002. Rhode Island Collection

Scope and Contents The Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive consists of digital files that document the experiences of Rhode Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes textual descriptions, visual depictions, artwork, audio and film recordings in various digital file formats that document the initial months of lockdown at the start of the pandemic, various stages of re-opening and the long term impact of the pandemic on people and communities within the state. Individuals could contribute single...

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The printing blocks represent images of Rhode Island, circa 1930s-1950s. The images are primarily of leisure and recreation activities.

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The collection includes 56 election tickets and proxes (proxies) for various Rhode Island elections, the majority of which were in the 19th century.

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The Rhode Island Glass Plate Negative Collection contains images related to geographic locations, buildings and organizations in the State of Rhode Island as well as various miscellaneous images found with the collection.

Scope and Contents The Rhode Island League of Girls Clubs records collection consists of printed materials concerning the Girls’ City Club of Providence and the Valley Girls’ Club. These materials include newspaper clippings and annual reports, as well as club calendars, newsletters, and other promotional material that advertise the clubs’ year-round programs. The dates represented in the collection are 1918 to 1924, which provide insight into operations at the time of the National League of Working Women’s...

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Collection includes ephemera related to a variety of individuals and organizations related to LGBTQ+ history in Rhode Island.

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The collection consists of maps created between 1795 to 1925 that represent the state of Rhode Island and its counties between the years 1630 to 1885.

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of negatives, glossy photographic prints, and oversized photographic prints of mills and mill villages within Rhode Island. All of the photographs were taken by Joseph McCarthy as a Federal Works Agency project, a part of the WPA, in 1940 and given to the Providence Public Library as part of the Nickerson Architectural Collection that same year. A written reference work listing the prints and including an essay of the various architectural styles seen in the...

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The Rhode Island Photograph Collection contains photographic prints with images related to geographic locations, buildings, organizations and people in the State of Rhode Island.