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Burt/Bock Family Papers (Mss. Gr. 46)

University of Rhode Island Library

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

email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Collection Overview

Title: Burt/Bock Family Papers
Date range: 1831-1996
Creator: Bock family
Extent: 7 linear feet
Abstract: These papers focus on the life of Henry Burt, a noted settlement house worker who moved to Rhode Island in 1922 and continued his work for the greater good. The collection contains some of Burt's settlement house photographs, scrapbooks, and information pertaining to the Beecher Bible and Rifle Colony.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: University Archives and Special Collections
Collection number: Mss. Gr. 46