Guide to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Division of Tourism videotapes , 1976-1995

Rhode Island State Archives
Rhode Island State Archives
337 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-222-2353
Fax: 401-222-3199
email: statearchives@sos.ri.gov

Published in 2009

Collection Overview

Title:	Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Division of Tourism videotapes
Date range:	1977-1992
Creator:	Rhode Island Port Authority and Economic Development Corporation
Extent:	7.2 cubic feet other
Abstract:	The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Division of Tourism videotapes include ¾ inch UMatic videotapes and VHS videotapes.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	Rhode Island State Archives
Collection number:	2002-23

Scope & content

The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Division of Tourism videotapes include ¾ inch UMatic videotapes and VHS videotapes. Subjects primarily cover tourism and industry, promotional advertisements and media coverage of ad campaigns on behalf of state tourism.

Access Points

Subject Names

• DiPrete, Edward D.

Subject Organizations

• Rhode Island Port Authority and Economic Development Corporation
• Rhode Island School of Design
• University of Rhode Island
• ESPN X-Games
• Brown University.

Subject Topics

• Rhode Island
• Tourism.
• Culture and tourism.
• Travel.
• College sports.
• Narragansett Bay Project
• Point Judith Harbor of Refuge (R.I.)
• Hurricane Bob, 1991
• Sailing ships--Rhode Island--Newport.
• Rhode Island State House (Providence, R.I.)

Subject Topics

• Government, Politics and Law
• Rhode Island/Local Interest

Document Types

• videocassettes

Arrangement

The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Division of Tourism videotapes are arranged into the following series:

• Series 1. Videotapes, 1977-1995

Historical note

The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation acquires and develops real and personal property and provides financing to others. It provides, promotes and encourages the preservation, expansion and sound development of new and existing industry, business, commerce, agriculture, tourism and recreational facilities. The agency’s statutory authority exists in Title 42, Chapter 64 of the Rhode Island General Laws.

Prior to its name change in 1995 (Public Law Chapter 370, art 12, § 7.) the agency was known as the Department of Economic Development (1974 Public Law Chapter 100). Within that agency was the Economic Development Council whose purpose was to investigate and study the economic conditions of the state and the factors affecting it, such as the industrial structure, the labor force, the number of unemployed, the population and its age and geographic distribution, shifts in the defense program, technological and scientific developments, financial problems of the state and municipalities, and sensitivity of the state economy to domestic and foreign developments.

A division of the Department was the Division of Tourism and Promotion (now the Division of Tourism) whose purpose was to work with tourism and promotion agencies around the state in promoting the state as a tourist destination. The agency was authorized to make grants to recognized tourist promotion agencies, to assist in the financing of their operational costs for the purpose of making studies, surveys and investigations and in planning and carrying out of their promotional programs and projects.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	No special restrictions unless otherwise specified.
Use of the materials:	Copyright is in the public domain unless otherwise specified. We reserve the right to restrict reproduction of materials due to preservation concerns.
Preferred citation:	Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Division of Tourism videotapes, 2002-23, Rhode Island State Archives.
Contact information:	Rhode Island State Archives Rhode Island State Archives 337 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel: 401-222-2353 Fax: 401-222-3199 email: statearchives@sos.ri.gov

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	Transferred from Chester A. Browning, Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston, R.I. 02920 on April 5, 2002. There was one additional accrual to this accession which was transferred from Chester A. Browning, Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston, R.I. 02920 on February 1, 2006.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Kate Telford.
Encoding:	Finding aid encoded by Kate Telford 2009 May 28
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Inventory

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