RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

Plum Beach Light (Mss. Gr. 138)

University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections

15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632

email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Scope & content

The collection contains original notes, interview tapes and notes, photographs, photocopies of news articles, and correspondence, both original and photocopied, regarding the construction, history, and restoration of the Plum Beach lighthouse. Also contains ancillary material regarding 19th and early 20th century lighthouse and maritime history in the New England area.