Guide to the Unidentified nurse’s photographs, circa 1921-1922
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: | Unidentified nurse’s photographs |
| Date range: | circa 1921-1922 |
| Creator: | unknown |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | Photographs primarily of nurses and nursing students at Rhode Island Hospital. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0057 |
Scope & content
The collection contains photographs, primarily of nurses and nursing students and their graduation, likely at Rhode Island Hospital. The collection also includes family members of the unidentified woman who these images once belonged, as well as beach scenes, and Rhode Island Hospital’s out patient department, tennis court, and pond. Other photographs likely include the exterior of Crawford Allen Memorial Hospital (where the woman who originally owned these photographs worked) and patients there. People identified in the photographs include Marion Chandler, Tommy Simpson, Mildred Chandler, Myrta Schurman, Catherine Morissey, Agnes Lacey, Mary Finnigan, Clarence Nelson, Peg Harrington, and Alena Dunbar.Access Points
Subject Organizations Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in no discernible order.
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: | Unidentified nurse’s photographs, MSS-0057, 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: | The collection was purchased in June 2004 and then donated to Rhode Island College Special Collections in November 2005 by Rick Statler. |
| Custodial history: | The photographs were given to Riverside Antiques prior to June 2004. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, in 2024. This collection was donated with MSS-0058, Rhode Island College of Education "As You Like It" photograph, however it’s unclear the two collections are actually related, or if they were just donated together since they were purchased together by the donor. The photographs were separated by Denison at the time of description. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by 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
| Separated material: | These photographs were separated from MSS-0058, Rhode Island College of Education "As You Like It" photograph, as it’s unclear if the collections are related or if they were just donated together since they were purchased together by the donor. |
| Location/Existence of copies: | Collection materials have not been digitized and are not available online. |