RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

Kingston Congregational Church (Mss. Gr. 169)

University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections

15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632

email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: It is unknown when the Kingston Congregational Church collection was first received by the University Library. It may be surmised that Special Collections received the records through the church's associational relationship with the University. The establishment of the Experiment Station in 1888 and the State College afterward gave the ministers a greater opportunity to reach more people. Some of the ministers have served as councilors to the Protestant students. Many of the newsletters bear the addresses of several Library staff, including the Head Librarian during the first half of the 20th century, Francis Pitcher Allen. The President of the University (1941-1958) Carl Woodward was also a congregant of Kingston Congregational Church.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Kristen Anderson and Sarina R. Wyant.
Encoding: Finding aid encoded by Hailie D. Posey 2009 June 23, updated by Mark Dionne on 2020 April 9
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)