Providence Public Library (R.I.). Special Collections

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Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Rhode Island Theater Collection

Collection — Container: Backlog, 2 boxes, 1 envelope, 1 framed item

Identifier: 002-02-02

Scope and Contents The Rhode Island Theater Collection contains handbills, performance programs, newspapers clippings, and personal notes related to theaters and theater companies in Rhode Island from 1855-2006. It includes materials from theaters and performance venues from across Rhode Island, but predominantly in Providence. Many well known theaters such as the Providence Opera House, Metropolitan Theatre, Modern Theatre, Providence Performing Art Center and Trinity Repertory Company are represented. ...

Dates: 1855-2006

Found in: Providence Public Library / Rhode Island Theater Collection

Collection of Updike Type Specimen Ephemera

Collection

Identifier: 004-04-06

Scope and Contents

The collection is composed primarily of 20th-century ephemeral type specimens from Europe and America. Many are notable for their colorful design and creative sample text, and some are styled in the manner of faux publications (e.g. “The Baskerville Banner,” which is presented as a newspaper broadside).

Dates: 1734-2017

Found in: Providence Public Library / Collection of Updike Type Specimen Ephemera

Providence Public Library (R.I.). Special Collections

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Rhode Island Theater Collection

Collection of Updike Type Specimen Ephemera

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