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Scrapbook on Long Island Whaling

 Collection
Identifier: 003-02-30

Dates

  • 1802-1880

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Providence Public Library, Special Collections department.

Extent

.4 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Portuguese

Physical Description

The majority of items in this collection were removed from acidic scrapbook during initial processing, moved into archival folders, and boxed. Oversized items were retained within the original scrapbook covers but separated with archival folders when possible; these oversized items and original scrapbook covers are housed in a second box.

Title
Scrapbook on Long Island Whaling
Status
In Progress
Author
Previously part of general Nicholson Whaling Manuscript Collection, Subgroup 25, Scrapbook 001. Processing by Judith Lund in 2008 with additions made to the finding aid by Janaya Kizzie in 2014. The decision to reprocess the subgroups as individual collections was made by Jordan Goffin in 2018. The collection was reprocessed by Angela DiVeglia in 2021.
Date
2018-2021
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:
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Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021