Guide to the Florence Perkins papers, 1864-1903
(bulk 1895-1903)
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: |
Florence Perkins papers |
| Date range: |
1864-1903, (bulk 1895-1903) |
| Creator: |
Perkins, Florence |
| Extent: |
0.2 cubic feet
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| Abstract: |
The collection of a Rhode Island teacher and Rhode Island Normal School graduate (class of 1902). |
| Language of materials: |
English, French. |
| Repository: |
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
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| Collection number: |
MSS-0016 |
Scope & content
The collection contains the papers of Florence Perkins from her time as both a student and teacher in Rhode Island. The collection includes an invitation from the Rhode Island Normal School (RINS) addressed to Perkins regarding graduation, along with graduation programs. Also included in the collection are programs for Perkins’ classes at RINS; a letter from Perkins to a parent regarding their sick child when she was a teacher at the Eden Park School; as well as various book catalogs. The collection also contains copies of materials from Fisk Teaching Agencies and leaflets from Humane Education from the Rhode Island Teaching Institute and school notebooks.
Access Points
Subject Names
Subject Topics
Geographical Names
Occupations
Document Types
Arrangement
Arranged in the order in which it arrived in Special Collections.
Biographical/Historical Note
Florence Perkins was a Rhode Island based educator and scholar who also was a teacher at the Eden Park School in Cranston, Rhode Island.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: |
Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: |
Collection materials have not been digitized and are not available online. |
| Preferred citation: |
Florence Perkins papers, MSS-0016, 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
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
These items were transferred from the Curriculum Resource Center at Rhode Island College to the Special Collections in 1995, likely when the CRC was established in Adams Library. |
| Custodial history: |
The collection was given to the Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) at Rhode Island College prior to 1995. |
| Processing information: |
This collection was originally prepared and described in 2012 by Special Collections Librarian Marlene Lopes. The collection was updated to current archival standards in 2024 by Special Collections intern Hailey-Rose Coulter Brown under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Veronica L. Denison. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Marlene Lopes, Hailey-Rose Coulter Brown, and 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
| Location/Existence of copies: |
Collection materials have not been digitized and are not available online. |
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Rhode Island Institute of Instruction
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1898-1900 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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RINS: Invitations
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1902-1903 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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RINS: Graduation programs
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1900-1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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RINS: Academic programs and courses
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1900-1901 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Price List of US Public Documents for sale by the Superintendent of Documents
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1900-1901 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Letter to parent of absent student
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1901 October 23 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Book catalogs and publications
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undated, 1899-1901 |
| Box 1, Folder 7, Item 1 |
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Heath’s Pedagogical Library
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 7, Item 2 |
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“English: Composition and Literature” by W.F. Webster
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 7, Item 3 |
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“Books: A Holiday Catalog 1899-1900” Jordan, Marsh & Co.
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1899-1900 |
| Box 1, Folder 7, Item 4 |
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“Annual Catalogue: Books” Jordan, Marsh & Co.
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1900-1901 |
| Box 1, Folder 7, Item 5 |
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“The Library Club” Jordan, Marsh & Co.
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1900 |
| Box 1, Folder 7, Item 6 |
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“Annual Catalogue of Books” Jordan, Marsh & Co.
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1902 |
| Box 1, Folder 7, Item 7 |
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“A History of England” by J.N. Learned
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 7, Item 8 |
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“Selections from The Riverside Literature Series”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 7, Item 9 |
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“Choice Extracts from the Writings of the Re. F.B. Meyer, B.A., Minister of Christ Church, London”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Fisk Teaching Agencies
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1901 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Humane Education Committee material
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circa 1895-1896 |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 1 |
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Letter from Providence Superintendent of Schools
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1895 May 1 |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 2 |
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Letter from Humane Education Committee
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 3 |
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“Humane Education”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 4 |
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“Bands of Mercy”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 5 |
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Pledge card
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 6 |
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“About Poor Puss”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 7 |
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“The Air-Gun and the Birds”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 8 |
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“An Appeal from the Horses to the Summer Visitors”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 9 |
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“An Appeal from the Horses to Their Owners and Drivers”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 10 |
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“An Appeal to Every Woman”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 11 |
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“The Brutalization of Childhood”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 12 |
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“The Cat”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 13 |
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“The Check-Rein”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 14 |
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“Collections”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 15 |
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“Destruction of Sea-Gulls”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 16 |
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“Directions for the Care of Swine”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 17 |
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“Dovetrot’s Way”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 18 |
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“Early Lessons in Kindness or Cruelty”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 19 |
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“A Few Rules for the Care of Poultry”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 20 |
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“Hints on the Care of Cows”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 21 |
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“Importance of Humane Education”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 22 |
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“A Law to Help the Boys”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 23 |
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“A Letter to Children”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 24 |
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“Man’s Faithful Friend”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 25 |
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“Mollie White-Foot’s Vacation”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 26 |
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“Must We Lose Our Birds?”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 27 |
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“Need of Humane Education Societies and Methods of Forming Them”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 28 |
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“Old Rhymes and New”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 29 |
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“Only a Cat”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 30 |
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“Physiology in Our Public Schools”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 31 |
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“Professor Frog’s Lecture”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 32 |
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“The Rich Poor Horse and the Poor Rich Horse”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 33 |
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“To Thoughtful Teachers”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 34 |
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“The Unconscious Elements in Discipline”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 35 |
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“The Wearing of Egret Plumes”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9, Item 36 |
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“A Wise Fish”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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School notebooks of Charles Aldrich and Florence Perkins
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1864, 1894-1899 |