RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

May L. Joynt auction records (RLC.Ms.043)

Redwood Library and Athenaeum

50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680


Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: Gift of Roberta Carpenter, 2013 Oct 31.
Custodial history: The relationship between Mrs. Ralph Carpenter and Mrs. Joynt is unknown. It is unclear how or why Mrs. Carpenter came to own this collection, but it was in her possession when she gave it to the library in 2013.
Processing information: Upon processing in 2014, metal paper clips were removed and replaced with archival standard paper clips. Purchase records for specific pieces of silver were separated from the item photographs without records.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Chelsea Ordner
Encoding: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-01-30
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)