Annual Report 2022 - 2023

ANNUAL REPORT 2022-2023

Letter from the President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2022-2023

Marvin Abney Daniel Benson Josiah Bunting III Maura Smith Cullen Michelle Drum Jacalyn Egan Edwin G. Fischer, M.D.* Michael Gewirz John Rovensky Grace John D. Harris II M. Holt Massey Aida Neary Waring Partridge Janet Alexander Pell Earl A. Powell III

Dear Redwood Community, History is the heart of the Redwood. It lies deep in the building and within all its treasures. We commemorated our story throughout this fiscal year, as we continued to celebrate our 275th anniversary. In 1833, the word athenaeum was added our title to expand our minds through the exchange of ideas and exposing us to all art forms.

Benedict Leca and the hardworking staff once again fulfilled our creative dreams through music, journalism, artifacts, books, gardening, and theater.

Art entered through lectures and on our walls. We ended the year with two gallery shows. Ambassador Traina’s photography collection and the beautiful Clouds Hill house exhibit.

This year slavery, war, politics, journalism and government are a few of the other subjects covered by our speakers. Questions and lively exchanges usually followed these presentations. Our events and openings were all well received.

Post-Covid brought us a burst of energy especially on the dance floor of our successful 275th themed summer gala!

Our anniversary also inspired the Capital Campaign. Our committee is working hard hoping to bring $5 million dollars into the endowment. The response so far is positive. We are encouraged by the donations as well as the general support for our cause.

We look forward to seeing you at the Redwood and thank for all your help in guiding us towards a successful future.

Yours sincerely,

R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq.* Andy Ridall Jeffrey Siegal Susan Sipprelle Robin Warren

*Emeritus Board Member

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Janet A. Pell

President, Board of Directors

Letter from the Executive Director Dear Friends, It is with much gratitude for your support that I write now to recap our 2022-23 fiscal year, one certainly worthy of note, given that—incredibly—it marked the Library’s 275th year. It is an astounding fact: for nearly three centuries people have come to the Redwood to find delight and instruction. Indeed, it bears repeating that the Redwood Library is the sole surviving secular cultural institution with an unbroken link to the Colonial period and to our nation’s founding.

To celebrate this remarkable milestone, the Redwood staff went even further than ‘above and beyond.’ The year’s two exhibitions were exceptional: the pathbreaking photographs of the famed photojournalist Harry Benson in the Peirce-Prince gallery; and a retrospective exhibition gathering long-held treasures and the many new additions to the Library’s Special Collections in the adjacent Van Alen gallery. And among the myriad quality lectures and concerts, one would have to single out the incomparable Bob Woodward, the year’s John.

J. Slocum Jr. memorial lecture speaker.

Finally, the 2022 celebration marked another milestone, the kick off of our endowment campaign, already in full swing. With your help, this effort will ensure that the Library endures for another 275 years.

With many thanks again for your support,

Benedict Leca, Ph.D. Executive Director

MISSION Founded in 1747 on the Enlightenment ideals of intellectual pursuit and civic engagement, and committed to lifelong, interdisciplinary learning, the Redwood Library & Athenæum generates knowledge in the humanities for the benefit of the widest possible audience with “nothing in view but the good of mankind.”

VISION The Redwood Library & Athenæum is one of the leading cultural institutions in Southern New England, producing programming of the highest rigor— lectures, exhibitions, musical performances—in addition to promoting historical research.

With an equal devotion to the visual and the literary, as well as to the necessary dialogue between history and contemporary culture, the Redwood’s preeminent position is the result of the breadth and intellectual value of its programming and collections, exemplifying the belief that the humanities can empower all citizens to create a better world.

The Redwood Library & Athenæum’s commitment to environmental responsibility includes utilizing paper products manufactured through sustainable forest practices and using low VOC inks and solvents.

