Lila M. Sapinsley papers

Series 1. Awards and photographs
Boxes 1, 6X, Folders 1-3
This series consists of certificates and plaques awarded to Mrs. Sapinsley in recognition of her many civic and charitable activities as well as for her service in the Rhode Island Senate. The three photographs, which are not dated, are of Mrs. Sapinsley with President Ronald Reagan, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and Elizabeth Dole.

Other certificates and photographs may be found in Series 5. Scrapbooks.

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 1	Woman of the year award Contents Note: This wooden plaque was presented to Mrs. Sapinsley by the Providence Business and Professional Women's Club.	1975 Oct 1
Box 1, Folder 2	Awards Contents Note: This folder contains certificates which were presented to Mrs. Sapinsley in recognition of her many civic activities. It includes a biographical sketch of her when she was the Rhode Island Senate minority leader and a certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman James Langevin.	1976-May 19, 2007
Box 1, Folder 3	Distinguished service award Contents Note: This wooden plaque was presented to Mrs. Sapinsley by the Urban Education Center of Rhode Island College.	1983 Oct 6
Box 6X, Folder 1	Certificates and photographs Contents Note: This folder includes certificates from the State Board of Elections, the National Republican Legislators Association and the National Council of Jewish Women. Several are from various Rhode Island government offices congratulating Mrs. Sapinsley for being named Women of the year in 1992 by the Rhode Island Commission on Women The three photographs in the folder are of Mrs. Sapinsley with President Ronald Reagan, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and Elizabeth Dole.	1983-1992

Series 2. Redistricting
Box 1, Folders 4-16
The material in this series concerns the redistricting controversy in Rhode Island which began in 1982. Senate Majority Leader Rocco Quattrocci proposed combining State Senate districts two and three on the east side of Providence instead of combining several predominately Democratic districts elsewhere which had lost population. Senator Sapinsley, among others, challenged this plan in court and eventually prevailed.

Other material regarding redistricting may be found in Series 3. Speeches and Series 5. Scrapbooks.

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 4	Articles regarding redistricting	1980-1984
Box 1, Folder 5	Newspaper articles	1981 Feb 3-1984 Jan 22
Box 1, Folder 6	Memoranda and press releases	1981 Dec 31-1982 Feb 8
Box 1, Folder 7	Correspondence Contents Note: The correspondence in this folder is chiefly to and from Senator Sapinsley.	1982 Jan 15-1991 Feb 12
Box 1, Folder 8	Printed material Contents Note: This folder includes a list of the Rhode Island Senate districts and their population as well as an unattributed speech regarding reapportionment.	1982 Mar-1982 Sep
Box 1, Folder 9	Senate resolutions	1982 Jul 8
Box 1, Folder 10	Legal documents Contents Note: This folder includes affidavits, subpoenas and a copy of a Rhode Island district court opinion regarding redistricting.	1982 Jul 15-1983 Feb 11
Box 1, Folder 11	Special session Contents Note: This folder contains Governor Garrahy's proclamation convening a special session of the legislature.	1982 Jul
Box 1, Folder 12	Term paper regarding redistricting Contents Note: This paper was written by Leah H. Gurovits for a political science class at Brown University.	1982 Aug
Box 1, Folder 13	Redistricting analysis Contents Note: This folder contains an analysis of the redistricting plan for the Rhode Island Senate and maps of the proposed new districts.	1982-1991
Box 1, Folder 14	Rhode Island Supreme Court opinion Contents Note: This folder contains a copy of the opinion in John A. Holmes, Jr., et al v. Susan L. Farmer, et al.	1984 Apr 10
Box 1, Folder 15	Calendar of events Contents Note: This is a schedule of dates for redistricting the Rhode Island Senate.	undated
Box 1, Folder 16	Notes regarding redistricting Contents Note: This folder contains handwritten notes and a minicassette.	undated

Series 3. Speeches
Box 1, Folders 17-33
The speeches in this series are on a variety of topics. Most of them are handwritten and not dated. Other material such as correspondence, fliers, pamphlets and programs is included.

Other speeches may be found in Series 4. Subject files.

