
| 1 | Wing | Abraham | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Winship | Amos | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Winslow | Luther | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Winslow | Perry | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Winsor | Asa | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Winsor | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 2 | Winsor | Olney | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Winsor | R.H. | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Winsor | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 2 | Winsor | Samuel | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 3 | Winsor | William | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Winsor Mills | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | ||
| 2 | Winthrop | John | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wionkheige Library Company | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | ||
| 1 | Wire | Tone | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wise | Joseph of Roxbury | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 3 | Witchell Family Papers | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | ||
| 1 | Wodel | Joseph | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wodel Family | Eli | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | Eli's Diary 1880 |
| 1 | Wodell | William Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wolle | Benony | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Women's Centennial Executive Committee | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | ||
| 1 | Women's Intergroup Committee of Rhode Island | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | ||
| 1 | Wood | Aaron | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wood | Arthur | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 2 | Wood | Elizabeth | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wood | Francis M. | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wood | George A. | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | |
| 1 | Wood | George H. | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wood | Hiram | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | Leger and day book, 1843-1844 |
| 2 | Wood | Hiram | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wood | Howard L. | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wood | J.B. | MSS 9001-W Box 16 | |
| 1 | Wood | Jabez Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Wood | James | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Wood | Joanna M. | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 2 | Wood | John | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Wood | John Jr. | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 2 | Wood | Levi | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Wood | Noah | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Wood | Otis | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 2 | Wood | William | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Woodbury | Levi | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Woodmansee | James | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Woods | Alva | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Woods | Anne Brown Francis | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | Scrapbook |
| 1 | Woods | Marshall | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Woodward | Jane | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Woodward | Thomas | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Woonasquatucket R.R. | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | ||
| 1 | Woonsocket Account Book | MSS 9001-W Loose Volume | ||
| 2 | Woonsocket Company | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | ||
| 1 | Woonsocket Falls Congregational Society | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | ||
| 1 | Woonsocket Napping Machinery Company | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | ||
| 1 | Woonsocket Rubber Co. | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | ||
| 1 | Woonsocket Tax Book | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | 1844 | |
| 1 | Woonsocket Town | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | ||
| 1 | Wosamequin | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | 1652 | |
| 1 | Wrentham, Town Proprietors | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | ||
| 1 | Wright | Dr. Benjamin | MSS 9001-W Box 17 | |
| 1 | Wyatt | William | MSS 9001-W Box 17 |