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Rhode Island Prints collection

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 002-03-12

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of prints from 1778 to 1992 related to events, places, and figures from Rhode Island history as well as views and landscapes of Rhode Island itself. The collection is divided into two series, one general series featuring prints produced through lithography and collotype, as well as prints by artists such as Whitman Bailey, Lester G. Hornby, and Eliza Gardiner. The second series consists of architectural drawings, building plans, and naval architecture plans, featuring a previous design of the Providence County Court House.

Dates

  • 1778-2015

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

PPL believes this collection is in the public domain. Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Prints refer to images produced by transfer from one surface or source to another, often through ink. Items in the collection are all related to events, places, and figures from Rhode Island history as well as views and landscapes of Rhode Island itself. Some of these items were printed for architectural purposes, including drawings and plans of buildings and naval vessels.

Extent

2.8 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 2 oversized print boxes)

4 Flat file folders (4 flat file drawers)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Materials are primarily arranged by size and then alphabetically.

Custodial History

This is an artifical collection created by materials found in the R.I. Ephemera Collection (which was itself an artificial collection).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in collection; there is no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials.

Accruals

Additional accruals are expected.

Related Materials

Rhode Island ephemera, Rhode Island maps, Rhode Island broadsides

Processing Information

This collection was separated from the general RI Ephemera Collection and reprocessed by Audrey Buhain in July 2024.

Title
Rhode Island Prints collection
Status
Completed
Author
Audrey Buhain
Date
July 2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Providence Public Library Repository

Contact:
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021