Guide to the FYS 100 “Raid the Collections” podcast series, 2024
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2024
Collection Overview
| Title: | FYS 100 “Raid the Collections” podcast series |
| Date range: | 2024 |
| Creator: | Rhode Island College. FYS 100 “Raid the Collections” |
| Extent: | 21.7 MB |
| Abstract: | Podcast episodes created by first-year students at Rhode Island College which tell stories about items found in the Special Collections. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library |
| Collection number: | CA-0087 |
Scope & content
The collection contains five podcast episodes created by students in the course, as well as transcripts for each episode.Access Points
Subject Names- Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
- Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543
- Sable, Linda J.
- Fröbel, Friedrich, 1782-1852
- Edmonds, Ada
- Edmonds, Franklin
- Bannister, Edward Mitchell, 1828-1901
- DiOrio, Caroline
- Gomnes, Clare
- Marriage certificates
- Manuscript leaves
- Watercolors (paintings)
- Travel guidebooks
- Origami (visual works)
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the order in which it arrived to Special Collections.
Biographical/Historical Note
FYS 100 Raid the Collections: Research and Storytelling with Library Collections was held during the Fall 2024 semester at Rhode Island College. The students in the course, divided into five groups, investigated specific materials from the Rhode Island College Special Collections and created podcast episodes regarding the items.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research either online via Rhode Island College’s Digital Collections or in the Special Collections Reading Room. Podcast episodes 4 and 5 can only be listened to online while on RIC's campus. |
| Use of the materials: | Rhode Island College Special Collections has copyright to the collection. Please contact Special Collections for further information and regarding use of the collection. |
| Preferred citation: | FYS 100 “Raid the Collections” podcast series, CA-0087, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | The collection was donated in 2024 by FYS 100 Raid the Collections instructor, Professor Amy Barlow. Barlow signed a deed of gift at the time of donation. Additionally, all students in the course signed media release forms. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, in 2024. Information provided by Amy Barlow was also used for the inventory description. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2024 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Related material: | For the course, the students used items from various collections in Special Collections, which are listed below: Folder 1, Item 1 of Book leaves of Woodcut prints by Holbein family, MSS-0122. Box 1, Folder 4 of the Linda J. Sable collection, MSS-0123.Paper folding book, MSS-0117. Box 1, Folder 1 of Edmonds and Osborne family papers, MSS-0027. Watercolor portrait of Caroline DiOrio from Caroline DiOrio papers, MSS-0031. |
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Inventory
| Item 1 |
“A Deeper Look into a Rare Print in Special Collections.” Created by James Pastore, Julia Pepin, Devine Ross, Gleny Vargas Melo. In this episode, the students described folder 1, item 1 of Book leaves of Woodcut prints by Holbein family, MSS-0122. Medium: Only available online via Rhode Island College Digital Collections or in the Special Collections Reading Room. |
2024 |
| Item 2 |
“Gay Jubilee: 350 Years of Coming Alive.” Created by Cody Cambra, Krystal Martinez, Trevor Salmans, Shermira Thomas. In this episode, the students described “Gay Jubilee: A Guidebook to Gay Boston,” which is box 1, folder 4 of the Linda J. Sable collection, MSS-0123. Medium: Only available online via Rhode Island College Digital Collections or in the Special Collections Reading Room. |
2024 |
| Item 3 |
“Flipping Carefully through the Pages of the Paper Folding Book.” Created by Alice Leng, Joe Macari, Jessy Rijo, Ibrahim Sinyan. In this episode, the students described Paper folding book, MSS-0117. Medium: Only available online via Rhode Island College Digital Collections or in the Special Collections Reading Room. |
2024 |
| Item 4 |
“Why Rhode Island? Stories about a Marriage Certificate.” Created by Jenna Howard, Melanie Marshall, Cecile Montenegro, Waphama Tucker. In this episode, the students described the reissued marriage certificate in box 1, folder of Edmonds and Osborne family papers, MSS-0027. Medium: Only available online via Rhode Island College Digital Collections while on RIC's campus or in the Special Collections Reading Room. |
2024 |
| Item 5 |
“From Watercolor to Women's Rights: The Picture of Caroline DiOrio.” Created by Alexia Carr, Grace Goulart, Gloribel Lazala Toribio, Maddison Oliver. In this episode, the students described the watercolor portrait of Caroline DiOrio from Caroline DiOrio papers, MSS-0031. Medium: Only available online via Rhode Island College Digital Collections while on RIC's campus or in the Special Collections Reading Room. |
2024 |