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Statement of Financial Position Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of June 30, 2023 (with comparative totals as of June 30, 2022)

Assets

2023

2022

Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net Pledges receivable, net Grants receivable Prepaid expenses Inventory Investments Property and equipment, net Beneficial interest in assets held by Rhode Island Foundation Cash restricted to endowment Cash due to endowment Pledges receivable restricted to endowment, net Permanent collection items acquired since 1992

$ 12,094 22,000 15,000 112,386 30,208 13,452,211 10,196,127 129,709 161,514 42,524 916,192 2,590,071

$ 292,469 12,161 2,000 143,249 30,208 11,640,500 10,615,801 125,552 105,038 684,605 2,306,426

Total Assets

$27,680,036

$25,598,009

$ 13,451 28,626 355,156 1,000

$ 27,962 32,007 189,608 14,841 420,085 1,000

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Accounts payable Accrued payroll and taxes Payroll Protection Plan note payable Note payable Deferred revenue Security deposit payable

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Total Liabilities Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total Net Assets

$440,757

$685,503

17,483,110 724,970 9,031,199 9,756,169

17,497,102 590,409 7,184,995 7,775,404

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$27,680,036

$25,958,009

Statement of Activities For the year ended June 30, 2023 (with comparative totals for the year ended June 30, 2022) Revenues

2023

2022

Grants and donations Memberships Special events, net Program and other revenue Investment returns for operations Share Assessments

$ 646,719 97,390 186,450 $55,559 548,345 64,950

$ 440,148 91,919 47,152 59,030 348,743 66,900

Total

$1,599,413

$1,053,892

Programs General & Administration Fundraising and marketing Depreciation (non cash expense)

$ 624,632 512,318 438,898 467,229

$ 538,863 427,444 325,331 458,865

Total

$2,043,077

$1,750,503

Functional Expenses

Sources of Funds 2023

Functional Expenses 2023

Grants and donations 41%

Depreciation 23%

Memberships 6%

Programs 31%

Special events, net 12% Program and other revenue 3%

Fundraising and marketing 21% General and administration 25%

Share Assessments 4% Investment returns for current operations 34%

Financial affairs are overseen by two Board Committees: Finance and Audit. This report contains information from the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Activities of the Redwood Library & Athenæum for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, as audited and determined to be fairly presented by Mullen Scorpio Cerilli, an independent accounting firm. Complete financial statements are available for review at the Redwood Circulation Desk.

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Planned Giving Charles Bird King Society: Planned Giving

Newport native and renowned artist Charles Bird King (1785-1862) holds a special place in the Redwood Library’s long list of dedicated supporters. Described by President John Quincy Adams as “an ingenious, thinking man, with a faculty of conversing upon almost any topic”, King lived in New York, London, and Washington, D.C., but Newport was dearest to his heart. Over the years, King contributed generously to the Library, giving funds and books as well as scores of paintings.

Upon his death in 1862, he gave the Redwood his personal library, volumes of bound engravings, a significant monetary gift and 75 additional paintings.

The Redwood is most appreciative to Charles Bird King and to all those who have helped it thrive for more than two and a half centuries by contributing to the endowment. It is fitting that the Library commends those who have made or intend to make, such gifts by including them in the Charles Bird King Society. The following donors have honored the Library and helped to sustain its mission with bequests, planned gifts or gifts to the endowment, thus joining the membership of the Charles Bird King Society. We are grateful for their support.

Bequests

Mrs. Roy C. Anderson Gertrude King Bedard Ellen C. Booth Elizabeth Anne Burton Roberta Carpenter Jean DiBona Rudolf and Lillian Dwyer Jane C. Ebbs Betty Ruth Everett Arthur W. Fagan Sadie N. and Matthew J. Faerber John Goehlich Henry S. Grew Dorrance H. Hamilton Nancy Hay Bruce Howe R. Campbell James Jonathan Brandenburg Monroe Jeanne L. Peirce Jane Akers Ridgway Jeanne Muller Ryan Alfred J. Shepherd Elliott MacGregor Strauss The Revd. Canon Henry G. Turnbull

Planned Gifts

Miles and Lisa Bidwell Edith Brewster David and Carolyn Brodsky Robert A. Chase Joanna Chewning Edwin G. Fischer, M.D., and Angela B. Fischer R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. James and Virginia Purviance Dennis Stark Lawrence Wick

