Guide to the Roger Williams University Library Records
, 1969-2020
Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University Library
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
Tel: 401-254-3049
Fax: 401-254-0818
email: hbenedict@rwu.edu
Published in 2012
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Roger Williams University Library Records |
| Date range: |
1969-2020 |
| Creator: |
Roger Williams Unviersity Library |
| Extent: |
19 box(es)
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| Abstract: |
The collection is comprised of records kept by the librarians and staff of Roger Williams University Library. The records document the library's development and operations.
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| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Roger Williams University
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| Collection number: |
UA 2012.03 |
Scope & content
The records were generated by and pertain to the development and operation of the Library. The collection contains a variety of administrative files, photographs, circulation statistics and records, meeting agendas and minutes, policies, and reports, as well as files pertaining to the building program and construction of the new library in the 1990s.
Access Points
Subject Topics
Arrangement
The collection consists of 19 boxes
Historical note
The first library opened in 1969, when Roger Williams College built a campus in Bristol. It was one of the original seven campus buildings. In 1991, a new 50,000 square foot library opened.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. |
| Use of the materials: |
Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from the University Library. |
| Preferred citation: |
Roger Williams University Library Records, UA 2012.03, Roger Williams University. |
| Contact information: |
Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University Library
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
Tel: 401-254-3049
Fax: 401-254-0818
email: hbenedict@rwu.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The records were transferred to the Archives in multiple accessions. |
| Processing information: |
This collection has not been fully processed. The following box level inventory is available. Other related accessions have not been merged into the collection.
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Heidi Benedict, with the assistance of students in History 203, Spring 2011. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Heidi Benedict
2012 April 05 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
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Staffing/Job Descriptions
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| Box 3 |
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Reports
Contents Note: Inlcudes Annual and Long Range Planning Reports
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| Box 5 |
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New Building (1992)
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Policies, Procedures, and Handbooks
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Memorial Funds and Acquisition Lists, 1982-1987
Contents Note: includes several binders of book donors arranged by year, 1982-2007 (inclusive).
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| Box 8 |
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Aquisition Lists, 1988-1993
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Book Budgets, 1994-95 and 1998-99
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| Box 11 |
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Century Club Campaign
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| Box 13 |
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Committees, Agendas and Minutes
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| Box 14 |
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Friends of the Library
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| Box 15 |
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Library Reference Department: Bibliographic Instruction
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| Box 16 |
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Library Reference Department: Research Correspondence
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| Boxes 18-19 |
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Old Library Subject Files
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