RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

Rhode Island State Institutions Records (MSS 231 SG 1)

Rhode Island Historical Society

121 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906
Tel: 401-273-8107
Fax: 401-751-7930
email: reference@rihs.org

Arrangement

The records are organized into four series, as follows.

  • Series 1: Records of commitment, workhouse building, 1871-1936
  • Series 2: Intake / release ledgers, workhouse building, 1895-1968
  • Series 3: Miscellaneous, workhouse building, 1885-1929
  • Series 4: State Prison and County Jail, 1839-1943