Guide to the Laurence E. Tilley Photograph Collection , 1958, undated


Providence Public Library, Rhode Island Collection
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-455-8028
Fax: 401-455-8065
email: ricoll@provlib.org

Published in 2015

Collection Overview

Title: Laurence E. Tilley Photograph Collection
Date range: 1958, undated
Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.
Extent: .4 linear feet
1 box
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.
Language of materials: English
Repository: Providence Public Library, Rhode Island Collection
Collection number: VM015

Scope & content

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.

Access Points

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Arrangement

The collection is organized alphabetically by street and then numerically by property address. The organization represents the original order in which the photographs were found in glassine sleeves.

Historical note

Laurence Edward Tilley was born in
Providence, Rhode Island on January 2, 1899 and died on January 23, 1999. He left Providence to pursue his career in 1923 and married Mildred Cornelius in 1934. The couple moved back to Providence in 1947 and Tilley developed a photography business as an industrial photographer with his office based in
The Arcade.

Little is known about this collection of photographs or when they were donated to the Providence Public Library
as no acquisition record has been maintained. While not all of the photographs are identified as Tilley’s work, the photographs were found organized together. It is presumed that all of the images were taken by Tilley, but that is unable to be fully confirmed.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Providence Public Library Special Collections department. Copyright has not been assigned to Providence Public Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be obtained by the researcher from the copyright holder.
Use of the materials: Researchers are requested to cite the collection name and the Providence Public Library in all bibliographic references.
Preferred citation: [item number],[item title], Laurence E. Tilley Photograph Collection, VM015, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library.
Contact information: Providence Public Library, Rhode Island Collection
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-455-8028
Fax: 401-455-8065
email: ricoll@provlib.org

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: Unknown.
Custodial history: The photographs were found in photograph clippings files in Rhode Island Collection, January 2015.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: The collection was processed in 2015 by Meghan Sullivan-Silva; finding aid written in 2015 by Kate Wells.
Encoding: Finding aid encoded by Stacie M. Parillo, 2015 July 09
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Related material:

    Inventory

    Item 1, Folder 1 14 Arnold
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 222
    Item 2, Folder 1 16 Arnold
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 222
    Item 3, Folder 1 25 Arnold
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 222
    Item 4, Folder 1 26-28 Arnold
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 222
    Item 5, Folder 1 60 Arnold
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 222
    Item 6, Folder 1 85 Arnold
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 7, Folder 2 24 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 8, Folder 2 30 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 9, Folder 2 31 Benefit "before"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 10, Folder 2 42-44 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 11, Folder 2 48 Benefit "before"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 12, Folder 2 48 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 13, Folder 2 50 Benefit "before"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 14, Folder 2 50 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 15, Folder 2 60 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 16, Folder 2 74-76 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 17, Folder 2 75 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 18, Folder 2 80 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 899
    Item 19, Folder 2 81 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 899
    Item 20, Folder 2 84 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 899
    Item 21, Folder 2 87 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 899
    Item 22, Folder 2 93 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 899
    Item 23, Folder 2 94 Benefit "before"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 24, Folder 2 94 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 24, Folder 2 94 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 25, Folder 2 98 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 26, Folder 2 101 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 27, Folder 2 102 Benefit "before"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 899
    Item 28, Folder 2 102 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 29, Folder 2 106 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 30, Folder 2 106 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 31, Folder 2 109 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 32, Folder 2 112 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 32, Folder 2 129 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 33, Folder 2 129 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 34, Folder 2 149 Benefit "after"; Part of "Knowles Block"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 35, Folder 2 "Knowles Block" 149-155 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 36, Folder 2 187 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 897
    Item 37, Folder 3 33 Benefit Street
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence, E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 38, Folder 3 Athenaeum, 251 Benefit Street
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 39, Folder 3 255 Benefit Street
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence, E.