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 17	Board of Trustees of State Colleges 1965-1968 Contents Note: This folder includes two pamphlets as well as notes for speeches.
Box 1, Folder 18	Board of Trustees of State Colleges 1967-1970 Contents Note: This folder includes typed copies of speeches, a commencement address, and remarks made before the Rhode Island House Finance Committee.
Box 1, Folder 19	Board of Trustees of State Colleges: Typed speeches	undated
Box 1, Folder 20	Board of Trustees of State Colleges: Handwritten speeches	undated
Box 1, Folder 21	Ideas and material for speeches Contents Note: This folder contains printed material as well as handwritten notes.	1968-1980
Box 1, Folder 22	Venues of speeches Contents Note: This folder contains printed material such as fliers, pamphlets and programs as well as a letter to Senator Sapinsley from President Gerald R. Ford.	1975 Jan-1978 Jul
Box 1, Folder 23	Budget speeches	1977-1978
Box 1, Folder 24	Speeches outside the Senate Contents Note: The speeches in this folder are undated and handwritten. The only dated material is a program for the 53rd annual meeting of the Miriam Hospital Corporation on May 14, 1979.	ca. 1979
Box 1, Folder 25	Speeches	1983-1993
Box 1, Folder 26	Speeches on index cards	1983-1993
Box 1, Folder 27	Floor speeches Contents Note: This folder contains copies of speeches given by Senator Sapinsley on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate.	1973-1984
Box 1, Folder 28	Floor speeches Contents Note: This folder also includes some correspondence. Most of the material is handwritten.	1975-1976
Box 1, Folder 29	Speeches regarding the Constitutional Convention	1986
Box 1, Folder 30	Women, minority role	2004
Box 1, Folder 31	Women, minority role	undated
Box 1, Folder 32	Public Utilities Commission	undated
Box 1, Folder 33	Redistricting	undated

Series 4. Subject files
Boxes 1-2, Folders 34-50
This series contains a variety of material on various topics related to Mrs. Sapinsley's political career as well as to her work with the Board of Trustees of State Colleges, the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation (RIHMFC), the Public Utilities Commission, and the Committee to Study Medical Education at Brown University.

Other material on these topics may be found in Series 3. Speeches and Series 5. Scrapbooks.

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 34	Board of Trustees: Reports, minutes, memos	1955 Oct 5-1969 May 21
Box 1, Folder 35	Board of Trustees: Correspondence	1963 Mar 19-1970 Mar 13
Box 1, Folder 36	Board of Trustees: Printed material	1966 May 22-1970 Jun
Box 2, Folder 37	Board of Trustees: Annual reports Contents Note: This folder contains the annual reports of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges for 1967-1968 and 1968-1969.	1967-1969
Box 2, Folder 38	Board of Trustees: Financial information	1969-1970
Box 2, Folder 39	Campaign material Contents Note: This folder contains bumper stickers and buttons used in Mrs. Sapinsley's campaigns for the Rhode Island Senate and for Lt. Governor.	undated
Box 2, Folder 40	Minority leader Contents Note: This folder includes copies of laws, reprints of articles, Republican legislative platforms and a copy of a speech given to the Committee to Study the General Assembly.	1971-1993
Box 2, Folder 41	Minority leader Contents Note: This folder contains news releases from various Rhode Island House and Senate Offices. They are primariy from Senator Sapinsley's office and that of House Minority Leader Frederick Lippitt.	1975-1983
Box 2, Folder 42	Medical education Contents Note: This folder contains correspondence related to Mrs. Sapinsley's work on the Committee to Study Medical Education at Brown University.	1972 Feb 17-1975 May 20
Box 2, Folder 43	Reports Contents Note: The three reports in this folder concern the Boys Training School; aging and eldercare; and skills and wages.	1973-1992
Box 2, Folder 44	Lt. Governor: Newspaper clippings	1984 Mar-Sep
Box 2, Folder 45	Lt. Governor: Newspaper clippings	1984 Oct-Nov
Box 2, Folder 46	Lt. Governor: Newspaper clippings	undated
Box 2, Folder 47	Lt. Governor: Campaign material Contents Note: This folder includes plans for campaign advertisements and a booklet describing the office of Lt. Governor.	1983-1984 Oct
Box 2, Folder 48	Lt. Governor: Speeches and statements Contents Note: These speeches were given during Mrs. Sapinsley's campaign for Lt. Governor of Rhode Island.	1984 May 16-1984 Oct 29
Box 2, Folder 49	Lt. Governor: Correspondence Contents Note: This folder contains correspondence to and from Mrs. Sapinsley regarding various issues related to her work in the Rhode Island Senate.	1984 May 8-1984 Oct 11
Box 2, Folder 50	RIHMFC (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation) Contents Note: This folder includes newspaper articles and copies of speeches related to Mrs. Sapinsley's work as Chairwoman of the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation.	1985 Jul 15-1986 Mar 25

Series 5. Scrapbooks
Boxes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6X, 7X
This series contains nineteen scrapbooks compiled by Mrs. Sapinsley between 1960 and 1998. The scrapbooks that were in loose-leaf binders were disassembled and put into folders. Many of the scrapbooks contained loose material which was put into a separate folder and labeled "enclosures".

