Wedding invitations, 2014
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials and ephemera created and collected by R. Tripp Evans and Edward B. Cabral related to the fight for marriage equality in the state of Rhode Island, including but not limited to photographs, newspapers, promotional video, t-shirts, and protest signage. Items from the nonprofit organizations Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) and Rhode Islanders United for Marriage are represented here as well. This collection also features photographs, stationery, and ephemera from the wedding of R. Tripp Evans and Edward B. Cabral on March 15, 2014, officiated by Providence Mayor Angel Taveras and held at the Providence Public Library, as well as two volumes documenting the lives of Evans and Cabral during the COVID-19 shutdown and pandemic in 2020.
Dates
- 2014
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to research.
Extent
From the Item: 2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box and 1 newspaper box )
From the Item: 1 Flat file folders (Oversized flat file folder container protest sign)
Language of Materials
From the Item: English
Creator
- From the Item: Evans, R. Tripp (Person)
- From the Item: Cabral , Edward (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Providence Public Library Repository
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021
special_collections@provlib.org