RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

Dr. Leonard West-Hardisty collection of Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts (MSS-0050)

Special Collections

Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu

Biographical/Historical Note

Dr. Leonard West-Hardisty graduated from Warwick Veterans Memorial High School and served in the United States Coast Guard International Ice Patrol. He also taught college at the University of Wyoming, University of Connecticut, and Rhode Island College and published books under the name “Leonard West.” He died in 2021.