Guide to the Rhode Island School Superintendents Association records, 1903-1920
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: | Rhode Island School Superintendents Association records |
| Date range: | 1903-1920 |
| Creator: | Rhode Island School Superintendents Association records |
| Extent: | 0.05 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of meeting minutes documenting Rhode Island School Superintendents Association meetings from 1903-1920. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0103 |
Scope & content
The collection contains meeting minutes that detail brief summaries of meetings held at the office of the Commissioner of Public Schools at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island from June 6, 1903 to November 29, 1920. The records consist of elections of officers, votes, meeting attendees, topics, plans, and proposed educational legislation. The materials were removed from the original binder for preservation purposes and original order retained.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Organizations Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in the order in which it arrived in the Rhode Island College Special Collections.
Biographical/Historical Note
The first meeting of the Rhode Island School Superintendents Association was held on June 6, 1903. The current mission of the Association is to use leadership, support, and advocacy to ensure the highest quality education for all children in Rhode Island.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: | Rhode Island School Superintendents Association records, MSS-0103 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 provenance of the collection is unknown, however a note with the collection indicates it was given to the library or college in 1955 by Dr. Gaige (presumably Dr. William Gaige, president of the college at the time). |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz, under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison, in 2023. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Melissa Moniz and Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Separated material: | The meeting minutes were removed from the original binder for preservation purposes and the binder, which had no collection information, was discarded. Original order was retained. |
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |