Annual Report 2019-2020 by Patricia Pettit

ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020

Letter From The President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A recent news reported, as good news, that the percentage of Americans who could name the three branches of the United States government had increased from 39 to 51 percent. I suppose that I share the happiness that the proportion has increased, but am deeply concerned that half of all Americans according to this poll do not know how their national government works.

2019-2020 Marvin Abney Holly Bannister Daniel Benson Miles Bidwell Josiah Bunting III Vincent Buonanno Grenville Craig Jacalyn Egan Edwin G. Fischer, M.D.* John R. Grace Washington Irving III Dodie Kazanjian Elizabeth Leatherman M. Holt Massey Earl McMillen III Victoria Mele Janet A. Pell Earl A. Powell III R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Frank Ray *Honorary Board Member

This stark statistic powerfully illuminates both the importance of the preservation of institutions like the Redwood Library and Athenaeum and the unfortunate reality that we are not fully succeeding in our mission. The founders of this institution knew the importance of an appreciation of history and culture to the foundation of a fledgling society. We are all familiar with our history, that Abraham Redwood perceived that what was then a remote outpost on a strange and wild continent could develop into a new civilization. He and his co-founders brought to this new world works of the classics because they knew that for this society to flourish, there needed to be an appreciation of historical context. The founders of our nation knew that a populace enlightened by knowledge was a necessary element of this experiment in participatory democracy. They adopted in our Constitution a First Amendment enshrining freedom of the press as an essential principle our society. This recognized that the work of democracy requires a citizenry enlightened by knowledge of facts. “Democracy Dies in Darkness” is more than a credo for a newspaper. Some trace the saying to a column published in 1786 in the Massachusetts Gazette, addressed to “The Printers in America”: As your efforts have contributed greatly to effect the revolution, and establish independence, upon your continued exertions the liberty and happiness of the United States eminently depends — for, without political knowledge the people cannot secure their liberties, and this necessary information they receive by the medium of newspapers — for this reason, every embarrassment to the free circulation of these periodical papers must be viewed as dangerous to the freedom of the country. These thoughts are of particular importance today. The polarization and divisions that we are witnessing, probably unprecedented in our lifetimes, are unquestionably related to the statistic that I referred to at the beginning of my remarks. If half of our citizenry does not know how the government works, how can there possibly be meaningful discussion and debate over issues of government? Far too large a proportion of us will not accept news reports of facts that are inconsistent with their beliefs. Social media has facilitated uncontrollable dissemination of imaginary, invented narratives. It is at our extreme peril that we allow our national discourse to proceed unmoored from acceptance of basic facts. Which brings me back to the Redwood. The Redwood Library and Athenaeum has endured for 274 years through the generosity of citizens who recognize that our national foundation is a shared history and culture. The facts that trace our heritage do not conform to any particular beliefs but exist as part of a complicated, objective truth. Today, perhaps more than ever in our 274 year history, the continuation and vibrancy and prosperity of the Redwood is essential to restoration of civil discourse and debate. Listening to lectures, questioning authors, discussing topics is the lifeblood of an engaged citizenry. An engaged citizenry is essential to a functioning democracy. Your support is critical to our existence and success. I thank you for it and thank you in advance for your continuing support. Sincerely,

Photo: Jessica Pohl Cover photo: David Hansen

R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. President, Board of Directors

Letter From The Executive Director

MISSION

Dear Members, Friends, and Supporters,

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.”

