Guide to the Walter Ranger pen, 1908, 1972
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: | Walter Ranger pen |
| Date range: | 1908, 1972 |
| Creator: | Ranger, Walter Eugene, 1855-1941. |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | The collection includes the tip of a pen presumably used by Walter E. Ranger to sign the first State teacher’s certificate in Rhode Island in 1908. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0114 |
Scope & content
The collection includes the tip of a pen used by Water E. Ranger, secretary of the State Board of Education. A description with the pen tip reads “The first State teacher’s certificate in Rhode Island, and probably the first in America, was signed, with this pen, by Walter E. Ranger, Secy [S]tate Board of Education, 1908.”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
Walter Eugene Ranger (1855-1941) was an American academic administrator and who served as the Commissioner of Education of the Rhode Island State Board of Education.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: | Water Ranger pen, MSS-0114, 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 item was given to Rhode Island College Library Director, Richard A. Olsen, in 1972 by Charles B. Willard, who was Vice President of Academic Affairs at Rhode Island College at the time. It was subsequently added to Special Collections. |
| Custodial history: | Sometime prior to 1972, Charles B. Willard, who was Vice President of Academic Affairs at Rhode Island College at the time, came into possession of this item. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz, in 2023 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison. |
| 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
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |