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Edith Wetmore Collection of Illustrated Books
Collection — Container: SpecColX
Identifier: 013-01-01
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1764-1950
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Edward B. Hanes Checker Collection
Collection — Container: SpecColH
Identifier: 010-01-01
Dates:
1572-1923
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Ship's Papers of Emma Jane (Schooner) of Edgartown
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-02-08
Scope and Contents
The collection includes records of all five of the voyages of the Emma Jane while Osborn was agent of the ship. These materials include shipping papers, correspondence, crew lists, bills & receipts and crew accounts. In particular, there are bills and receipts related to the condition of the vessel and repairs related to hurricane damage as well as the condemnation and sale after the final voyage.
Dates:
1867 - 1890
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Equity Action oral history collection
Item
Identifier: 109-07-03
Scope and Contents
The collection includes oral history recordings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people in Rhode Island. The interviews document experiences related to identity including sexuality, gender identity and expression, race and ethnicity as well as art and creative expression, dating, marriage and families, activism, religious faith, social life and occupations.
Dates:
2020
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Ship's Papers of Eunice H. Adams (Brig) of Edgartown
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 003-02-02
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection represent four voyages of the brig Eunice H. Adams while under the management of Samuel Osborn, Jr. of Edgartown, Massachusetts. The records include articles of agreement, correspondence, crew lists, bills & receipts and crew accounts.
Several voyages include records of activities of particular note. The voyage of 1884-1885 includes records related to ship repair due to leaks, regular shipping business and bills related to medical treatment for...
Dates:
1883-1895
Found in:
Providence Public Library
R. Tripp Evans and Edward B. Cabral Marriage Equality Collection
Item
Identifier: 109-04-02
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials and ephemera created and collected by R. Tripp Evans and Edward B. Cabral related to the fight for marriage equality in the state of Rhode Island, including but not limited to photographs, newspapers, promotional video, t-shirts, and protest signage. Items from the nonprofit organizations Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) and Rhode Islanders United for Marriage are represented here as well. This collection also features photographs, stationery, and...
Dates:
2008 - 2021
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Collection on Figure Roller Skating
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 065-04
Scope and Contents
This collection contains four items related to figure roller skating: a short pamphlet showing positions for figure skating, a sheet of paper with handwritten diagrams showing two dances, and two large folded sheets with photographs and diagrams documenting dances. The published materials were all produced by Skating Review Magazine.
Dates:
1941
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Helen Fitts correspondence
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 092-02
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence to Helen Fitts, resident of Providence, Rhode Island from family and friends serving within the U.S. Army during World War 1 including Arthur Leroy Bolton, Ernest Jamieson, Fred E. Stockwell, and H. Wallace Burton.
Dates:
1916 - 1929
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Fourth World Convention of Tattoo Artists and Fans Collection
Collection — Box: 064-multi
Identifier: 064-02-07
Content Description
The collection is comprised of twenty-nine photographs of convention attendees, one convention program, and two newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1979
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Alfred Gagnon Album and Photographs
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 064-02-05
Dates:
1916-1926
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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- United States. Army. Division 26. 2
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- Ward, Samuel, 1725-1776 2
- AIDS Project RI (1985-) (Providence, R.I. ) 1
- AIDS Rochester (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
- AS220 (1985-) (Providence (R.I.)) 1
- Abraham Barker (Bark) 1
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- Aldrich, David Law, 1822-1889 1
- Allen , Ezra , 1819-1902 1
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- Blake's Great Piano Palace (Boston, MA) 1
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