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Samuel Osborn, Jr. papers
File — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 003-02-25
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence to and from Samuel Osborn, Jr., business records including notes on whales and lots of sperm oil, bills and insurance documents, and a small number of miscellaneous personal papers.
Of particular note are correspondences related to the Arctic whaling disaster of 1871 requesting compensation for the owners of the lost vessels.
Dates:
1845 - 1894; 1999
Found in:
Providence Public Library
The Outlet Store collection
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 041-03
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and ephemera related to The Outlet Company. The photographs show the interior of the store, featuring merchandising cases, soda fountain/lunch counter, and restaurant. Exterior photos of the building and store are included as well, including demolition and construction of replacement or nearby structures. Several photos focus on the creation and celebratory opening of a “435 car self-parking” garage, called the Big O Garage.Two ephemera pieces...
Dates:
1900-03 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1963
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Edward J. Ozog collection
Collection
Identifier: 043-03
Scope and Contents
The collection includes photographs and postcards of street railroads, railroads and railroad stations in Rhode Island.
Dates:
1874 - 1984
Found in:
Providence Public Library
William Padget Photograph Collection
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 060-03
Scope and Contents
Collection includes a variety of photographs, 1880s-1920s, of Providence and other locations around Rhode Island including Newport Harbor, Block Island and Rock Hill. Images from album pages are primarily of Old Home Week in Providence, July 28-August 3, 1907, and other landscapes around Rhode Island. The loose images include group and individual portraits, domestic buildings, a schoolhouse, log cabin, storefront and the Providence fire department. Several photographs included images of...
Dates:
1880 - 1929
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Palm leaf manuscript, Kammavācā
Item — Box: custom palm leaf ms box
Identifier: 004-02-006
Scope and Contents
Southeast Asian Studies scholar Trent Walker identified the Palm leaf manuscript as written in Pali, the liturgical language of Theravāda Buddhism, using Tham Lanna script from Northern Thailand. Known as Kammavācā, the manuscript is a set of related texts taken from the Theravāda Buddhist canon, the Tipitaka. Texts in Kammavācā provide scripts for conducting monastic rituals that include confession, ordination, and bestowal of robes.
Some palm leaves are fragmented due to...
Dates:
c. 1800-1900
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Papers Related to the Whaling Bark Kathleen
Collection — Box: Nicholson Multi Collection Box 1
Identifier: 003-02-33
Dates:
1899-1948
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Joseph and Elizabeth Pennell correspondence
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 020-02
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 33 letters, primarily written by Joseph and Elizabeth Pennell, and one receipt. The correspondence includes suggestions for topics for new publications, references to editorial suggestions, travel plans, and interest in artwork by Whistler.
Dates:
1782; Majority of material found within 1881 - 1934
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Edward Penniman papers
File — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 003-02-26
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a small number of Penniman’s personal papers and ephemera, mostly unrelated to his whaling career, including a receipt for homebuilding materials, a menu, and a visiting card.
Dates:
1882
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Percival Magic Collection - Books
Collection — Container: 793.8 P429...
Identifier: 012-01-01
Dates:
1794-1984
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Brian Perrico collection
File — Box: Multi-Collection Box , Folder: 1
Identifier: 109-03-07
Scope and Contents
Collection includes 35 photographs documenting drag performers and performances as well as Kings and Queens Bar in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Dates:
1970 - 2000
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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