I write first with a big thank you for your support; for your involvement, and perhaps most important, for your belief in our fundamental mission to promote intellectual pursuit and lifelong learning. Certainly, what we learned after the pandemic’s arrival in February 2020 will last a lifetime: the importance of community and solidarity; faith in American resourcefulness, and, hardly least, the appreciation that we can in fact thrive with a whole lot less than what we had grown accustomed to. The first three quarters of the year started with just that—the customary abundance of in-person lectures, concerts, presentations and exhibitions that have made the Redwood the community anchor and Newport’s intellectual center for nearly three centuries. Indeed, the very first event of the fiscal year on July 6th—the John Quinlan Murphy Memorial Lecture—exemplifies. Sponsored by the Murphy family, Newporters who have supported the Redwood for over four generations, the lecture touched on the historical significance of the “native American and colonial entanglements in King’s Philip War.” Befitting an athenaeum, from there we ranged across text, image and domains: material politics of contemporary artist Per Barclay’s art work; slavery and the “making of early American libraries;” insights on how to survive “lying, cheating and double dealing;” the John J. Slocum Memorial Lecture featuring no less than Christopher Buckley; an exhibition of Russell Lee’s photography; and multiple presentations by the inimitable Professor Edward Markward on classical music from Mozart to Wagner. As we well know, what may be called the greatest public health crisis of the last hundred years forced a screeching halt to what had been a banner year. And yet, there’s a reason why the Redwood stands today as the only remaining cultural institution besides a church with an unbroken connection to the Colonial period. It is the people of Newport, and all of the Redwood’s supporters across the country, that have always, through wars, pandemics and hurricanes, committed the effort and resources to ensure that it survives as a living, breathing entity. It is also due to the dedicated staff—I cite here by name the five principal figures in alphabetical order: John Bartosh, Michelle Farias, Alyssa Gaudreau, Patricia Pettit and David Thalmann—who pivoted in astoundingly short order to create a safe environment while maintaining services for our members, in addition to producing an entire slate of virtual programming. Fact is, to quote one of our most respected and longtime supporters, the “Redwood is indestructible,” and the combined will of our members, supporters and staff, backed by the incredible legacy of our forebears and the nobility of our purpose, will always win out over whatever obstacle comes our way. It is for this reason that despite the continuing uncertainty I look to the future not with apprehension but with enthusiasm and hope—and gratitude. So please stay safe; engaged; attentive to your neighbor—and see you soon. Thank you.

VISION By the end of 2020, 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.

Benedict Leca, Ph.D. FRSA Executive Director

Photo: Jessica Pohl

Statement of Financial Position Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of June 30, 2020 (with comparative totals as of June 30, 2019) 2020

Assets

516,377 109,909 64,545 184,788 10,621,590 30,208 11,257,752 107,812 2,196,864 110,929

2019

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

864,170 2,300 110,596 33,000 10,495,615 30,117 11,611,131 113,692 2,196,864 -

Total Assets

$25,200,774

$25,492,528

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

5,315 46,993 110,648 42,665 152,700 358,321

18,877 40,995 257,187 54,856 371,915

Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted

18,324,921 284,304 6,233,228

Total Net Assets

24,842,453

25,120,613

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

25,200.774

$25,492,528

Statement of Activities For the year ended June 30, 2020 (with comparative totals for the year ended June 30, 2019) 2020

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

2019

663,749 87,685 148,718 125,779 408,244 72,600

$1,506,775

739,769 105,690 237,656 148,629 528,410 75,200

$1,835,354

Functional Expenses Programs Fundraising and marketing General and administrative Depreciation

Total

779,256 292,459 401,599 453,096

1,926,410

Sources of Funds 2020

1,034,595 340,966 371,805 455,246 2,202,612

Functional Expenses 2020

Grants and donations 44% Special events 10% Memberships 6% Share Assessments 5%

Depreciation 23% Programs 41% General and administration 21% Fundraising and marketing 15%

Programs and other revenue 8% Investment returns for current operations 27%

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a closing of the Redwood Library & Athenaeum from March 15, 2020 to July 31, 2020. This closure impacted not only the in-person services we provide to our members and patrons, but also our staffing and budget. We were able to pivot to online services and virtual programming, but were forced to cut staff and radically trim our budget owing to the loss of revenue-generating events. 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, 2020, 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.

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 John Goehlich Henry S. Grew Dorrance H. Hamilton Nancy Hay Bruce Howe R. Campbell James Jonathan Brandenburg Monroe 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 Edwin G. Fischer, M.D., and Angela B. Fischer R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. James and Virginia Purviance Dennis Stark Lawrence Wick