    		 1958 May
    Item 40, Folder 3 257-259-261-263-265 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 41, Folder 3 306-308-310 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 899
    Item 42, Folder 3 306-308-310 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 43, Folder 3 309 Benefit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 898
    Item 44, Folder 3 309 Benefit
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 45, Folder 3 316 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 46, Folder 3 Benefit - North from 316
    		 1958 April
    Item 47, Folder 3 392 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 48, Folder 3 395 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 49, Folder 3 404-406-408 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 50, Folder 3 405 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 51, Folder 3 407-409 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 52, Folder 3 419 Benefit "before"
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 53, Folder 3 419 Benefit "after"
    Contents Note: E 897
    Item 54, Folder 3 420 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 55, Folder 3 420 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 56, Folder 3 424-426 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 57, Folder 3 433 Benefit
    Contents Note: E 899
    Item 58, Folder 3 Benefit at Transit W
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 59, Folder 3 Benefit at Transit E
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 60, Folder 3 159 Transit
    Contents Note: E 308
    Item 61, Folder 3 162 Transit
    Contents Note: E 309
    Item 62, Folder 3 Benefit St. Across 2 George(?)
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 63, Folder 4 20 Benevolent
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 64, Folder 4 22 Benevolent
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 65, Folder 5 40 Bower "before"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 66, Folder 6 8 Cady
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 67, Folder 6 11 Cady
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 68, Folder 6 11 Cady (back)
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 69, Folder 6 14 Cady
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 70, Folder 6 15 Cady
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 71, Folder 7 9 Church "before"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 72, Folder 7 9 Church "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 73, Folder 7 11 Church "before"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 74, Folder 7 11 Church "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 221
    Item 75, Folder 8 65 College
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 May
    Item 76, Folder 9 10-12 Congdon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 77, Folder 9 48 Congdon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 78, Folder 9 98 Congdon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 79, Folder 9 104 Congdon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 80, Folder 10 28 George
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 81, Folder 10 30 George
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 82, Folder 10 37 George
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 83, Folder 11 118 Hope
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 84, Folder 11 125 Hope
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 85, Folder 11 193 Hope St.
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 86, Folder 11 193 Hope Street
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 87, Folder 11 193 Hope St.
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 88, Folder 11 193 Hope St.
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 89, Folder 11 193 Hope
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 90, Folder 11 196 Hope
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 91, Folder 11 200 Hope
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 92, Folder 12 18 James
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 93, Folder 12 18 James
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 94, Folder 12 Rear James St.
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 95, Folder 13 8 Jenckes "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 96, Folder 13 10 Jenckes
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 97, Folder 13 22 Jenckes
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 98, Folder 14 20-22 John
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 99, Folder 14 20-22 John
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 100, Folder 15 32 Keene St.
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 101, Folder 16 94 Meeting
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 102, Folder 17 Old State House No Main St.
    Item 103, Folder 17 413 North Main
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 104, Folder 17 413 North Main
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 105, Folder 17 427 North Main
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 106, Folder 17 434 and 436 North Main
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 107, Folder 18 Power St Greek Revival
    Item 108, Folder 18 81 Power
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 109, Folder 18 85 Power
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 110, Folder 18 89 Power
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 111, Folder 18 93 Power
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 112, Folder 18 99 Power
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 113, Folder 18 135 Power
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 114, Folder 18 135 Power
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 115, Folder 18 135 Power
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 116, Folder 18 154 Power
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 117, Folder 18 155 Power
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 118, Folder 18 169 Power
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 219
    Item 119, Folder 19 65 Prospect Moved from 66 College
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 120, Folder 19 103 Prospect
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 121, Folder 19 103 Prospect
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 220
    Item 122, Folder 20 15 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 123, Folder 20 16 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 124, Folder 20 20 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 307
    Item 125, Folder 20 21 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 126, Folder 20 23 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 127, Folder 20 23 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 128, Folder 20 31 and 29 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 129, Folder 20 40 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 307
    Item 130, Folder 20 41 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 131, Folder 20 46 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 307
    Item 132, Folder 20 47 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 133, Folder 20 50 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 307
    Item 134, Folder 20 52 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 307
    Item 135, Folder 20 56 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 136, Folder 20 57 Sheldon St
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 308
    Item 137, Folder 20 62 Sheldon
    Contents Note: Stamp: E 307
    Item 138, Folder 21 10 Slocum
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 139, Folder 22 1093 Smith
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 April
    Item 140, Folder 23 24 South Court
    Contents Note: Stamp: E308
    Item 141, Folder 24 5 Thayer
    Contents Note: Stamp: E307
    Item 142, Folder 24 10 Thayer
    Contents Note: Stamp: E307
    Item 143, Folder 24 29 Thayer
    Contents Note: Stamp: E307
    Item 144, Folder 24 33 Thayer
    Contents Note: Stamp: E307
    Item 145, Folder 24 51 Thayer
    Contents Note: Stamp: E307
    Item 146, Folder 24 55 Thayer
    Contents Note: Stamp: E307
    Item 147, Folder 25 68 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 148, Folder 25 73 Transit "before"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 149, Folder 25 73 Transit "after"
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 150, Folder 25 74 and 78 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 151, Folder 25 78 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 152, Folder 25 81 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 153, Folder 25 84 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 154, Folder 25 87 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 155, Folder 25 91 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 156, Folder 25 95 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 157, Folder 25 98 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E307
    Item 158, Folder 26 101 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E307
    Item 159, Folder 26 102 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 160, Folder 26 109 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 161, Folder 26 114 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 162, Folder 26 115 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 163, Folder 26 120 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 164, Folder 26 123 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 165, Folder 26 127 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 166, Folder 26 131 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 167, Folder 26 132 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 168, Folder 26 135 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 169, Folder 26 136 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 170, Folder 26 137 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 171, Folder 26 167 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E306
    Item 172, Folder 26 168 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 173, Folder 26 176-178 Transit
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 174, Folder 27 RISD Waterman St.
    Contents Note: Stamp: E308
    Item 175, Folder 28 25 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 176, Folder 28 77-79 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 177, Folder 28 88 Williams
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 May
    Item 178, Folder 28 88 Williams
    Contents Note: Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

    		 1958 May
    Item 179, Folder 28 88 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 180, Folder 28 101-103 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 181, Folder 28 102 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 182, Folder 28 106-108 Williams East Side (#108)
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 183, Folder 28 106-108 Williams West Side (#106)
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 184, Folder 28 109 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 185, Folder 28 113 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 186, Folder 28 115 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 187, Folder 28 118 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 188, Folder 28 123 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 189, Folder 28 125 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 190, Folder 28 129 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 191, Folder 28 143 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 192, Folder 28 147 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 193, Folder 28 172 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 194, Folder 28 173-175 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 195, Folder 28 181 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310
    Item 196, Folder 28 189-191 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E309
    Item 197, Folder 28 243 Williams
    Contents Note: Stamp: E310