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Formal title:
Rhode Island General Assembly Reapportionment and Redistricting records
Extent:
17.7 cubic feet other and 123 maps
Date range:
1883-2002 (bulk 1970-2002)
Abstract:
The Rhode Island General Assembly Reapportionment and Redistricting records consist of the records of the General Assembly’s Reapportionment Commission (2001) including official maps, transcripts, videocassettes of Commission proceedings and the records of Elmer E. Cornwall (House Parliamentarian (1977-2002) and was the House of Representatives' chief expert on Constitutional Conventions; Reapportionment and Municipal Home Rule Charters.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
2002-54
Formal title:
Station Nightclub Victims’ Collection
Extent:
7.32 cubic feet other
Date range:
2004
Abstract:
The Station Nightclub Victims’ Collection is comprised primarily of color photographs and a small amount of memorabilia.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
2004-08
Formal title:
Rhode Island State Prison and Providence County Jail records
Extent:
95.8 cubic feet other
Date range:
1789-1972
Abstract:
The Rhode Island State Prison and Providence County Jail records contain information on all aspects of the administration of the Providence County Prison and the Rhode Island State Prison over a span of nearly two hundred years. It also provides a wealth of information on those incarcerated. The collection contains correspondence, legal papers, reports, logs and registers, medical records and financial papers.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
490
Formal title:
Rhode Island Leased Oyster Bed Grounds Indenture (agreements) records
Extent:
0.24 cubic feet other
Date range:
1844 - 1854
Abstract:
The Rhode Island Leased Oyster Bed Grounds Indenture (agreements) records consist of signed agreements with accompanying plot maps depicting leased oyster bed grounds primarily in the Providence River near Field's Point.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
C#1207
Formal title:
McCarthy/Bannon Family Collection
Extent:
.64 cubic feet other
Date range:
1890-1936 (bulk 1913-1933)
Abstract:
The McCarthy/Bannon Family Collection consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence and ephemera related to the Bannon family of Mansfield, Massachusetts and the McCarthy family of Providence, Rhode Island. The majority of materials are related to Patrick Joseph McCarthy who served as mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from January 1907 to January 1909.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
2010-10
Formal title:
John A. Notte Jr. records, 1935-1974
Extent:
7.2 cubic feet other
Date range:
1935-1974 (bulk 1950-1962)
Abstract:
The John A. Notte Jr. records include correspondence, campaign-related papers, newspaper clippings and other records of John A. Notte Jr. over the course of his political career including his time as Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State and Governor.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
2010-25
Formal title:
Office of General Treasurer Nancy B. Mayer records
Extent:
114.5 cubic feet other
Date range:
1992-1998 (bulk 1993-1998)
Abstract:
The Office of General Treasurer Nancy B. Mayer records consist primarily of records created by the Office of the General Treasurer. The records contain correspondence, correspondence logs, letter chronologies, calendars, general files, lawsuits filed against the State of Rhode Island.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
1998-144
Formal title:
Mr. Henry A.L. Brown Constitutional Convention papers
Extent:
2.4 cubic feet other
Date range:
1986
Abstract:
The Henry A.L. Brown Constitutional Convention papers, though duplicated somewhat in the 1986 Constitutional Convention Collection at the Rhode Island State Archives, contains items which illustrate the process of drafting a constitution from the delegate's position within the process. Some items provide a view to the inner workings of the life of the delegate, from lobbying efforts of special interests groups to the efforts made of the Convention organizers to facilitate teamwork and keep delegates informed on the issues. This is not a complete record of the convention but documents one delegate's involvement. It is evident, from papers collected, that Mr. Brown served on the Judiciary Committee whose main focus was Resolution 80; This resolution, among others, addressed the issues of judicial power, accountability and selection.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
1997-96
Formal title:
Office of the Secretary of State Barbara M. Leonard records
Extent:
6.6 cubic feet other
Date range:
1993-1994
Abstract:
The Office of the Secretary of State Barbara M. Leonard records consists of subject files maintained by the Administrative Office, Hope Spruance, Chief of Staff and span the dates 1993-1994 reflecting the one term of Secretary of State Barbara Leonard.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
1998-22
Formal title:
Southside Community Land Trust records
Extent:
2.087 cubic feet other
Date range:
1982-2007
Abstract:
The Southside Community Land Trust records contain information on the organization’s efforts to develop community gardens in South Providence and provide educational programming. The collection contains correspondence, legal papers, printed materials, meeting minutes, site plans and financial papers.
Repository:
Rhode Island State Archives
Collection call no:
2009-02

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