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William H. Burgess and Harriet Dunbar Burgess Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 003-02-03
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the lives of William H. Burgess, a seaman and whaler, and his wife Harriet Dunbar Burgess. William Burgess’s life is predominantly captured through the text in his whaling journal/ commonplace book, which documents a whaling voyage on the Polar Star (leaving from the port of New Bedford, Massachusetts), and also includes verse, vocabulary words, and other tidbits from his life and interests. The collection also includes a printed book, purchased by William Burgess...
Dates:
circa 1850-1862
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Burmese tattoo design book
Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 105-02-01
Dates:
c. 1910-1920
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Garrett Byrnes' Research on Field's Point
File — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-07
Identifier: 161-03
Scope and Contents
Includes research done by Garrett Byrnes in preparation to write a four-part article that ran in the Rhode Islander magazine on September 12, 1971. The collection consists of newspaper and textbook copies, hand-drawn maps on tracing paper, photographs, Byrne’s notes, correspondence to and from Byrnes related to Fields Point, event programs and drafts of the articles. The research materials document Field's Point from the colonial period when it was settled by Thomas Fields in...
Dates:
1907 - 1971
Found in:
Providence Public Library
John Hutchins Cady Map Collection
Collection
Identifier: 002-02-04
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 108 maps collected or created by John Hutchins Cady. The collection consists of plans, plats, plots, topographical, hand drawn and illustrated maps. The collection contains originals and duplicates, including: tracings, blue prints and photostats. All maps are mounted unless noted in description. No original order was followed. Previous item number found on labels [md] which may have indicated previous shelving order is included in Item description.
Dates:
1636 - 1962
Found in:
Providence Public Library
John Hutchins Cady research scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: 036-03
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of eleven scrapbooks created by John Hutchins Cady. The scrapbooks are organized topically and include photographs, postcards, clippings and Photostats of buildings of architectural interest in Rhode Island with a strong emphasis on the City of Providence.
Dates:
1920 - 1959
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Calligraphic alphabet writing book
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 004-02-04
Scope and Contents
The collection includes one volume of an early 19th century writing book, possibly an exercise book or as an example of penmanship. Each leaf has a rendition of two letters of the alphabet, decorated and shaded, with another version of the same letter and the lower case version below.
Dates:
1820
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Chan’s Restaurant program schedules
File — Box: 1
Identifier: 135-04
Scope and Contents
The Chan’s Restaurant Collection consists of event schedules from 1995 to 2008 that advertise live music events hosted at Chan’s. By providing a cumulative list of performances hosted throughout this time period, the collection offers insight into the live blues and jazz performance scene at Chan’s and more broadly in Woonsocket and Rhode Island from the 1990s to the 2000s.
Dates:
1995 - 2008
Found in:
Providence Public Library
William E. Chappell scrapbook
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 059-03
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of one volume including newspaper and periodical clippings, trade cards, photographs, invitations, menu, etc, 1870s-1920s, adhered to pages of business ledger (circa 1850). Circular label on front cover is tattered and handwriting on it is very faded but it appears to read “Name W.E. Chappell / Residence 757 4th St / Position in S.S. In the hole / COMPLETE / NATIONAL - LODGE ETC.”
Dates:
1870 - 1929
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Ship's Papers of Charles Phelps / Progress of Stonington
File — Drawer: FF-10: 11, Folder: 3
Identifier: 003-02-10
Dates:
1842 - 1902
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Mildred Frances Chase photograph album
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 054-03
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of one photograph album, 1925. Title page reads "Transcontinental trip, June 29-Aug 1, 1925, Mildred Frances Chase". Includes images of 1925 American Library Association convention in Seattle.
Dates:
1925
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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