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Papers Related to the Whaling Bark Kathleen

 Collection — Box: Nicholson Multi Collection Box 1
Identifier: 003-02-33
Dates: 1899-1948

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

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

Percival Magic Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 012
Scope and Contents The John H. Percival Magic Collection contains books, periodicals, ephemera, manuscript materials, newspaper clippings, autographs, magicians’ promotional materials, typescripts, and photographs spanning the years 1888-2009, with the bulk of materials from 1940-1970. The largest portion of the collection consists of Percival’s book collection, which features over 1,200 volumes on magic tricks, ventriloquism, spiritualism, stage entertainment, and gambling, among other topics....
Dates: 1888-2009

Percival Magic Collection - Books

 Collection
Identifier: 012-01
Dates: 1794-1984

Ship's Papers of Perry (Bark) of Edgartown

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-02-13
Scope and Contents

This collection includes the records of the second and third whaling voyages of the Perry including shipping papers, correspondences, protests, bills and receipts, and crew accounts. The bulk of the records reflect the voyage of 1877-1880. Of particular note are details about the death of Master George Nickerson and crew dissatisfaction between his replacement, Master Benjamin F. Nickerson, and the First Mate, Horace Sherman.

Dates: 1875-1880

Lionel Pires collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 109-03-05
Scope and Contents The Lionel Pires collection includes personal accounts and narratives of Lionel Pires’ experiences in the LGBTQ+ community in both Rhode Island and the United States from the late 1970s to early 2000s. The bulk of the collection is photographs, however it also includes ephemera, newspaper articles, and correspondence. Materials document Pires' personal travels across the United States, including significant LGBTQ+ historical events such as Gay Games, Boston Pride, Hotlanta, and March on...
Dates: 1975 - 2007

Eddie Poferl Tattoo Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 064-02-01
Scope and Contents

The collection includes the tattoo tools, records and tattoo designs related to Poferl’s work as an early 20th century American tattooer. Included are original designs and illustrations by Poferl, tattoo equipment and ephemera especially related to his collegial relationship with contemporary tattooer Percy Waters.

Dates: 1900 - 1925

Portrait Album of Rhode Island Lawyers

 Item — Volume: Album
Identifier: 066-03
Scope and Contents

The album contains photographic portraits of 260 Rhode Island lawyers and judges from the past up to 1899. According to an inscription in the album, it was presented as a gift by G.M. Grant to Francis Colwell Esq. on 23 February 1899. This date corresponds with Colwell's appointment as the first President of the Rhode Island Bar Association.

Dates: 1899

Collection of Portraits of Printers and Book Sellers

 File — Container: 004-03-01
Identifier: 004-03-01
Scope and Contents

The collection includes portraits of over 400 printed images of printers, booksellers and other members of the book trades. The entire collection has been digitized and descriptions of each item are available on www.provlibdigital.org.

Dates: 1700 - 1899

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Nicholson, Paul C. (Paul Coe), 1888-1956 27
Providence Public Library (R.I.). Special Collections 12
Osborn, Samuel, Jr. 11
Arnold , James N. (James Newell), , 1844-1927 3
Brown University. 3
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Milham, Beth 3
Providence Public Library (R.I.) 3
Rhode Island Pride Committee 3
Thomas, Virginia 3
United States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) 3
Updike, Daniel Berkeley, 1860-1941 3
Wetmore, Edith Malvina Keteltas, 1870-1966 3
American Civil Liberties Union 2
Anthony , Henry. B. (Henry Bowen), 1815-1884 2
Arnold, Frederick Augustus, 1841-1924 2
Baxter, Dennis B. 2
Burges, Tristam, 1770-1853 2
Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881 2
Cady, John Hutchins , 1881-1967 2
Channing Memorial Church (Newport, R.I.) 2
DeWolf, James, 1764-1837 2
Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854 2
E.H. Hatfield (Schooner) 2
Flores-Maldonado, Vanessa 2
Foster, William E. (William Eaton), 1851-1930 2
Grand Army of the Republic. 2
Hall, Palmer 2
Hardy, Don Ed (1945) 2
Harris, Caleb Fiske, 1818-1881 2
Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 2
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 2
Marchant, C. M. (Cornelius M.) 2
Marriage Equality Rhode Island 2
Martin, William A., (Shipmaster) 2
Mattapoisett (Bark) 2
Means, Selene 2
Milham, Russell 2
Nixon, Eli 2
Pendleton, Gilbert 2
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 2
Potter, Elisha R. (Elisha Reynolds), 1811-1882 2
Providence Journal Company 2
Reynolds, John S. 2
Rhode Island Hospital 2
Sherman, Clarence Edgar, 1887 2
Sherman, Stuart C. 2
Spaulding, Huck 2
Towns, Jeff 2
United States. Army. Division 26. 2
United States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) 2
United States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, 2nd . Company F (1861-1865) 2
Ward, Samuel, 1725-1776 2
Waters, Percy 2
Williams, Alfred M. (Alfred Mason), 1840-1896 2
Wood, Dan 2
AIDS Project RI (1985-) (Providence, R.I. ) 1
AIDS Rochester (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
AS220 (1985-) (Providence (R.I.)) 1
AS220 Printshop 1
Abraham Barker (Bark) 1
Acklen, Joseph Alexander Smith, 1816-1863 1
Adams, Eli 1
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 1
Adams, John, 1735-1826 1
Advisory Commission of Women in Rhode Island 1
Aguinaldo , Emilio, 1869-1964 1
Albanese, Amelia 1
Aldrich, David Law, 1822-1889 1
Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915 1
Allen , Ezra , 1819-1902 1
Allen family 1
Allen, James , 1824-1897 1
Allen, Philip, 1785-1865 1
Allen, William , 1784-1868 1
Allentown Band 1
Allyn, Thomas 1
Almagno, Romano Stephen 1
Almy, Eber C. (Eber Clark), 1816- 1
Amalgamated Printers Association. 1
America II (Ship ) 1
America's Cup 1
American Band of Providence 1
American Library Association. Annual Conference 1
Anderson, Hope 1
Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871 1
Angell, Louis L. 1
Anrold, Stephen , 1728-1796 1
Appelman, William Henry 1
Archer , John B. (Benjamin), 1872-1954 1
Arion Club (Providence, R.I. ) 1
Arnold (Family : (Providence, R.I.) 1
Arnold , Henry Anthony , 1834-1893 1
Arnold , Jonathan, 1741-1793 1
Arnold , Russell Greene 1
Arnold , Russell Greene, 1796-1868 1
Arnold , Samuel Greene, 1821-1880 1
Arnold , William , 1587-1675 1
Arnold, Alice Margaret, 1866-1909 1
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 1
Arnold, Edwin Whipple, 1862-1894 1
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