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Cumberland Pennysaver Collection (CPL002)

Cumberland Public Library

Cumberland Public Library
1464 Diamond Hill Rd
Cumberland, RI 02864
Telephone: 401-333-2552
Email: reference@cumberlandlibrary.org

Inventory

Series 1. Newspaper Clippings
A collection of clippings from the Pennysaver, specifically of Robert V. Simpson's "Cumberland History" column. This column covered various facets of Cumberland history, including points of interest, profiles of town neighborhoods, and biographies of some of the town's founding families.

Series 1. Subseries A. "Cumberland History" Clippings, 1956 March 22-1956 September 22
48 items

Box 9, Folder 1-5

Series 1. Subseries B. "Down Memory Lane" by Charles H. Leach, 1962 January 13
1 item

Box 9, Folder 6

Series 1. Subseries C. Undated and incomplete clippings, Undated
Box 9, Folder 7

Series 2. Cumberland Pennysaver Complete Issues
A collection of complete issues of the Cumberland Pennysaver. Covers local news, local businesses and advertisements… Missing vol. 1.

Series 2. Subseries A. Volume II, 1956 April 12-1956 December 13
44 items

Box 9, Folder 10-17
Missing #1-13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 35, and 36

Series 2. Subseries B. Volume III, 1957 January 10-1957 March 21
8 items

Box 9, Folder 18-20
Missing # 3, 7, 8

Series 2. Subseries C. Unknown and undated complete issues, Undated
3 items

Box 9, Folder 21

Series 3. Typed Copies of the "Cumberland History" Column
A collection of typed transcribed copies of the "Cumberland History" column

Container Description Date
Box 9, Folder 22 #30: The Lovett Tavern
1 item

 1956 October 25
Box 9, Folder 23 Unknown #: Nine Men's Misery
1 item

 Undated
Box 9, Folder 24 #31: The Ballou Family in Ashton
1 item

 1956 November 1
Box 9, Folder 25 #32: Ashton Village
1 item

 1956 November 8
Box 9, Folder 26 #33 and #34: The Razee Neighborhood Parts 1 and 2
2 items

 1956 November 15 and 1956 November 22
Box 9, Folder 27 #35: The Scott Family
1 item

 1956 November 29
Box 9, Folder 28 #36: The Staples Family of Old Sneach Pond Road
1 item

 1956 December 6
Box 9, Folder 29 #37: The Dexter Family in Lonsdale
1 item

 1956 December 13
Box 9, Folder 30 #38: Cumberland in 1756
1 item

 1956 December 20
Box 9, Folder 31 #39: Robin Hollow or Cumberland Mills
1 item

 1957 January 10
Box 9, Folder 32 #40: “From a Brochure Advertising the Sale of Cumberland Mills”
1 item

 1957 January 17
Box 9, Folder 33 #41: “The Dexter Family in Cumberland”
1 item

 1957 January 31