▁the ▁Red wood ▁Library ▁and ▁Ath ena e um , ▁organized ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Ber keley , ▁which ▁included ▁Justice ▁Edward ▁Scott ; ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Daniel ▁Up di ke ; ▁Col onial ▁governor ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Jos ias ▁Ly nd on ; ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Bre tt ; ▁Thomas ▁Ward ; ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁and ▁sign er ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁William ▁Ell ery ; ▁Minister ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁Church , ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁James ▁H onym an ; ▁Rev . ▁James ▁S ear ing ; ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Check ley ; ▁Past or ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Boston ▁Jer em iah ▁Cond y ; ▁and ▁occas ional ▁este emed ▁members , ▁including ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁and ▁Prov idence ▁Plant ations , ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁and ▁sign er ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁Stephen ▁Hop kins ▁; ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁poet , ▁ess ay ist , ▁moral ist , ▁and ▁bi ograph er ▁Samuel ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁was ▁to ▁share ▁ideas ▁and ▁collect ▁valuable ▁books , ▁the ▁combined ▁efforts ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁still ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁oldest ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁library , ▁the ▁Harrison ▁Room . ▁The ▁Red wood ▁Library ▁and ▁Anth ena e um ▁is ▁a ▁Georg ian - P all ad ian ▁style ▁building ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