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Gifts to the Endowment

Marvin and Cheryl Abney Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust Alexander and Nancy Auersperg Les and Carol Ballard Diane Beaver Daniel and Dory Benson James Barr Miles and Lisa Bidwell Philip and Patricia Bilden Thomas Blake Richard and Nancy Brickley Josiah and Diana Bunting Anthony and Sara Carcieri Jonna Chewning Eugene and Marianne Conese Sandra Craig Matthew and Maura Cullen Norey Dotterer Cullen Jessica Kagan Cushman Charles and Rose Dana Glenn and Kim Darden Virginia Decker Patrick Dolat Robert and Michelle Drum William and Jackie Egan Edwin G. Fischer, M.D., and Angela B. Fischer Ronald Lee Fleming Bernard and Sarah Gewirz Elizabeth Goltra Michael Greene and Joyce Kirby John and Sherri Grace Robert and Jane Grace Washington Irving III, Ph. D. Dorrance H. Hamilton Charitable Trust The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust John Harris and Linda Sawyer George and Nannette Herrick Maris S. Humphreys

Edward W. Kane and Martha J. Wallace Dodie Kazanjian and Calvin Tomkins Elizabeth and William Leatherman John and Anne Manice Robert and Heidi Manice Holt and Sandra Massey Christopher Matthews Edith McBean Earl and Elizabeth McMillen Victoria Mele Quinlan and Sarah Murphy Tim and Aida Neary Waring and Carmen Partridge Charles and Liz Pearsall Diana Pearson John M. Peixinho Christopher T. H. and Janet Alexander Pell George and Susan Petrovas R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince Earl and Nancy Powell David Ray Frank and Betsy Ray Andy and Isabella Ridall Donald and Susan Ross Luis Roth and Jennifer Dalrymple Richard Sayer Jeffrey and Cathy Siegal Dwight and Susan Siprelle Diana Slocum Donald and Margaret Steiner Brenda Sullivan Janette van de Geest-Van Gruisen van Beuren Charitable Foundation Jean Wagley For those who may be considering a gift to the Library’s endowment, please contact Alyssa Gaudreau at 401-847-0292.

Donors It was through the generosity of its donors that the Redwood Library was conceived and built 276 years ago, and that same generous spirit enables it to thrive well into its third century. The following individuals, foundations and corporations contributed gifts, grants and pledges from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, to support the Library’s operations, collections, programs and exhibitions. The Redwood is deeply grateful to these benefactors, as its sustainability tomorrow is built upon the generosity of those here today.

$100,000 and above

$10,000 to $24,999

Anonymous (2) Kane Wallace Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dwight D. Sipprelle

BankNewport Dr. Holly Bannister and Mr. Douglas Newhouse Mrs. Robert A. Beaver Mr. Robert A. Chase Mrs. Marilyn Curtis PM Rose and Charles Dana Charitable Fund Virginia Decker Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. William P. Egan - Duniry Foundation EJMP Fund for Philanthropy Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer - The Hope Foundation Mrs. Kate Gubelmann Belinda Buck Kielland Mr. and Mrs. William L. Leatherman Mrs. James W. Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. John Manice Mr. and Mrs. Holt Massey Mr. and Mrs. Earl McMillen III R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Purviance, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray Rhode Island Foundation Ms. Patricia G. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Donald Steiner

$50,000 to $99,999 Ford Foundation

$25,000 to $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bilden Mrs. Taylor Chewning Kim and Glenn Darden Mrs. John R. Donnell Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg Charitable Foundation G. Peabody and Rose Gardner Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. John Rovensky Grace Mrs. Robert Grace The Hartfield Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick Mae Caldwell Rovensky Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Manice Estate of Jonathan B. Monroe Ms. Diana L. Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T.H. Pell Mr. and Mrs. George Petrovas Prince Charitable Trusts Mr. David W. Ray Mrs. Alfred S. Wilsey

$5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Auersperg Bazarsky Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Benson Mr. Cornelius C. Bond and Ms. Ann E. Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Brickley Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cassis Mr. and Mrs. Duncan A. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drum Bernard and Sarah Gewirz Family Pamela McEnness Giannini Mr. and Mrs. John T. Good Mr. Miles Hamilton The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hudson, Jr. Mr. Benjamin Shibe Macfarland III Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Maloney The Edith McBean Fund Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Mencoff Mr. John M. Peixinho Mr. and Mrs. Archbold van Beuren Mr. and Mrs. William L. Wallace

