002. Rhode Island Collection

Scope and Contents The Women’s Republican Club of Rhode Island collection includes promotional materials used by the Club from 1922 to 1937. The materials include a bulletin for circulation that summarizes Club proceedings and advertises its weekly meetings. There is also a copy of the Rhode Island Elephant, the official publication of the Club with the same functions as the bulletin. Apart from these promotional publications, there are campaign songs and a questionnaire that were in use around the 1924 and...

Scope and Contents This collection contains material concerning the development and operation of the Greater Providence YMCA from its inception in 1853 to 2005. About half of the collection consists of operational records including foundational documents, correspondence, board meeting minutes, annual reports, financial ledgers, building plans, newsletters, advertisements, program planning materials, certificates, pins, and more. The other half consists of photographs, which document YMCA events, holiday...