Box 1
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Contains 13 Results:
William Spencer DeCoursey papers
Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: MS 025.011
Scope and Contents
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
c. 1882-1974
Found in:
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
William Spencer DeCoursey photographs and Navy enlistment card, 1914 - 1945
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
1914 - 1945
Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston photographs and documents, 1886-1957
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of Clara Pinkston, her sister Harriet as a child, two wedding books from her wedding to John Pinkston, and a certificate of lifetime membership to the Order of the Eastern Star.
Dates:
1886-1957
DeCoursey/Mitchell family photographs
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
c. 1882-1974
Other photographs
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
c. 1882-1974
Newport Recruit newsletters, 1939 - 1940
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
Publication: 1939 - 1940
Newport Bridge newspaper clippings, 1969
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
Publication: 1969
Fall River Line, 1932-1966
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
Publication: 1932-1966
Decommissioned steamers newspaper clippings, 1937-1938
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
Publication: 1937-1938
Rhode Island hurricanes, 1938, 1954
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
1938, 1954