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$2,500 to $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Bunting III Ms. Helen M. Burnham and Mr. George Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. James F. Carlin Mr. and Mrs. George E. Clark, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Conese, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Dalsheim Mr. Guillaume de Ramel Mr. and Mrs. Tylor Field II Genser Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Peter Seipp Goltra Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Gray Hamilton and Eleanor Trepte Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kahane Mr. Michael J. Greene and Ms. Joyce A. Kirby Ms. Elizabeth Locke and Mr. John Staelin Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Murphy Mr. Jay J. Page Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. Pardee Mr. and Mrs. Torre A. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ridall Mr. and Mrs. Donald O. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Rothe Mr. Richard Sayer Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Stephen R. Seiter Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Siegal Elliot Stultz and Dan Drake Mrs. Virginia Treherne-Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Dan C. Tutcher Mrs. Janette van de Geest-Van Gruisen Mrs. John Wagley Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. W. Walk

$1,000 to $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. David Aldrich Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Ashford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Auchincloss, Jr. Mr. James Barr Ms. Gloria Bartolotta Mrs. Richard Benson Mr. and Mrs. J. Stuart Bevan Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bidwell Mr. Thomas B. Blake Brenton Hotel Mr. David F. Brodsky Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brooks, Jr. Captain and Mrs. Nicholas Brown

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Ms. Morgan Capodilupo Christie’s Mrs. Ann F. Conner Mrs. Norey Dotterer Cullen Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick de Koning John R. Drexel IV and Nicholas A. Drexel Dr. Howard Eisenberg and Ms. Doris Zografos Ms. Anne Fairfax and Mr. Richard Sammons Chris Gannon and Carol Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Greeven Mr. John K. Grosvenor and Ms. Cheryl Hackett Nina and Jim Grosvenor Mr. and Mrs. William Guenther Mr. and Mrs. David Hill Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Huttler Ms. Dodie Kazanjian and Mr. Calvin Tomkins Mr. Adam Keefe Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation Ms. Jody Kuss Mr. and Mrs. James Lanzillo Sandra Liotus Lighting Design, LLC Mr. Henry S. Lynn, Jr. Ms. Christine MacDonald Michael Hayes Company Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Muir Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mulderry Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pearsall Estate of Jeanne L. Peirce Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Reilly Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ross Mr. Luis Roth and Ms. Jennifer Dalrymple Russell Morin Catering and Events Mr. and Mrs. William Samuels Mr. and Mrs. Kiko Sanchez Mrs. Jay R. Schochet Ms. Brewer Schoeller Ms. Suzanne Schutte Mrs. John J. Slocum, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Smyth Mrs. Topsy Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Thomas Ms. Joan Tobin The Honorable F. J. Bing West and Mrs. Elizabeth West Ms. Polly Wulsin William and Nancy Zeitler

$500 to $999 Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Arkin Mr. Richard A. Baker Mrs. Evelyn I. Barrack Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Barrett Ms. Rebecca Bertrand Michael Bowden Mr. Vincent J. Buonanno Francesca B. Campo Campo & Company Events Mr. and Mrs. James Chadwick Clarke Cooke House and Bannister’s Wharf William Crisp Ms. Maria Crocitto Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Cullen Mrs. Caterine Milinaire Cushing Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Duckworth-Schachter Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Early Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Evans Ms. Tamara Farrick Mr. Ronald Lee Fleming Peter and Melinda Gerard & Loti Falk Family Fund Steven and Katie Gewirz Robert H.I. Goddard and Hope Drury Goddard Fund Mr. Leonard Grace Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gulbrandsen Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Higginbotham Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Hoopes, Jr. Evan and Catherine Jones John and Jane Kazanjian Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lang Mrs. Tiina Liiv Dr. Barbara Sunderland Manousso Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. McDonough Mr. David Mirkin and Ms. Karen Piacentini Mr. Alan R. Morse Linda Murphy Newport Garden Club Rose and Paul Pennacchi Diane and Michael Rabinowitz Melissa Rappaport Ms. Leila Ray The Reamer Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Tyson Reed

