002. Rhode Island Collection

Scope and Contents The Advisory Commission on Women in Rhode Island records collection consists of print materials from 1973 to 1983 that provide insight into state initiatives around gender equity in Rhode Island. The bulk of the collection consists of newsletters printed by the Commission to promote events such as forums, workshops, and gatherings as resources that would increase civic engagement and socioeconomic status for women broadly. Internal reports also offer insight into organizational structure and...

Scope and Contents The AIDS Project Rhode Island collection includes materials documenting the work of the organization from 1985-2020. The bulk of the collection is photographs, however organizational records, newsletters and ephemera are included. The photographs document fundraising events, such as the annual Walk for Life, Gay Bingo, and Heart to Heart, as well as staff and volunteers (or “Buddies”) in the office and at retreats. The collection also contains a selection of pins and buttons, as well as a...

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The collection includes business records including correspondence, receipts for payments and insurance policies. The records related primarily to the Hope Valley Manufacturing Co., but also include documents relating to Aldrich’s purchase of the Plainville Mill in 1874.

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The collection consists of one scrapbook including photographs of hot-air balloons in New England, 1885-1890, and clippings mostly regarding flights of the balloonist family lead by James Allen.

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This collection is comprised primarily of the work of John B. Archer. It contains scripts, arrangements, and sheet music of the various comic operas he wrote. Included are drafts in various stages of completion, almost all with handwritten notations. A scrapbook also contains extensive photographs of the staging of The Romany Maid. This scrapbook also includes programs and newspaper reviews.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of letters written by Edwin W. Arnold to members of his family during the period of December 22, 1862 – November 1, 1865 during his service in the Union army. Arnold kept up regular correspondence with his family during this time often writing two or three letters a month. Most of the letters are written to Arnold’s mother, several are addressed to his father, two to his younger brother George, and one to his cousin Mary Whipple. Each of the letters is signed...

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The collection consists of the papers of the Arnold family, chiefly letters, but also circulars, invitations and other ephemera, dating from 1861 to 1904. Letters of the Arnold family consist mainly of personal correspondence. In some cases a family member held an office and their professional correspondence is also included.

Scope and Contents This collection contains over 1100 glass plate negatives and 201 print photographs created by and/or collected by James N. Arnold. The images in the collection depict scenes across Rhode Island including beaches, farms and landscapes as well as activities and community events such as ice skating, parades, football games and community gardens. Upon his death in 1927, Arnold bequeathed his library and research materials to the Elmwood Public Library in Providence, Rhode Island (now...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of a single bound volume titled “Letter Book, No. 2, Commenced [illegible] 1796”. The volume contains copies of business correspondence from June 6, 1794 - Dec. 29. 1826 consisting of letters from Thomas Arnold to various business associates. The bulk of the correspondence relates to shipments of agricultural trade along the East Coast and the market for assorted trade goods including wheat, hemp, lime, cheese, barley, flour, indigo, and coffee.Some of...

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The collection consists of materials related to American history with a focus on Rhode Island history. The collection includes legal documents, correspondence, poems, portraits, ship’s papers, business records, and ephemera dating from 1655 to 1922.