Gifts to the Endowment

Robert Johnston, 1783-1839 Gift of Margaret Vaughan

Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust Les and Carol Ballard Daniel and Dory Benson Miles and Lisa Bidwell Anthony and Sara Carcieri James Barr Patrick Dolat Edwin G. Fischer, M.D., and Angela B. Fischer Ronald Lee Fleming Bernard and Sarah Gewirz John and Sherri Grace Robert and Jane Grace Dorrance H. Hamilton Charitable Trust George and Nannette Herrick Maris S. Humphreys Washington Irving III, Ph.D. Dodie Kazanjan and Calvin Tomkins Elizabeth and William Leatherman Holt and Sandra Massey Christopher Matthews Quinlan and Sarah Murphy Waring and Carmen Partridge R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince Christopher T. H. and Janet Alexander Pell Frank and Betsy Ray Earl and Nancy Powell van Beuren Charitable Foundation 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 273 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, 2019 to June 30, 2020, 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.

$50,000 and above

$5,000 to $9,999

Roberta L. Carpenter Trust Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer - The Hope Foundation Mr. and Mrs.* Bernard S. Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. John Rovensky Grace Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grace

Ajax Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Benson Benzak Foundation Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Gewirz Pamela McEnness Giannini The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust Ms. Dodie Kazanjian and Mr. Calvin Tomkins Mr. and Mrs. George Petrovas Herman H. Rose Civic, Cultural and Media Access Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Archbold van Beuren Mrs. John A. van Beuren

$25,000 to $49,999 The Edward W. Kane and Martha J. Wallace Family Foundation EJMP Fund for Philanthropy The Hartfield Foundation Mae Caldwell Rovensky Foundation Estate of Jonathan B. Monroe George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Prince Charitable Trusts Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission

$10,000 to $24,999 Dr. Holly Bannister and Mr. Douglas Newhouse Mr. Vincent J. Buonanno Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden Mrs. John R. Donnell Mr. and Mrs. William P. Egan - Duniry Foundation Mr. Ronald Lee Fleming Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ford Mr. Esmond V. Harmsworth Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William L. Leatherman Mrs. James W. Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Holt Massey Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T.H. Pell Ms. Patricia G. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Dwight D. Sipprelle The William H. Pitt Foundation, Inc.

$2,500 to $4,999 Mrs. Irene Roosevelt Aitken Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brooks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Carlin Mrs. Sandra Craig Mr. Christopher Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Earl McMillen III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Mele Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Donald Steiner Mr. and Mrs. David Thill Mr. and Mrs. Guy F.C. Van Pelt Mr. and Mrs. Ellicott Wright

$1,000 to $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. David Aldrich Mrs. Robert A. Beaver Mrs. Richard Benson Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bidwell Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bowman Ms. Leilani Brenner Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Brickley Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Carcieri Duncan and Barbara Chapman Mrs. Robert B. Conner Mrs. Marilyn Curtis Virginia F. Decker Mrs. Ronald F. Dick Mr. and Mrs. Zia Eftekhar G. Peabody and Rose Gardner Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goltra Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Gonzalez

Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick Washington Irving III, Ph. D. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kahane Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Manice Newport Hospital Ms. Diana L. Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Potter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Powell III David Warren Ray Ms. Virginia R. Richard Mr.* and Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Jr. Ms. Janet L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. David Ryan George M. and Barbara H. Sage Fund Mrs. Jay R. Schochet Mrs. Virginia Treherne-Thomas The Honorable and Mrs. F. J. Bing West Mr. and Mrs. William M. Zeitler

$500 to $999 Mr. John Appleton Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Ashford Mr. and Mrs. Jon Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bills Mr. Connell C. Cannon and Ms. Carol Hopkins Mr. Michael R. Corcoran Mr. John Dalsheim Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick de Koning Mr. John Drotos Ms. Astrid Aarland-Drotos* Dr. Howard Eisenberg and Ms. Doris Zografos Mr. Martin Elias Robert H.I. Goddard and Hope Drury Goddard Fund Mrs. Beatrice H. Guthrie John D. Picotte Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Jones Mrs. Brendan P. Kelley Ms. Jody Kuss Mr. and Mrs. David Little Mr. Henry S. Lynn, Jr. Honorable and Mrs. Ronald R. Machtley Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mauran IV Mrs. Caterine Milinaire Cushing Newport Restaurant Group The Honorable William Nitze* Mr. Donald Osborne and Mr. Frank Garofolo Thomas P. Palmer and Dominique Alfandre Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. Pardee Mr. and Mrs. Torre A. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rabinowitz Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Radel Susanne and John Reid Melissa Rosner Mr. and Mrs. Donald O. Ross