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Reilly Mr. and Mrs. John W. Richmond, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Riggs Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schoenfeld Swift Morrison Interiors Ms. Gladys Thomas Maria Elena Vergara and Issac Valentin Mr. Peter J. Walsh Mrs. Julie P. Warburton Ms. Veronica Whitlock Mr. and Mrs. Harrison M. Wright

$250 to $499 Lockett Ford Ballard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Murray J. Belman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bendick Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce Berriman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bills Captain David C. Brown and Ms. Sheila McCurdy Mr. and Mrs. John W. Burrows Ms. Marsha Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Forster Darling Lilly Dick Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Durkin Mr. Tristan Dyer Ms. Martha Easley John J. Egan, Jr. Ms. Joan Scott Ewing Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Neill Hayes, Jr. Robert and Angela Healey Mr. and Mrs. Chester Helms Gerald and Margaret Hendrick Mr. Mervin Holland Ms. Stefani M. Hulitar Powel and Sahira Kazanjian Mr. and Mrs. William Keogh Mr. Doug Kohler Michael and Terry Lanza Gail and Eli Lederman Mrs. Lisa S. Lewis and Mr. Bart Dunbar Mr. William H. Leys LCDR Albert J. McAloon, Jr., USN, (Ret) and Mrs. Judith H. McAloon Mr. Joseph McEnness, Jr. Ms. Isabelle Monet Mr. and Mrs. James E. Moore Mr. Richard Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Oliveira

J. Timothy and Dorothy O’Reilly Patricia Barry Pettit Dr. Barbara Pilling Shelia Plaisance N. Claiborne Porter, Jr., AIA Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Powell III Lynn Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rugg Mr. Richard Schell Mr. Scott Shiland Ms. Cameron Taylor Lowell Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Weiss Charles Wharton Ms. Annette Williamson Judge Marjorie Yashar

$100 to $249 Anonymous (2) Mr. Robert Abelson Mr. John Woodford Adams Robert Agresta Cindy Amundson Jerrell Angell George and Allen Louise Antone Ms. Melissa A. Bachelder Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Bamberg Merrilyn Bardes/Bardes Fund Mr. and Mrs. William P. Barry Ms. Barbara S. Bissinger Jill Bromberg John and Winnie Broughan Jim and Elaine Burress Mr. Daniel Cammarata Ms. Anne L. Carlson Mrs. James Carroll Mr. John Cassell Patricia A. Cassidy Ms. Sara E. Chadwick Mr. Howard W. Christian Mr. Dumont Clarke IV The Conover Family Mr. Michael R. Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Cort Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cowley Mrs. Sandra Craig Captain and Mrs. Lee D. Crane Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cresser Ms. Susan F. Daly

Mr. Peter S. Damon Professor and Mrs. Thomas C. Day Mr. Ronald De Yoe and Mrs. Carol Pardee Karen S. Deibert Ms. Deborah Del Nero Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Dolnier Lisa Donovan, MD Mr. and Mrs. Emlen Drayton Mr. John J. Drotos Bernard Drury Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Duffy Mrs. Joan Edenbach Mr. David Ender Mr. and Mrs. Lampton Enochs Mrs. Thomas E. Ewens Mr. and Mrs. O. Mario Favorito Dr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Fleming Mrs. Nancy Dotterer Field Steven Fielding Mr. R. Payson Fugitt Christon Gibson Dr. Vasant and Sarah Gideon Mr. and Mrs. John T. Goltman Dr. Alexia Gordon Mr. and Mrs. David A. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Gricus Ms. Nancy Grieb Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hall Paul Harden Ms. Linda Sawyer and Mr. John D. Harris II Professor John B. Hattendorf Captain Kevin M. Healy Ms. Mary Jane Healy Rick and Phyllis Higgerson Thomas L. Higginson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hilliard, Jr. Admiral and Mrs. James R. Hogg Mr. Gordon Holmes Captain and Mrs. Donald A. Jagoe Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jefferys Ms. Mary Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kahn Ms. Carolyn Killian Elena T. Kissel Mrs. Jeanne Knerr Mr. and Mrs. David E. Krupa Mr. Michael Lack Patrick Lambert Ms. Sally LaBonte

