Guide to the “Textile-Finishing Machinery Co. Catalog” book plates, circa 1900


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: “Textile-Finishing Machinery Co. Catalog” book plates
Date range: circa 1900
Creator: Textile-Finishing Machinery Co.
Extent: 0.01 cubic feet
Abstract: Book plates containing images of different machines used in a textile factory.
Language of materials: English
Repository: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Collection number: MSS-0054

Scope & content

The collection contains book plates removed from a Textile-Finishing Machinery Company catalog. The book plates contain images of different machines used in a textile factory.

Access Points

Subject Organizations Subject Topics Document Types

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in original order.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Textile- Finishing Machinery Company was a factory in Providence, Rhode Island during the beginning of the twentieth century.

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: The collection has not been digitized and is not available online.
Preferred citation: “Textile-Finishing Machinery Co. Catalog” book plates, MSS-0054, 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: It is unknown when this collection arrived at Special Collection, however it was most likely in the holdings in the 1970s or 1980s. Around that time, the prints were removed from the original binding.
Custodial history: The original book was in the holdings of Rhode Island College Adams Library prior to coming to Special Collections. The book was withdrawn from the Library’s collection and book plates removed from the original binding sometime around 1970s or 1980s.
Processing information: The collection was described by Special Collections student worker, Abigail Standeven, in 2024 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Abigail Standeven.
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: The collection has not been digitized and is not available online.

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