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David Wallis Reeves’ American Band Collection
Collection
Identifier: 026-02
Scope and Contents
The collection includes materials related to the work of composer David Wallis Reeves and related to the American Band of Providence, Rhode Island. The bulk of the collection includes original music compositions and arrangements by Reeves. Also included are photographs, recordings and organizational records related to Reeves, the American Band and various other brass bands in Rhode Island.
Dates:
1857 - 1968
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Francis Renault collection
File
Identifier: 109-03-06
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs and ephemera related to the personal and professional life of Francis Renault. It includes naturalization papers and a passport, ephemera related to Renault's performances, personal snapshots and family photographs, headshots and photographs of Renault's stage costumes as well as non-drag related business ventures.
Dates:
1920 - 1948
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Rhode Island Advertising Card Collection
Collection
Identifier: 002-03-04
Scope and Contents
The collection contains various advertising cards largely produced by Rhode Island businesses. It is comprised of two scrapbooks and a large amount of loose advertising cards.
Dates:
1865 - 1910
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Rhode Island Broadside collection
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 002-04-01
Scope and Contents
The Rhode Island broadsides collection consists of printed broadsides from 1763 to 1991 connected to events, places, and figures from Rhode Island history. The collection consists of event posters, wanted posters, advertisements, legislation, proclamations, news sheets, handbills, circulars, and poems concentrated around the late-18th, mid-19th, and mid-20th centuries. The collection offers insight into legal, political, intellectual, and artistic histories of Rhode Island throughout these...
Dates:
1763 - 1991
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Rhode Island Collections - Published Materials
Collection
Identifier: 002-01-01
Dates:
1646-2024
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive
Collection
Identifier: 153-07
Scope and Contents
The Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive consists of digital files that document the experiences of Rhode Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes textual descriptions, visual depictions, artwork, audio and film recordings in various digital file formats that document the initial months of lockdown at the start of the pandemic, various stages of re-opening and the long term impact of the pandemic on people and communities within the state. Individuals could contribute single...
Dates:
2020 - 2023
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Rhode Island Development Council type block collection
Collection
Identifier: 039-04
Scope and Contents
The printing blocks represent images of Rhode Island, circa 1930s-1950s. The images are primarily of leisure and recreation activities.
Dates:
1930 - 1959
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Rhode Island Election Tickets and Proxes collection
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 002-04-02
Scope and Contents
The collection includes 56 election tickets and proxes (proxies) for various Rhode Island elections, the majority of which were in the 19th century.
Dates:
1780 - 1871
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Rhode Island League of Girls Clubs records
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-05
Identifier: 151-02
Scope and Contents
The Rhode Island League of Girls Clubs records collection consists of printed materials concerning the Girls’ City Club of Providence and the Valley Girls’ Club. These materials include newspaper clippings and annual reports, as well as club calendars, newsletters, and other promotional material that advertise the clubs’ year-round programs. The dates represented in the collection are 1918 to 1924, which provide insight into operations at the time of the National League of Working Women’s...
Dates:
1918 - 1924
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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