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Dr. and Mrs. Reynold T. Larsen Betsy S. Leerssen Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lewinstein Mr. Paul Leys and Ms. Margaret Corcoran Mr. Richard C. Loebs, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Magee Mr. Vincent Marcello Mr. David Martin Mr. and Mrs. John Martin Mr. Tim McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Larry McGurk Ms. Mary Meagher Bob & Puffy Meikle Suzanne Mello-Stark Ms. Patricia F. Melrose Mrs. Irene Menas Ms. Gloria L. Merchant Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morton Ms. Wendy Murad Mr. and Mrs. Michael Niedzwiecki Ms. Cynthia O’Malley Mr. Thomas P. Palmer and Ms. Dominique Alfandre Mr. Leonard C. Panaggio Mr. and Mrs. Waring Partridge Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Perrault Mr. and Mrs. James Peterson Ms. Catherine Piccoli and Mr. Richard Rosene Mr. Edward Pitoniak and Ms. Kate Barber Mr. Braden Plant Ms. Patricia C. Presnall Ms. Leila Ray Mr. and Mrs. G. Peter Reed, Jr. Mr. William M. Salmons, Jr. Mr. Donald T. Sanders Mr. Federico Santi and Mr. John Gacher Stephen Santos and Maria V. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Self Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sherbrooke Julie S. Smith Mrs. Susan Stautberg Mrs. John W. Stokes II Joseph Studlick Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sullivan Mr. Kevin P. Sullivan Ms. Margaret Sullivan-Carr Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Szapary Ms. Melissa Jane Taylor

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Ms. Julia Rush Toland Dr. and Mrs. William A. Turley, Jr. Mr. Richard E. Updegrove The Honorable Robert F. Vacchelli and Mrs. Cathy Vacchelli Mr. Jamie Vara Ms. Barbara Vietor Mr. William P. Virgin Anne and Mac Walker Mr. Robert S. Walker Mr. Alexander G. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Warner Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Phelps West Ms. Camille Westervelt Ms. Deborah E. Wiley Professor John Wilmerding Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wilson The Wintersteen Family Ms. Carole M. Yeager Ms. Lyn Younes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zielinski Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. Zuerner

Gifts up to $99 Anonymous Mrs. Charles C. Adams III Ms. Kathleen M. Ahearne Joseph and Mary Ambrosio Mr. Irving Barrett Mr. Nicholas W. Benson and Ms. Alix Flood Mr. and Mrs. Dickson G. Boenning Mrs. Helen Brennan Mrs. Nancy Nelson Caswell Sam and Pat Chase Ms. Elizabeth Cody Dr. and Mrs. Martin L. Cohen Ms. Trudy Coxe Ms. Norah Diedrich Ms. Kate Dimancescu Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ellovich Ms. Jennifer Foley Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Gaudio Alyssa Gaudreau Karen J. Geary Ms. Katherine Gozdur Rick and Terry Grosvenor Virginie Harris Ms. Nancy J. Harris Ms. Victoria Johnson

Mr. Edward Rice Johnson Ms. Karen Kalisch Dr. and Mrs. John J. Kenny Ms. Susan Killebrew Ms. Melissa Kollitides Diana Labrecque Mr. Edmond L. Lincoln Ms. Joan Mason Mr. Christian McBurney Ms. Janet McCarthy Ms. Carolyn Neary Mr. Peter A. Nunes Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Neill Betsy Parson Ioana Preston Ms. Liz Reilly Ms. Maryann Richardson Mr. and Mrs. John Rok Dr. Marian Royer Ms. Alison Scavone Mrs. Richard B. Sheffield Mr. Barnett Shepard Ms. Kathleen D. Shinners Ms. Elizabeth F. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Adams Taylor Clemens Teufel and Erin Harrington Teufel Ms. Deborah Timby Mrs. Harle Tinney Rebecca Toppa Mr. Frankie Vagnone and Mr. Johnny Yeagley Mrs. Maryjane Chartier Walda Tom and Amy Walker Mrs. Carol Ward Mr. and Mrs. Brien Welch Mr. and Mrs. Rian M. Wilkinson Mr. Phillip M. Wilson Laura Witt Ms. Kelly Zuzolo

