Guide to the Olive Parsons social and political collected materials, 1949-1980
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 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Olive Parsons social and political collected materials |
| Date range: |
1949-1980 |
| Creator: |
Parsons, Olive |
| Extent: |
0.5 cubic feet
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| Abstract: |
Olive Parsons’ collected documents as vice president in charge of correspondence for the American Coalition of Patriotic Societies, Inc. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
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| Collection number: |
MSS-0020 |
Scope & content
The collection contains the collected social and political documents of Olive Parsons, vice president in charge of correspondence for the American Coalition of Patriotic Societies, Inc. Included are articles, publications, correspondence, and pamphlets. The documents range in date from 1949-1980, with a primary focus in the 1970s on the Panama Canal.
Access Points
Subject Names
Subject Organizations
Subject Topics
Geographical Names
Document Types
Arrangement
Box 1 is arranged alphabetically and box 2 is arranged chronologically.
Biographical/Historical Note
Olive Whitman Parsons was a resident of Hunter-Tannersville, Greene County, New York and was vice president in charge of correspondence for the American Coalition of Patriotic Societies, Inc. In 1965, Parsons represented the American Coalition in a judiciary hearing on immigration resolutions.
The American Coalition, organized by John B. Trevor Sr. in 1929, was a voluntary association made up of about one hundred civic, fraternal, and patriotic societies of men and women with an aim to “watch over” and defend all matters concerning the preservation of the United States Constitution and American way of life. The Coalition likely absorbed into the American Security Council in 1978.
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: |
This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: |
Olive Parsons social and political collected materials, MSS-0020, 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
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The collection was a donated by Olive Parsons in 1980. |
| Processing information: |
The collection was inventoried around 1980. A guide to the collection was created around 2017 by Special Collections staff. The guide to the collection was converted to current archival standard and further description added by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz, under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison, in 2023. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Melissa Moniz and Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: |
This finding aid was produced using the RIAMCO EAD spreadsheet, 2023 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Separated material: |
Some items were removed from this collection and added to the Social and Political Materials collection in Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Location/Existence of copies: |
This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Arms Control
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1975-1978 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Atlantic Union
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1969 June 5-1973 March 15 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Chile
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1972 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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China
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1969 May-1971 September 27 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Communism
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1949 August-1970 September |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Conservativism
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1967 August 15-1969 September |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Constitutional Rights and Government
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1951 April 19-1977 March |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Crusade for Morality
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1970 June 18 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Cuba
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1967 January-1980 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Economic Policy
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1965 July- 1971 March 3 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Education
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1965-1973 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Fisheries
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1975 January 14- March 5 |
| Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Foreign Aid
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1967 May-September |
| Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Gold
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1960-1976 |
| Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Immigration
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1964-1977 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Internal Security
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1973-1976 |
| Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Land Use
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1973-1974 |
| Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Liberalism
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undated, 1972 May 1 |
| Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Middle East
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1973 December |
| Box 1, Folder 20 |
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National Defense
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1963-1967 |
| Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Passports
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1971 October 31-1975 May 2 |
| Box 1, Folder 22 |
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Population Growth
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1967 January 20-1971 April 5 |
| Box 1, Folder 23 |
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Public Television
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1967 March 8 |
| Box 1, Folder 24 |
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Russia
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1966 November 4-1975 October |
| Box 1, Folder 25 |
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School Prayer
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1962 March-1975 July |
| Box 1, Folder 26 |
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Southern Africa
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1967, 1975-1978 |
| Box 1, Folder 27 |
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Taxes
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1967 June 30-1970 March 9 |
| Box 1, Folder 28 |
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Unions
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1972-1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 29 |
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United Nations
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1951-1971 |
| Box 1, Folder 30 |
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Vietnam
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1966-1977 |
| Box 1, Folder 31 |
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Welfare
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1970-1971 |
| Box 2, Folder 1 |
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American Coalition of Patriotic Societies
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1970-1977 |
| Box 2, Folder 2 |
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American Coalition of Patriotic Societies-Background Materials
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1962-1978 |
| Box 2, Folder 3 |
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ACPA - Panama Canal
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1965-1969 |
| Box 2, Folder 4 |
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ACPA - Panama Canal
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1970-1973 |
| Box 2, Folder 5 |
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ACPA - Panama Canal
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1974 |
| Box 2, Folder 6 |
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ACPA - Panama Canal
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1975-1976 |
| Box 2, Folder 7 |
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ACPA - Panama Canal
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1977 January-February |
| Box 2, Folder 8 |
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ACPA - Panama Canal, Position Paper
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1977 March 16 |
| Box 2, Folder 9 |
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ACPA - Panama Canal
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1977 April-May |
| Box 2, Folder 10 |
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ACPA - Panama Canal
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1977 May-1978 February |