The contents of these scrapbooks consist chiefly of newspaper clippings. However, they also include other material such as certificates, commencement programs, copies of articles, correspondence, pamphlets, photographs, political campaign material, press releases and invitations to various events, including presidential inaugurations.

The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically. Mrs. Sapinsley's original title for each scrapbook has been retained. Box 4 is a legal-size Hollinger document case.

Container	Description	Date
Box 5	Scrapbook: 1969-1971 Contents Note: This is a gray scrapbook that has the remains of a map taped to the cover.
Box 2, Folder 51	Scrapbook: 1969-1971 enclosures
Box 2, Folder 52	Democrats for Chafee Contents Note: This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and a small booklet regarding Governor Johh Chafee's campaign for reelection in 1964.	1964 Oct-Nov
Box 7X, Folder 1	First Campaign for Senate	1972
Box 7X	Scrapbook: 1973-1974 Contents Note: This is a large yellow scrapbook.
Box 2, Folder 53	Scrapbook: 1973-1974 enclosures
Box 5	Minority Leader R.I. Senate Contents Note: This is a red scrapbook with the title embossed on the cover.	1974-1975
Box 2, Folder 54	Minority Leader R.I. Senate enclosures	1974-1975
Box 6X	Scrapbook: 1974-1975 Contents Note: This is a large orange scrapbook. A framed newspaper article about Senator Sapinsley in inserted inside the front cover.
Box 2, Folder 55	Scrapbook: 1974-1975 enclosures
Box 6X	Scrapbook: 1976 Contents Note: This is a large yellow spiral-bound scrapbook.
Box 2, Folder 56	Scrapbook: 1976 enclosures
Box 2, Folder 57	Senate Minority Leader: 1 of 3	1976-1978
Box 2, Folder 58	Senate Minority Leader: 2 of 3	1976-1978
Box 2, Folder 59	Senate Minority Leader: 3 of 3	1976-1978
Box 5	Scrapbook: 1978-1980 Contents Note: This is a blue scrapbook.
Box 2, Folder 60	Scrapbook: 1978-1980 enclosures
Box 2, Folder 61	Scrapbook: 1981-1982: 1 of 4
Box 2, Folder 62	Scrapbook: 1981-1982: 2 of 4
Box 2, Folder 63	Scrapbook: 1981-1982: 3 of 4
Box 2, Folder 64	Scrapbook: 1981-1982: 4 of 4
Box 3, Folder 65	Rocco I Contents Note: The material in this scrapbook concerns the first redistricting plan proposed by Senate Majority Leader Rocco A. Quattrocchi.	1981 Dec-1982 Jul
Box 3, Folder 66	Rocco II + 74 lines: 1 of 2 Contents Note: The material in this scrapbook concerns Senator Quatrocchi's second redistricting plan for the Rhode Island Senate. "74 lines" refers to the district lines that existed in 1974.	1982 Jul-1983 May
Box 3, Folder 67	Rocco II + 74 lines: 2 of 2	1982 Jul-1983 May
Box 3, Folder 68	Scrapbook: 1983: 1 of 3
Box 3, Folder 69	Scrapbook: 1983: 2 of 3
Box 3, Folder 70	Scrapbook: 1983: 3 of 3
Box 3, Folder 71	Scrapbook: 1983-1984: 1 of 3
Box 3, Folder 72	Scrapbook: 1983-1984: 2 of 3
Box 3, Folder 73	Scrapbook: 1983-1984: 3 of 3
Box 3, Folder 74	Scrapbook: 1984: 1 of 3
Box 3, Folder 75	Scrapbook: 1984: 2 of 3
Box 3, Folder 76	Scrapbook: 1984: 3 of 3
Box 7X, Folder 2	Miscellaneous: 1 of 2	1984-1998
Box 7X, Folder 3	Miscellaneous: 2 of 2	1984-1998
Box 3, Folder 77	RIHMFC (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation) 1985: 1 of 4
Box 3, Folder 78	RIHMFC (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation) 1985: 2 of 4
Box 3, Folder 79	RIHMFC (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation) 1985: 3 of 4
Box 3, Folder 80	RIHMFC (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corportation) 1985: 4 of 4
Box 5	RIHMFC (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation) 1985-1987 Contents Note: This scrapbook is dark brown with a gold border.
Box 4, Folder 81	RIHMFC (Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation) 1985-1987 enclosures
Box 4, Folder 82	Scrapbook: 1985-1988:1 of 3
Box 4, Folder 83	Scrapbook: 1985-1988: 2 of 3
Box 4, Folder 84	Scrapbook: 1985-1988: 3 of 3

Series 6. Writings
Box 4, Folder 85
This series consists of Mrs. Sapinsley's memoir entitled Caring, Courage and Conviction: The Memoirs of Lila M. Sapinsley

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