Tribute and Memorial Gifts In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Barry Ms. Patricia Barry Pettit In Memory of Robert A. Beaver Mrs. Diane E. Beaver In Memory of Kenneth Brockway Ms. Martha Easley In Memory of Marilyn Brockway Patrick S. Lambert In Memory of Richard Burnham Edith and Robert Cowley In Memory of Thomas P. Cassidy, Jr. Patricia A. Cassidy In Memory of Julia Sands Chase Mr. Robert Allan Chase In Memory of Thomas Ewens Mrs. Thomas E. Ewens In Memory of Sally Ann Healy Ms. Mary Jane Healy In Memory of Powel and Louise Kazajian John and Jane Kazanjian In Memory of Natalie Mason Joan Mason In Memory of Bruce McLean Mr. Richard E. Updegrove In Memory of Daniel K. Murphy, Sr. Mrs. Linda Murphy

In Memory of John Quinlan Murphy Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Murphy Mary S. Murphy, Ph.D. and Kurt Schlichting, Ph.D. From the family of Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Murphy

In Memory of John Ward Joseph and Mary Ambrosio In Honor of Mrs. John R. Donnell Mr. Henry Sharpe Lynn Jr.

In Memory of Leonard J. Panaggio Mr. Leonard C. Panaggio

In Honor of Jackie Egan Virginia Decker Mr. and Mrs. Donald Steiner

In Memory of Florence Pennacchi Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Pennacchi

In Honor of Dr. Donald B. Fletcher Paul and Cherry Bamberg

In Memory of Peter Sweet Mr. Daniel Cammarata Mr. David Ender Joan Scott Ewing Mr. Mervin Holland Mr. Edward Rice Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John Martin Ms. Janet McCarthy Ms. Wendy Murad Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Neill Ms. Patricia Barry Pettit Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney Anne and Mac Walker Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walker Mr. Rian M. Wilkinson Ms. Carole M. Yeager

In Honor of Angela and Garry Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bilden Mrs. Maureen Donnell

In Memory of Nicholas B. Scheetz Ms. Diana L. Pearson In Memory of Augusta Bishop Sigourney Ms. Melissa Jane Taylor In Memory of Richard Sheffield Mrs. Gay G. Sheffield In Memory of Robert J. and Margaret Shinners Ms. Kathleen Dobbs Shinners

In Honor of Barbara O’Leary and David DeFanti Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hall In Honor of Merrill Page Mr. Jay J. Page In Honor of Bettie and Jonathan Pardee Mr. and Mrs. Dan C. Tutcher In Honor of Janet Pell Mrs. Kate Gubelmann The Edith McBean Fund Mr. R. Daniel Prentiss Esq. In Honor of Betsy and Frank Ray Mr. and Mrs. Dan C. Tutcher The Redwood Library & Athenæum makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of its list of supporters. We regret any inaccuracies or omissions.

STAFF & VOLUNTEERS STAFF

Benedict Leca, Ph.D. Executive Director Julia Boron Communications Assistant John Bartosh Buildings and Grounds Manager Michelle Farias Head Librarian, Archivist & Special Collections Librarian Alyssa Gaudreau Donor Relations Manager Patricia Barry Pettit Chief Communications Officer

STUDENT INTERN

Willa Anderson Technical Services Librarian & Interlibrary Loan Coordinator

Macarena Arrue Riofrio

Colin Braun - Circulation Assistant

Niall Tarrell

VOLUNTEER

Charles Burns - Circulation Assistant Rebecca Farias - Circulation Assistant Drew Kemp - Circulation Assistant Grace Parenti - Circulation Assistant Mary Power - Circulation Assistant Janette van de Geest-Van Gruisen Circulation Assistant

David Thalmann Director of Finance 11

Exhibitions Arrangements and Other Photographic Maneuvers: Daniel Lefcourt Arranges The Trevor Traina Collection Harry Benson: Persons of Interest Black Ink on White Pages: The African American Press in Rhode Island Expanding Horizons: Highlights From The Clouds Hill House Museum Treasures of the Redwood: Celebrating 275 Years Vines and Threads for Ukraine

Library Statistics Reference Research Visits Special Collections Tours Items Cataloged Items Circulated Items Borrowed for our Members through Interlibrary Loan Items Lent to other libraries through Interlibrary Loan

