Linda J. Sable collection (MSS-0123)
Special Collections
Rhode Island College600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | The collection was donated by Linda J. Sable prior to 2019. |
| Custodial history: | A majority of the material in the collection was collected by mathematician and author Hubert Kennedy. Kennedy is the author of numerous mathematical publications and writings on gay history and identity. He is the author of 1976 book, “Coming Out in Providence”, also available in RIC Special Collections. Before moving to San Francisco in the 1980s, Kennedy sorted through his personal library and then gifted multiple items to his friend Linda Sable. |
| Processing information: | Special Collections staff originally described the collection prior to 2019. Further description was provided by Avelina Rocchio in 2023 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Veronica L. Denison. Further information regarding the acquisition of the collection was provided by Rhode Island College students Molly Marsh, Trevor Salmans, Krystal Martinez Lopez, Cody Cambra, Shermira Thomas during their First Year Seminar class “Raid the Collections in 2024” taught by Professor Amy Barlow. The students interviewed donor Linda J. Sable as part of the course. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Avelina Rocchio and Veronica L. Denison.. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
