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Formal title:
Wilfred E. Stone Collection
Extent:
21 photograph(s)
Date range:
1907-1923 (bulk 1920-1921)
Abstract:
This collection contains 21 photographic prints by photographer Wilfred E. Stone. These images document life in early 20th century Rhode Island, particularly 1920-1921.
Repository:
Providence Public Library Special Collections, Rhode Island Collection
Collection call no:
VM020
Formal title:
The Outlet Company Collection
Extent:
1 folder (29 photographs, 2 oversized documents)
Date range:
1900, 1962, before 1986
Abstract:
This collection contains photographs and ephemera related to The Outlet Company, once located in Providence, Rhode Island.
Repository:
Providence Public Library Special Collections, Rhode Island Collection
Collection call no:
VM019
Formal title:
John H. Percival Papers
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1898-1973
Abstract:
This collection features the personal papers of magician, John H. Percival, including correspondence and photogrpahs. Also included are personal notebooks, in which Percival has recorded notes on tricks and the patter to accompany them.
Repository:
Providence Public Library, Special Collections
Collection call no:
MSS011
Formal title:
John Hutchins Cady Research Scrapbooks
Extent:
2 linear feet (5 boxes)
Date range:
approximately 1920-1965
Abstract:
The collection consists of eleven scrapbooks created by John Hutchins Cady, an architect, architectural historian, preservationist and urban planner.
Repository:
Providence Public Library Special Collections, Rhode Island Collection
Collection call no:
VM011
Formal title:
Laurence E. Tilley Photograph Collection
Extent:
.4 linear feet
Date range:
1958, undated
Abstract:
The collection includes 197 black and white photographs of residential architecture and street views in Providence, Rhode Island taken by Lawrence E. Tilley in 1958. The photographs document the College Hill neighborhood.
Repository:
Providence Public Library, Rhode Island Collection
Collection call no:
VM015
Formal title:
C. Fiske Harris Collection on the Civil War and Slavery Manuscripts
Extent:
5 box(es)
Date range:
1861-1865
Abstract:
This collection contains original manuscript writings relating to the Civil War. There are 432 letters from Civil War soldiers written to family and friends back home, 11 letters from Charlotte F. Dailey during an inspection of Rhode Island troops in Union convalescent hospitals, 10 letters written to Mrs. Dailey from her husband and from family friend W.E. Gardiner, 4 letters from Samuel Wight’s family to him. This collection also contains the papers of Dr. Henry E. Turner including summons notices and treasury notes, as well as memos and brief notes.
Repository:
Providence Public Library, Special Collections
Collection call no:
MSS004

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