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113 46 23 1,021 4,422 150 173

Programs and Events 275 ANNIVERSARY EVENTS 275th Anniversary Gala Bob Woodward: John J. Slocum, Jr. Memorial Lecture Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends “New Worlds” Benefit Concert 275th Anniversary Garden Party LECTURES Mark Arsenault: The Imposter’s War Dr. David Blight: Frederick Douglass: What He Continues To Teach Us” Dr. Marian Desrosiers: Island Girl: Justice Florence Kerins Murray Peter Duchin: Face The Music Robert Geake: In League with Liberty: The Persistence of Patriots of Color Porter Halyburton: Reflections on Captivity Julia Hansen: The Andrea Doria Middleton Place: A Lens Into the Nation’s Story at America’s Oldest Landscape Gardens Alexandre Livingstone Smith: The Archaeology of Central Africa Stefanie Van Steelandt: Paton’s Wife’s U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: The Scheme Thomas Wickman: John Quinlan Murphy Lecture: Grounded Histories of Climate in the Native Northeast and Colonial New England EXHIBITION OPENINGS Arrangements and Other Photographic Maneuvers: Daniel Lefcourt Arranges The Trevor Traina Collection Harry Benson: Persons on Interest Black Ink on White Pages: The African American Press in RI Expanding Horizons: Highlights From the Clouds Hill House Museum Treasures of The Redwood: Celebrating 275 Years Vines and Threads for Ukraine CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES Sundays at the Redwood Series Clemens Teufel, Pianist: Beethoven & Debussy Francesca McNeely, Cellist & Yvonne Chen, Pianist: Brahms, Debussy & Wallen Larry Brown Swingline Orchestra Clara Kim, Violinist & Angela Kim, Pianist: From Bach to the 21st Century Clemens Teufel and Olha Abakunova Four Hands Concert Esther Ning Yau, Pianist Mrs. Campbell, Mr. Shaw: One act play Newport Celtic Players: Bloomsday Celebration Rhode Island Sons of the Revolution: George Washington Salute Sinfoniette Cracovia, Polish Chamber Ensemble Teryn Kuzma, Soprano and Bandurist: Benefit Concert for Ukraine

MUSIC APPRECIATION LECTURES WITH DR. EDWARD MARKWARD War Requiem, Benjamin Britten From Song to Symphony, Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 in D Minor op. 47, Dimitri Shostakovich St. John Passion, Johann Sebastian Bach Black History Month Tribute, William Grant Still British Choral Tradition Part I, Purcell to Elga British Choral Tradition Part II: Byrd to Britten Motets & Anthems American Composers II, Rhode Island Composers American Composers III, Charles Ives: An American Icon, Lately Discovered American Composers IV, The Second New England School: The Boston Six American Composers V, Ernest Bloch, Howard Hanson, Roy Harris, Paul Creston, Samuel Barber American Composers VI, Aaron Copland: Third Symphony Five Women Composers Who Paved the Way REDWOOD BOOK CLUB Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles Red Traitor, Owen Matthews Bunker Hill, Nathaniel Philbrick William Trevor’s Last Stories The Color of Water: A Black’s Tribute to His White Mother, James McBride Skipping Christmas, John Grisham Oblivion, Anthony Horowitz 50 Great Short Stories City on Fire, Don Winslow Emily Dickinson Selected Poems, Helen Vendler River of Gods, Candace Millard The Candy House, Jennifer Egan

Annual Redwood Book Sale Holiday Food Drive to Benefit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Newport

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In Memoriam Ronald Becker

Donald N. Kaull

Marilyn Brockway

Roger H. King, Jr.

Joan Ceglarski

Dr. Edwin J. Madden

Edward B. Corcoran

Anna Gray Prior

Robert T. Galkin

Katherine Hoyt Psaki

James J. Gillis

Barbara Reed

John Goelet

Barbara A. Ruscetta

Reverend Everett H. Greene

Stanley D. Scott

Margot Sullivan Grosvenor

Peter Sortwell Sweet

Vernon A. Harvey

Kathleen Ann Updegrove

Mary Bushnell Pearce Henry

Shirley V. Waters

Mary Stevens Jemail

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