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Ross Mr. Luis Roth and Ms. Jennifer Dalrymple Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Rothe Mr. Richard Sammons and Ms. Anne Fairfax Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas S. Schorsch Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Self Mr. and Mrs. J. Laurence Sheerin Mr. Thomas W. Thaler Mr. Oakleigh B. Thorne and Ms. Susan Dye Mr. Donald Tofias and Ms. Joanne O’Dwyer Alissa, Michael, Vivian Tofias and April Murphy Bess Walker Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webster Mr. David S. Wendell and Ms. Patricia M. Bowler

$250 to $499 Ms. Melissa A. Bachelder Lockett Ford Ballard, Jr. Mrs. William Barrack Mr. and Mrs. Murray Belman Mr. and Mrs. Dickson G. Boenning Mr. Cornelius C. Bond and Ms. Ann E. Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. James Chadwick Mrs. Taylor Chewning Mrs. Norey Dotterer Cullen Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah de Rham Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Delano Mrs. C. Mathews Dick, Jr. Mrs. Nancy Dotterer Field Steven Gewirz and Katie Hamilton Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. John Goltman Mr. Leonard Grace Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Halladay Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Chester Helms Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Hendrick Mr. Eric Ives John and Jane Kazanjian Dr. Powel Kazanjian and Dr. Sahira Kazanjian Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Kidder Mr. and Mrs.* Jerome R. Kirby, Jr. Ms. Lisa S. Lewis and Mr. Bart Dunbar Mr. William H. Leys Mrs. David E.P. Lindh Mrs. Mary MacLean Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mariner Mr. Frank Mauran Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. McAloon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. McDonough Chelsea McWillie Newport Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Oliveira Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Perrault Mr. Edward Pitoniak and Ms. Kate Barber

Mr. and Mrs. James Purviance Dr. James Ricci and Ms. Cheryl Kenney Ms. Laura Rose Ms. Linda Sawyer and Mr. John D. Harris II Mrs. Mary F. Smith Mr. J. Peter Spang Mr. William M. Stott Ms. Joan Tobin Captain and Mrs. Michael Tollefson Brittany Thurman Susan and Robert Vincent Mr. and Mrs. Andy West Mr. Charles Wharton III

$100 to $249 Anonymous Dr. Gregory Abel and Mr. Andrew Grace Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Abney Mr. John W. Adams Mr. George P. Antone Anna Auersperg Mr. Peter Baer Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Baker Mr. Frederick D. Ballou Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bardorf Mr. and Mrs. William P. Barry Mr. John E. Benson Mr. and Mrs. Chris Berl Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce Berriman Ms. Karen Blanchard and Mr. A. Paul Spinella Anne Wister G. Boenning Mr. David E. Boenning Michael Bowden Bowen’s Wharf Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Pelham Boyer Mr. and Mrs. John Broughan Captain David C. Brown and Ms. Sheila McCurdy Dr. Sara J. Burchell T. Reid Burns Jim and Elaine Burress Mr. and Mrs. John W. Burrows Captain and Mrs. W. L. Caldwell Mrs. Patricia Callahan Shreve Cameron Ms. Kirtley Cameron Francesca B. Campo Campo & Company Events Mr. and Mrs. Ross S. Cann, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Carlin Mrs. James Carroll Mrs. Patricia A. Cassidy Mr. David Chandler Mr. Robert Chandler Antonia Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Bill Choquette Mr. Donald C. Christ Mr. Stephen H. Clark

