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Rhode Island Glass Plate Negative Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 002-03-10

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1880 - 1929

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open for research, but must be coordinated in advance with Special Collections staff due to their fragile nature.

Conditions Governing Use

PPL does not claim copyright to this collection. Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

The Rhode Island Glass Plate Negative Collection is an artificial collection created by the Providence Public Library according to format type. The Collection incorporates various acquisitions and gifts.

Extent

3.5 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The glass plate negatives are arranged by size.

Custodial History

Unknown.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The bulk of images were collected without any documented provenance. Some negatives are believed to be from James N. Arnold, but are unable to be officially attributed. Small collections of negatives were identified by creator on their original envelopes. Those individuals are included as creators and are noted in the full itemized inventory.

Accruals

No accruals are expected.

Existence and Location of Copies

Some images from the collection were printed and are part of the Rhode Island General Photograph Collection. Prints are digitized on www.provlibdigital.org.

Related Materials

002-03-06 Rhode Island General Photograph Collection 029-03 James N. Arnold Image Collection

Title
Rhode Island Glass Plate Negative Collection
Status
In Progress
Author
Kate Wells
Date
2019
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