RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

Perry Expedition Centennial papers (PSNCA.H.042)

The Preservation Society of Newport County

424 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-847-1000
museumaffairs@newportmansions.org

Scope & content

Includes materials related to the planning of Perry Expedition centennial events and outreach by the Newport Publicity Commission to engage participants from local to international levels. While the committee existed from January 1953 until October 1954, this collection solely includes materials from 1953.