RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

Betty Williams Collection (Mss. Gr. 213)

University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections

15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632

email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Collection Overview

Title: Betty Williams Collection
Date range: 1796-1995
Creator: Williams, Betty Vickery
Extent: 29.5 linear feet
59 box(es)
Abstract: This collection was begun by Betty Vickery Williams (1931-1996) in 1974 and encompasses a portion of the material collected for research on the history of primarily western clothing fashions and accessories, tailoring and cutting, and documentation of commercial clothing patterns dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: University Archives and Special Collections
Collection number: Mss. Gr. 213