Mr. and Mrs. George E. Clark, Jr. Carly Cobbol Mr. and Mrs. William J. Corcoran Ms. Mary Anne Creto and Mr. William J. Rusch Celina D’Abo Ron De Yoe and Carol Pardee Ms. Jane K. Dean Miss Karen S. Deibert Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dery John R. Drexel IV and Nicholas A. Drexel Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Duckworth-Schachter Mr. and Mrs. Martin Durtschi Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Fair Mr. and Mrs. O. Mario Favorito Dr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Fleming Ingrid Frahm The Bob and Wini Galkin Fund Mr. Bob Gerber and Ms. Veronica Rynn Dr. Vasant and Sarah Gideon Jake Giordano Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Glazier Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Albert Glucksman Mr. and Mrs. John T. Good Miss Marry Gormally Kat Goss Mr. and Mrs. David A. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Greenman Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Gricus Professor and Mrs. John B. Hattendorf Mr. Thomas Lee Higginson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hill Admiral and Mrs. James R. Hogg Mr. Gordon Holmes Ms. Elizabeth A. Holt Ms. Stefani M. Hulitar Jennifer Huntley and Helen Huntley Ms. Allison Ingalsbe Mr. Jack P. Jefferies Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jefferys Ms. Mary Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Johnson Ms. Victoria Johnson Ms. Mary Jones Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kahn Elena T. Kissel Mr. and Mrs. James D. Klau Mr. Doug Kohler Cayla Kusnierz Dr. and Mrs. Reynold T. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lederman Ms. Marcia A. Lindsay Mr. Richard C. Loebs, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Lowe Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Madden Mr. and Mrs. Donald Magee

Erin N. Marcus, MD Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Marino Mr. David Martin Sheila McEntee and Darry Hazel Jennifer Joan McKenzie Betsy McStay Ms. Mary Meagher Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Meikle Ms. Constance Metcalf Mr. Paul F. Miller and Mr. Charles J. Burns, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Moore Mr. Arthur W. Murphy Mr. Richard Murphy William C. Murray, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nihan Mr. Daniel Oakley Ms. Pamela F. O’Connor Ms. Patricia O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. J. Timothy O’Reilly Katie and Jim Peterson Mr. Charles Peto Ms. Patricia Barry Pettit Ms. Elizabeth Phelps Ms. Angie Phrasavath Mrs. Alberta T. Picozzi Dr. Barbara Pilling and Mr. Andy Anderson Mr. N. Claiborne Porter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Regan Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Riggs Wesley Ritter Mrs. Marie Robinson Annabella Rockwell Mr. and Mrs. John Rok Mr. and Mrs. Harald Rosengren Mrs. Steven Ross Ms. Martha Ruest Mr. Federico Santi and Mr. John Gacher Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Schaefer Major General and Mrs. Stephen R. Seiter Mr. and Mrs. James D. Seymour Ms. Marilyn Shea Mr. Dennis P. Sheehan Ms. Belinda Shepard Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sherbrooke Mr. James Silvia Ms. Patricia Slingluff Ms. Elizabeth F. Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Smyth Mr. William H. F. Spencer Mr. Dennis E. Stark Laura Stonerbrook Mr. Kevin P. Sullivan Mr. Terrance P. Sullivan Ms. Carol J. Swift Mr. and Mrs. Craig Symonds Mr. Paul L. Szapary Mrs. Anna Templeton-Cotill

Ms. Gail G. Thacher Mrs. Harle Tinney Ms. Julia Rush Toland Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Tomaino Dr. and Mrs. William A. Turley, Jr. The Hon. and Mrs. Robert F. Vacchelli Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Van Liew Mr. Jamie Vara Ms. Gloria Vernon-Van Stolk Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Vetrano Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G.W. Walk Mr. and Mrs. George K. Walker Mr. Robert S. Walker Mr. Alexander G. Walsh Mr. Michael F. Walsh Dr. Eileen Hand Warburton Ms. Camille Von Arnim and Mr. Dirck Westervelt Rob White Professor John Wilmerding Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wilson The Wintersteen Family Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wood-Phillips Mr. William Redwood Wright, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. Zuerner

Gifts up to $99 Anonymous (3) Mrs. Leith Adams Ms. Linda Adams Captain Richard G. Alexander Captain Lee C. Bakalarski Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Bamberg Mr. and Mrs. David Barnes Mr. Irving Barrett Mr. Peter B. Belinsky VMD Mr. Nicholas W. Benson and Ms. Alix Flood Mr. and Mrs Davies Bisset III Mr. George C. Bitting Mrs. Helen Brennan Ms. Virginia L. Butterworth Nancy Nelson Caswell Mrs. Patricia D. Chase Ms. Marsha Cohen Mrs. Joan W. Davis Mrs.Valerie H. Debrule Ms. Kate Dimancescu Mrs. Virginia C. Eagan Mr. Richard Eason Mr. and Mrs. Tylor Field II Mr. and Mrs. James Fleet Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Galvin Ms. Audrey Grimes Mrs. Richard Grosvenor, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Grosvenor Bob and Marcia Halpern Kevin and Sally Healy Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hill

