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Providence Athenaeum catalogs (Arch-005)

Providence Athenaeum

251 Benefit Street
Providence, RI, 02903
Tel: 401-421-6970
email: info@provath.org
website: www.provath.org

Inventory

Series 1. Published catalogs of the Providence Athenaeum

Container Description Date
Archives Closet 1, Shelf 1, Item 6 Providence Athenaeum documents, 1831-1894 bound compendium of published documents … catalogues and supplements … 1836
Contents Note: Bound volume includes Francis Wayland address of 1838.
1836
Archives Closet 1, Shelf 1, Item 3 Catalogue of the Athenaeum Library, Providence
Contents Note: Providence: Knowles, Vose and Co. 102 pages. 3 copies.
1837
Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 6 Providence Athenaeum documents, 1831-1894 bound compendium of published documents … catalogues and supplements … 1839
Contents Note: Includes Francis Wayland address of 1838.
1839
Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 2 First supplementary catalogue of the Athenaeum Library
Contents Note: Providence: Knowles and Vose. 107 pages. 3 copies.
1839
Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 4 Catalogue of the Library of the Providence Athenaeum, to which are affixed the Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws of the Institution
Contents Note: Providence: Knowles, Anthony and Co., 1852. 466 p. bound. Omits historical survey in 1853 edition.
1852
Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 5 Catalogue of the Library of the Providence Athenaeum, to which are prefixed the Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws, and an Historical Sketch of the Institution
Contents Note: Providence: Knowles, Anthony & Co., 1853. xxxiv, 557 pages. 3 copies. Unbound; some pages uncut. Copy 2 lacks the By-Laws.

The Catalogue, Appendix, and Index (557 pages), are "prefixed" by 34 pages which include a list of Officers, 1852-3 (p. [i-ii]), Charter (p. [iii]-iv), Constitution (p. [v-viii], By-Laws (p. [ix]-xii), and Historical Sketch (p. [xiii]-xxxiv). The Historical Sketch includes a list of the "196 individuals and (a few) firms" who were the original subscribers, and a chart of the growth of the institution's collection, expenses, and shares between 1837 and 1852.
1853
Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 6 First supplementary catalogue of the Library of the Providence Athenaeum.
Contents Note: Providence: Knowles, Anthony and Co. 380 pages
1861

Series 2. Working copies of catalogs for library use

Container Description Date
Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 9 Athenaeum catalogue
Contents Note: Manuscript additions by accession date.
1836
Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 7 Athenaeum catalogues
2 volumes

Contents Note: Two volumes, with handwritten bound mark-up of the 1852 catalogue probably for reference by Library Staff.
1836-1852, 1870-1883
Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 9 Athenaeum catalogue
Contents Note: Interleaved manuscript pages of added titles. 2 copies.
1852
Archives Closet 4, Shelf 1, Item 8 Catalogue & Index
3 volumes

Contents Note: Bound; incorporates portions of published Athenaeum catalogs and supplements, with manuscript additions. Inscribed "compiled by Mr. Hedge, Librarian, 1854-73".
1860-1869