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Dresden Foil Textile Labels
Item — Box: Multi-collection box
Identifier: 001-04-04
Scope and Contents
The labels in this collection are highly detailed examples, die-cut in various shapes, and predominantly represent textile manufacturers in the United States and Great Britain during the 19th century.
Dates:
19th century
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Dutch wedding and death announcement scrapbook
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 001-04-07
Scope and Contents
The Dutch wedding and death announcement scrapbook collection consists of 156 wedding and death announcements printed in the Netherlands between 1860 and 1879 that are compiled into a hardcover book. In addition to the announcements, there are supplementary wedding documents that read “Betrothed” or “Ondertrouwd,” black-and-white photographs of unspecified individuals, and business cards which provide the names, locations, and contact information of the businesses that printed the wedding...
Dates:
1860s-1870s
Found in:
Providence Public Library
DWRI Letterpress Collection
Collection
Identifier: 134-02
Dates:
2002-2020
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Ship's Papers of E. H. Hatfield (Schooner) of Edgartown
File — Box: 1
Identifier: 003-02-05
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the records of two whaling voyages of the schooner E. H. Hatfield including articles of agreement, correspondence, crew lists, bills and receipts and crew accounts. The papers were originally found in a sea chest which is now part of the Nicholson Whaling Artifacts Collection.
Dates:
1875 - 1882
Found in:
Providence Public Library
E. Richardson correspondence to Sidney S. Rider
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box Backlog-02, Folder: 3
Identifier: 174-02
Dates:
unprocessed
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Ecology Action of Rhode Island newsletters
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-05
Identifier: 152-02
Scope and Contents
The Ecology Action for Rhode Island newsletters collection consists of newsletters sent to its membership, at the time composed of around 500 members, between the years 1970 and 1974. The newsletters relay information from Ecology Action’s working committees, including Education, Land Use, Legislation, Pesticides, Nuclear, and Recycling. These committees respectively promoted and informed Ecology Action members about relevant news, opinion pieces, and organizational initiatives happening in...
Dates:
1970 - 1974
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Edith Wetmore Collection of Children's Books
Collection
Identifier: 014-01-02
Dates:
circa 1450-1966
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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
William H. Edwards Collection on Legal History
Collection — Container: SpecColE
Identifier: 045-01
Dates:
1623-1999
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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- Ward, Samuel, 1725-1776 2
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- Williams, Alfred M. (Alfred Mason), 1840-1896 2
- Wood, Dan 2
- AIDS Project RI (1985-) (Providence, R.I. ) 1
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- Advisory Commission of Women in Rhode Island 1
- Aguinaldo , Emilio, 1869-1964 1
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