Mr. Allan A. Hodges Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Hogan Ms. Lori Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hyde Annmarie Jochum Miss Sofia Kaczor Dr. and Mrs. John J. Kenny Mr. and Mrs. Richard Klaffky Mrs. Jeanne Knerr Mr. Andrew S. Long Mr. Christian McBurney Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. McMahon Mrs. Gloria L. Merchant Miss Mary C. O’Malley Mr. John P. Primiano Ms. Rebecca Rex Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Richman Mr. Wayne Robinson Mrs. Margaret Shinners Miss Virginia Smith Mr. Stuart Sundlun Mr. Jeffrey Weston Mrs. Marsha Wilson Mr. Phillip M. Wilson Ms. Ellen Winsor and Mr. David Coppe Judge Marjorie Yashar *deceased

Tribute and Memorial Gifts In memory of Canon Lockett Ford Ballard and Charlotte Carr Morrison Ballard Mr. Lockett Ford Ballard, Jr. In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Barry Ms. Patricia Barry Pettit

In memory of Eugene B. Roberts, Jr. Lynn and Ann C.B. Roberts

In memory of Roberta Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton Jr.

In memory of Elaine Rosenberg Ms. Jane K. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Halpern Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Hogan Dr. Erin N. Marcus Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Radel

In memory of James L. Carroll Mrs. Judith Carroll

In memory of Seymour Sarnoff Ms. Jane Johnston

In memory of Thomas P. Cassidy, Jr. Mrs. Patricia A. Cassidy

In memory of Erik Bradford Stoker Ms. Jane Johnston

In memory of Richard L. Champlin Mr. James M. Silvia

In memory of John W. Stokes Mr. and Mrs. Murray Belman

In memory of Michael Cottrell Ms. Linda Adams Miss Marry Gormally Miss Mary C. O’Malley Mrs. Alberta T. Picozzi Ms. Elizabeth Smith

In honor of Daniel Benson Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton Jr.

In memory of Ralph E. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Torre A. Peterson

In memory of Frederick A. Cushing Ms. Caterine Milinaire Cushing

In honor of Vincent Buonanno Mr. and Mrs. Davies Bisset III In honor of Angela and Garry Fischer Mr. J. Peter Spang

In memory of David E. DelNero Mr. and Mrs. John T. Good

In honor of Belinda Kielland Dr. Holly Bannister and Mr. Douglas Newhouse

In memory of Astrid Drotos Mrs. Joan W. Davis Mr. John Drotos

In honor of Donald Tofias and Joanne O’Dwyer Alissa, Michael, Vivian Tofias and April Murphy

In memory of Louis Fazzano Mrs. Karen Lloyd In memory of Powel and Louise Kazanjian Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kazanjian In memory of Gwen Kelley Captain and Mrs. Kevin M. Healy In memory of Albert J. McAloon, Sr. Mr. Albert J. McAloon Jr. In memory of John Henry Meagher Ms. Mary Meagher In memory of Rita and John Moran Mrs. Mary Jane MacLean In memory of John Quinlan Murphy Mary S. Murphy, Ph.D. and Kurt Schlichting, Ph.D. Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Murphy In memory of Lila Murphy Ms. Elizabeth Phelps In memory of Dave and Lisa Peto Mr. Charles Peto

In memory of Dr. Raymond Picozzi Mrs. Alberta T. Picozzi

Committees, Staff & Volunteers STANDING COMMITTEES 2019-2020 Executive Audit Buildings and Grounds Finance Development Investment Library Museum Nominating Program Redwood Advisory Council Young Redwood

VOLUNTEERS George Koucakdjian Wayne Robinson Susan Forgione Maggie Brewer Acadia Stevens

