Guide to the Rhode Island College. Centennial celebration records, 1954
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
Published in 2025
Collection Overview
| Title: | Rhode Island College. Centennial celebration records |
| Date range: | 1954 |
| Creator: | Rhode Island College (1960-) |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | Invitation and program for the 100th anniversary celebrations of Rhode Island College. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library |
| Collection number: | CA-0110 |
Scope & content
The collection contains an invitation and RSVP card for the Centennial Convocation on May 16, 1954, as well as a Centennial Banquet program. The banquet was held on May 3, 1954, at the Narragansett Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island and was sponsored by the Associated Alumni of Rhode Island College of Education.Access Points
Subject Organizations Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in no discernible order.
Biographical/Historical Note
Rhode Island College of Education held various Centennial events in 1954 to commemorate the opening of Rhode Island Normal School in 1854.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | The collection has not been digitized and is not available online. |
| Preferred citation: | Rhode Island College. Centennial celebration records, CA-0110, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-9653 email:digitalcollections@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Provenance of collection materials is unknown. They were in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2022. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, in 2025. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2025 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Location/Existence of copies: | The collection has not been digitized and is not available online. |