Guide to the General Highway Maps of Rhode Island, 1963-1966
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: |
General Highway Maps of Rhode Island |
| Date range: |
1963-1966 |
| Creator: |
Rhode Island. Division of Roads and Bridges. Highway Planning Section |
| Extent: |
0.42 cubic feet
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| Abstract: |
Maps of the general highway system of the different counties of Rhode Island. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
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| Collection number: |
MSS-0112 |
Scope & content
This collection contains maps detailing the Rhode Island General Highway System during the 1960s. The maps are separated by county with most counties containing multiple maps and further organized by town or city. The third map of Providence County, detailing the towns of Smithfield and North Smithfield, is missing from the collection. Also missing from the collection is the third map of Newport County, which details the town of Jamestown.
Access Points
Subject Topics
Geographical Names
Document Types
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in original 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: |
This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: |
General Highway Maps of Rhode Island, MSS-0112, 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
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2020. |
| Processing information: |
The collection was described in 2024 by Hydin Stallman, Special Collections student worker, under the supervision of Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Hydin Stallman. |
| 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
| Related material: |
Additional maps of Rhode Island are housed in Special Collections. Please review the Special Collections maps subject guide for a list of additional map collections. |
| Location/Existence of copies: |
This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Other information: |
Sheet 3 of Providence County, which is a map of Smithfield and North Smithfield, is missing from the collection. Additionally, Sheet 3 of Newport County, which is a map of Jamestown, is missing from the collection. |
Inventory
| Folder 1, Item 1 |
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General Highway Map, Providence County, Rode Island, Burrillville
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1963 |
| Folder 1, Item 2 |
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General Highway Map, Providence County, Rhode Island, Glocester
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1963 |
| Folder 1, Item 3 |
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General Highway Map, Providence County, Rhode Island, Woonsocket – Lincoln – Cumberland
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1964 |
| Folder 1, Item 4 |
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General Highway Map, Providence County, Rhode Island, Foster
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1964 |
| Folder 1, Item 5 |
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General Highway Map, Providence County, Rhode Island, Scituate
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1964 |
| Folder 1, Item 6 |
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General Highway Map, Providence County, Rhode Island, Johnston – Cranston
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1964 |
| Folder 1, Item 7 |
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General Highway Map, Providence County, Rhode Island, Providence – Pawtucket – Central Falls
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 8 |
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General Highway Map, Bristol County, Rhode Island, Barrington – Warren – Bristol
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 9 |
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General Highway Map, Kent County, Rhode Island, Coventry
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 10 |
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General Highway Map, Kent County, Rhode Island, East Greenwich
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 11 |
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General Highway Map, Kent County, Rhode Island, West Greenwich
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 12 |
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General Highway Map, Washington County, Rhode Island, Exeter
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 13 |
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General Highway Map, Washington County, Rhode Island, North Kingstown
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 14 |
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General Highway Map, Washington County, Rhode Island, Hopkington
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 15 |
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General Highway Map, Washington County, Rhode Island, Richmond
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 16 |
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General Highway Map, Washington County, Rhode Island, South Kingstown
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1966 |
| Folder 1, Item 17 |
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General Highway Map, Washington County, Rhode Island, Westerly
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 18 |
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General Highway Map, Washington County, Rhode Island, Charlestown
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1965 |
| Folder 1, Item 19 |
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General Highway Map, Washington County, Rhode Island, New Shoreham – Narragansett
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1966 |
| Folder 1, Item 20 |
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General Highway Map, Newport County, Rhode Island, Portsmouth – Middletown – Newport
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1966 |
| Folder 1, Item 21 |
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General Highway Map, Newport County, Rhode Island, Tiverton – Little Compton
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1966 |