STAFF Benedict Leca Executive Director

Nancy Hackett Circulation Supervisor

Brandon Aglio Library Assistant

Drew Kemp Library Assistant

John Bartosh Facilities Manager

Victoria Leduc Library Assistant

Rowena Burke Library Assistant/ILL

Patricia Barry Pettit Chief Communications Officer

Susan Chakmakian Technical Services Librarian

Joseph Rusnak Visitor Services Supervisor

Mary Corrigan Library Assistant

Gail Sullivan-McCune Library Assistant

Carolyn du Pont Program Director

Kerri Tallman Communications Assistant

Michelle Farias Special Collections Assistant

David Thalmann Director of Finance

Alyssa Gaudreau Donor Relations Manager

Niall Tarrel Library Assistant

Rachel Greggs Assistant Archivist & ILL Coordinator Photo: David Hansen

PROGRAMS

Lectures, Events & Concerts SUMMER 2019

FALL 2019

John Quinlan Murphy Memorial Annual Lecture: Peacemaking, Violence and Memories Around Narragansett Bay: Native American and Colonial Entanglements in King Philip’s War and Their Legacies by Christine DeLucia

The Redwood Book Club: In the Hurricane’s Eye

Painting with Oil, Sculpting with Water: Per Barclay’s Material Politics by Leora Maltz-Leca

Pianist I-Huang Lee Concert

The Redwood Book Club: The Maze at Windermere A History of the Newport Folk Festival by Rick Massimo

Classical Music in the Late 18th Century Part I: The Music of Haydn & Mozart by Dr. Edward Markward

The Vox Hunters Concert

The Doctor Broad: A Mafia Love Story by Dr. Barbara Roberts

Slavery and the Making of Early American Libraries by Sean D. Moore

Redwood Trivia Night

Betrayed: A Survivor’s Guide to Lying Cheating and Double Dealing by Susan Stautberg

Stone Cold History: Newport’s Historic Burial Sites and the Effort to Save Them by Lew Keen

A Coveted Cup for Any Yachtsman by Alice Dickinson

John J. Slocum Jr. Memorial Lecture: “My Old Man and The Sea” by Christopher Buckley

The Redwood Book Club: When All is Said Redwood Annual Garden Party The Cabinetmaker’s Account: John Head’s Record of Craft & Commerce in Colonial Philadelphia by Jay Robert Stiefel Matisse and Islamic Art by Dr. Michael Barry Roofs of Heaven by Dr. Michael Barry

All photos on this spread: David Hansen

My Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir of Africa by Suzanne Rheault

A History of Grand Central by Dr. Kurt Schlichting

Confronting the Issues of Red Tide by Dr. Don Anderson

Classical Music in the Late 18th Century Part II: The Music of Haydn & Mozart by Dr. Edward Markward Russell Lee: A Documentarian’s Personal Kodachromes by Leora Maltz-Leca and William Stott Abundance by Dr. Michael Fine Poetry Reading by Michael O’Siadhail Revolution & Change: The Music of Beethoven Part I by Dr. Edward Markward “A Great Party” by Bryan Rafanelli The Redwood Book Club: The Warden Revolution & Change Part II: The Music of Beethoven by Dr. Edward Markward The Romantic Generation: Song & Piano Music the New Order: 1815-1848 The Music of Schubert, Robert & Clara Schumann and Chopin by Dr. Edward Markward The Redwood Book Club: Wishin’ and Hopin’

WINTER 2020 The Romantic Generation: Song & Piano Music the New Order: 1815-1848 The Music of Schubert, Robert & Clara Schumann and Chopin by Dr. Edward Markward MLK Day Celebration: The Voices of Unity Choir Romanticism in Classical Forms: Orchestral, Chamber & Choral Music of Schubert, Berlioz, Mendelssohn & Schumann by Dr. Edward Markward The Redwood Book Club: Olive Kitteridge Romantic Opera to the Mid-19th Century: The Operas of von Weber, Rossini, Bellini & Donizetti by Dr. Edward Markward Redwood Trivia Night Winter Book Sale The Redwood Book Club: Accidental Presidents Annual George Washington Salute with the R.I. Sons of the Revolution Opera in the Later 19th- Century: The Music of Wagner, Verdi & Puccini by Dr. Edward Markward Opera in the Later 19th- Century: The Music of Wagner, Verdi & Puccini by Dr. Edward Markward Late Romanticism in Germany & Austria: Part 1 Brahms versus Wagner by Dr. Edward Markward

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