Rhode Island State Home and School records (MSS-0039)
Special Collections
Rhode Island College600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | As the State Home and School ledgers (series 1) contain sensitive information regarding persons who may still be living, they are closed for a period of 72 years from the date of the last entry, which parallels the schedule for release of federal census information. Ledgers containing medical information are restricted for 100 years from date of the last entry. Photography or reproductions of the restrcited ledgers will not be allowed without the permission of the Rhode Island College Special Collections Librarian. Reproductions may be redacted by Special Collections staff prior to dissemination. The unrestricted portions of volumes which also contain restricted data may be viewed under close supervision of the Special Collections Librarian. Scholars who desire statistical information from the records may be, at the discretion of the Special Collections Librarian, permitted to view the records, though no notes may be taken regarding names of children. Additionally, two oral histories in the collection (series 3) are also restricted and will be redacted by Special Collections staff prior to researcher access. Please contact Rhode Island College Special Collections regarding access to this collection. |
| 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: | The collection includes CDs, DVDs, audiocassettes, and VHS that are only available in digital format and are available for listening and viewing in the Rhode Island College Special Collections Reading Room. For more information about potential distance access to these records, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: | State Home and School records, MSS-0039, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
