RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

Office of the Secretary of State Katherine S. Connell records (1997-112)

Rhode Island State Archives

Rhode Island State Archives
337 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-222-2353
Fax: 401-222-3199
email: reference @sec.state.ri.us

Scope & content

Primarily records of the Communications Office and the Legal Counsel, series include Correspondence Out, Routing Logs and Speeches. Consists of general correspondence and includes an index that indicates recipients, date and subject, all arranged chronologically. Per RIGL § 42-8-7. "The secretary of state shall keep a copy of every official letter sent by him or her, and shall preserve all public letter received by him or her." Accession 2001-97 also includes schedules of the Secretary, appointment books and invitations.

Legal Counsel records include case files for cases filed in civil court against the State of Rhode Island (plaintiff v. Defendant - Kathleen S. Connell, in her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of Rhode Island). The bulk of these cases are reinstatements for corporate charters (See RIGL § 7-1.8-88, 7-1.8-88.1, 7-1.1-89). Other records are subject files maintained by the Administrative Office and include brochures, correspondence and clippings.