Providence Athenaeum charters, constitutions, and by-laws (Arch-003)

This collection consists of the Providence Athenaeum's governance documents (charters, constitutions, by-laws, and amendments) published 1836-2000. Several of the documents were published separately, but others are bound together with related materials spanning years.

One unpublished item spans governance documents dating 1753-1909 from three Providence subscription libraries (Archives Closet 2, Box 1, Folder 4). Entitled Athenaeum Constitutions, By-Laws, and Regulations from 1753 it conjoins documents from the earlier Providence Library Company (1753-1836), the Providence Athenaeum (1831-1836), as well as the current Providence Athenaeum (1836- ).