Rhode Island--Newport
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Van Horne family papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS 024.001
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the life and work of Mahlon Van Horne, who served as pastor of the Union Congregational Church in Newport, Rhode Island, for 28 years, beginning in 1869, along with papers from his family. Included is the original manuscript of his sermon, “The Negro in Rhode Island,” that he delivered in 1887, a letter he wrote October 15, 1902, reporting the death of his son in a horse-riding accident in St. Thomas, a letter addressed to Florence (Van Horne) Miller, a collection...
Dates:
1862 - 1911
Found in:
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
William Spencer DeCoursey papers
Collection — 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