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

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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