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Albums

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

John B. Archer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 025-02
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised primarily of the work of John B. Archer. It contains scripts, arrangements, and sheet music of the various comic operas he wrote. Included are drafts in various stages of completion, almost all with handwritten notations. A scrapbook also contains extensive photographs of the staging of The Romany Maid. This scrapbook also includes programs and newspaper reviews.

Dates: 1912

Banigan Mansion Photograph Album

 Item — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116021977928]
Identifier: 057-03
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one photograph album, circa 1900, of the Joseph Banigan Mansion built in 1897 by Martin and Hall at 510 Angell Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Includes two exterior and 13 interior photographs of home, one of the exterior of the carriage house, and one of a dog outside its dog house.

Dates: 1900

Thomas Boyle Photograph Album of Aerial Photographs of Hurricane of 1938

 Item — Volume Album: [Barcode: 31116021975955]
Identifier: 146-03
Scope and Contents The collection consists of 55 photographs and four negatives of aerial photography taken in the aftermath of the hurricane and tidal wave that struck Rhode Island on September 21, 1938. The photographs were taken by Thomas Matthew Joseph Boyle and the aeroplane was operated by Melvin Tilden Holbrook, Jr. Compiled into a scrapbook, the photographs show both coastal and landlocked wreckage caused to beaches, industrial zones, and residential areas in Providence, East Providence, Barrington,...
Dates: 1938

William J. Bradford family photograph album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116021977969]
Identifier: 107-03
Scope and Contents The William J. Bradford Family Photograph Album collection contains a total of 15 items: 14 photographs, and one photograph album. Of the 14 photographs, 12 are early examples of carte de visites (CdV), approximately the size of visiting cards (4 x 2.5 inches), which became very popular in the United States during the Civil War, as the families of soldiers now had a means of obtaining keepsakes of their loved ones. The additional two photographs, items 13 and 14, are similarly sized...
Dates: 1860 - 1875

William E. Chappell scrapbook

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116021977936]
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

Mildred Frances Chase photograph album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116021977852]
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

Lou Costa Collection on Fox Point

 Collection
Identifier: 044-03
Scope and Contents This collection is composed of photographs, media, and printed materials related to the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence, RI, with a focus on the diverse people and communities of the area. Represented throughout the collection are materials related to Fox Point’s Cape Verdean, Azorean, and Portuguese communities. Materials on Cape Verdean families can be found within the Photos by Surname subseries (1.1) as well as within the Cape Verdean Community series (3), which also includes...
Dates: 1843 - 2019

Arthur W. Davis Yachting Scrapbooks

 Item
Identifier: 008-02-02
Scope and Contents

The collection includes notebooks and scrapbooks which include newspaper and magazine clippings, manuscript and ephemeral material, and photographs documenting the history of yachting in Rhode Island as well as its coverage in Providence newspapers.

Dates: 1921 - 1955

Album of Theodore Francis Green’s 1941 Birthday Party

 Item — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116021977860]
Identifier: 058-03
Scope and Contents

Collection includes one photograph album holding photographs and captions documenting U.S. Senator Theodore Francis Green’s 74th birthday dinner sponsored by the Town Criers of Rhode Island at the Providence Biltmore, October 2, 1941. Guests include a number of United States Senators as well as prominent Rhode Island figures.

Dates: 1941-10-02

Michael Guy & Padric Meagher collection

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116021976664]
Identifier: 109-03-04
Scope and Contents

Collection contains materials related to an unidentified gay man including a photograph album showing costume parties, beach outings and a womanless wedding as well as a portrait of the man at the beach wearing a costume dress made of seaweed and a collage of portraits of him at various vacation locations including Pinehaven Camp, Nausuket Beach, Sebago Lake, Pinewood Camp and Matunuck Beach. Also included is a set of reproduction photographs related to railroad stations in Providence.

Dates: 1872 - 1970