| Archives Closet 1, Box 2, Folder 7 |
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Acts of Incorporation, February 15, 1836
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1836 |
| Archives Closet 2, Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws of The Athenaeum
Contents Note: Publication statement: Prov., Knowles, Vose & Co., 1836.
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1836 |
| Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 6 |
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Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws
Contents Note: Bound in: Providence Athenaeum documents 1831-1894, a bound compendium of published documents, catalogues and supplements ... Francis Wayland address of 1838.
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1836 |
| Archives Closet 2, Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Constitutions, By-Laws, Regulations and Acts of Incorporation of the Providence Library Company, Providence Athenaeum and The Providence Athenaeum from 1753.
Contents Note: Bound in a volume comprised of 3 sections, with manuscript title page "The Providence Athenaeum, 1899" and spine title "Athenaeum Constitutions, By-Laws, and Regulations from 1753". Pencilled call number: 027.2 P94C; the volume is date stamped Feb 25 1899. The bound volume includes materials from the Providence Library Company and the Providence Athenaeum established 1831 (in 1st section), and the Providence Athenaeum established 1836 (in 2nd section). At the end is a 3th section of additional blank pages for pasting in future documents.
Providence Athenaeum materials (2nd section of the compilation) is comprised of excerpted pages from various printed documents published by the Providence Athenaeum incorporated 1836 (named "The Athenaeum" until 1850):
- 1836 Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws of The Athenaeum incorporated January 1836. Providence: printed by Knowles, Vose & Co., 1836 (16 pages).
- 1837 Appendix : Extracts from the Library Regulations as Amended (page 15 from the 1837 Catalogue).
- 1839 Appendix : Extracts from the Library Regulations as Amended (page [108] from the 1839 First supplementary catalogue.
- 1852 Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws of the Providence Athenaeum. Providence: Knowles, Anthony & Co., printers, 1852 (12 pages).
- 1861 Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws with 1837, 1850, and 1853 amendments and alterations (Pages [i]-xiv extracted from the "First Supplementary Catalogue of the Library of The Providence Athenaeum" published 1861 in Providence by Knowles, Anthony & Co., printers).
- 1884 Charter, Constitution, By-Laws with 1837, 1850, and 1853 amendments and alterations, and Resolutions passed by the Board of Directors of the Providence Athenaeum December 4th, 1882 (10 pages extracted from the 49th Annual Report dated September 22, 1884).
- 1888 By-Laws (5 pages extracted from the 53rd Annual Report dated September 24, 1888).
- 1892 Regulations of the Library (4 pages extracted from the 57th Annual Report dated September 26, 1892).
- 1895 Constitution and By-Laws adopted by the Corporation September 1895, and Regulations approved by the Corporation and adopted by the Board of Directors October 7, 1895 (pages [24]-33 extracted from the 60th Annual Report dated September 23, 1895).
- 1909 Constitution, By-Laws, Regulations as amended September 27, 1909 (p. [26]-37 extracted presumably from a printed copy of the 1909 Annual Report and pasted into the compilation post-1899.
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1836-1909 |
| Archives Closet 2, Box 22, Folder 8 |
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Rules and Regulations, 1850, 1856, 1857, 1915-1918
Contents Note: Rules and regulations for building usage.
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1850-1918 |
| Archives Closet 2, Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws of The Providence Athenaeum
Contents Note: Publication statement: Prov., Knowles, Anthony & Co., 1852.
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1852 |
| Archives Closet 2, Box 22, Folder 8 |
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Athenaeum By-Laws, 1852
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1852 |
| Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 4 |
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Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws of The Institution
Contents Note: Bound with: Catalog of the Library of The Providence Athenaeum, to which are affixed the Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws of the Institution.
Publication statement for the full bound item: Providence, Knowles, Anthony and Co., 1852. 466 pages. Omits historical survey in 1853 edition.
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1852 |
| Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 6 |
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Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws
Contents Note: Bound in: Providence Athenaeum documents 1831-1894, a bound compendium of published documents, catalogues and supplements. Also includes the Francis Wayland address of 1838.
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1852 |
| Archives Closet 6, Shelf 1, Item 2 |
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Athenaeum's Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws, 1852.
Contents Note: Bound with: An historical sketch [of the Athenaeum].
Title on spine reads: History of the Providence Athenaeum 1836-1853. Publication statement: Providence, Knowles, Anthony & Co., 1853.
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1853 |
| Archives Closet 2, Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Charter amended
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1974 |
| Archives Closet 2, Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Constitution & By-Laws merged
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1985 |
| Archives Office |
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Charter, Constitutions & By-Laws, 1831-2000 : Providence Athenaeum Archivist's Notebook
Contents Note: A photocopied compilation of Providence Athenaeum governance documents dating 1831-2000 (charters, constitutions, by-laws, and amendments), for both the 1831 and 1836 Athenaeums, gathered from various sources (legal documents, annual reports, correspondence, and separately published material).
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circa 2000 |
