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Ship's Papers of Minnesota (Bark) of Edgartown
File — Box: 1
Identifier: 003-02-04
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence between Master Charles S. Downs and agent Samuel Osborn, Jr. relating to the business of whaling and the condemnation and sale of the vessel. Also included are permissions for crew members to go whaling, signed crew agreements, outfitting notes, and a crew list. Bills and receipts are included from the time of outfitting until the sale of the vessel and return of its oil. Documents and consular copies of the transactions relating to survey, maintenance,...
Dates:
1880 - 1883
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Ken Mitteldorf Collection of Rhode Island postal covers
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 072-04
Scope and Contents
Collection includes postal covers from various cities, towns and villages across Rhode Island showing a variety of postmarks and stamps from 1864-1992.
Dates:
1864 - 1992
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Mon Design Book
Collection — Box: Multi-collection Box
Identifier: 004-04-07
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises a single stab-bound volume in paper wrappers with numerous designs (approximately 280). Some are pasted in, others drawn or stenciled directly on the pages or loosely laid in.
Dates:
19th to early 20th century
Found in:
Providence Public Library
G.C. Moore album of Rhode Island Hospital
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 137-03
Scope and Contents
The album contains photographs documenting the Rhode Island Hospital buildings and grounds as well as medical staff and patients near the turn of the 20th century. According to the captions, images include Dr. Woodward in an ambulance, children with diptheria, an operating room, an amputation by Dr. Levin as well as a number of images of doctors and nurses. Also included are images of buildings including the main building, the nurse's home, the out-patient building, a 'contagious' ward and...
Dates:
1900
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Mowry Family Collection of Whaling Correspondence
Item — Box: Multi-collection Box
Identifier: 003-02-21
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of correspondence, mostly from Daniel D. Mowry to his family, but also from Captains James and Charles Nichols and Charles Nichols’ wife Carrie to the Mowry Family (Carrie Nichols was Ellen Mowry’s sister). Much of this correspondence was written at sea. The collection also includes a day book and hand-written poetry.
Dates:
1832 - 1867
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America collection
File — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 160-04
Scope and Contents
The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America collection consists of 14 items including pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers and article reprints printed in Rhode Island between 1914-2002. Several items provide interesting information about the response of the organization to their response to larger regional and national topics throughout the 20th century including the 1938 Hurricane, World War II, their formal relationship with the Protestant church, and a tracking of their history with...
Dates:
1914 - 2002
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Florence Nelson scrapbook
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 035-03
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook contains memorabilia from various performances in the Rhode Island area from 1898-1902 collected by Florence Nelson. It includes playbills, newspaper reviews, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and autographs. Many of the performances documented took place at the Providence Opera House or the Bristol Opera House. Performers of note in the scrapbook include Julia Marlowe, Mary Mannering, William Gillette*, Virginia Harned, DeWolf Hopper, Viola Allen, Lionel...
Dates:
1898 - 1902
Found in:
Providence Public Library
New Urban Arts collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 164-02
Dates:
1997 - 2023
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Newport AIDS Net records
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box 1
Identifier: 109-02-07
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains records, meeting notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings featuring both press about Newport AIDS Net as well as marketing (including advertisements and support group listings).
One folder contains records of the Newport County Council of Community Services, of which Newport AIDS Net was a member.
Dates:
1994 - 1996
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Nicholson Collection of Whaling Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 003-03-01
Dates:
Majority of material found within approximately 1861-1924
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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