Guide to the City of Providence Plat Maps, 1936-1937
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: | City of Providence Plat Maps |
| Date range: | 1936-1937 |
| Creator: | G.M. Hopkins & Co. |
| Extent: | 0.15 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | "Plat Book of the City of Providence," which showcases the division and use of land within Providence during the 1930s. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library |
| Collection number: | MSS-0125 |
Scope & content
The City of Providence Plat Maps collection contains the Plat Book of the City of Providence and showcases the division and use of land within Providence during the 1930s. These maps show the city's changing topography, property lines, and industrial expansion.Access Points
Subject Organizations Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in original order.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research by appointment. |
| 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: | City of Providence Plat Maps, MSS-0125, 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 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. |
| 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. |
Inventory
| Folder 1, Items 1-4 | Providence City Plat Book Cover Page and Indexes |
1937 |
| Folder 2, Items 1-6 | Providence Plat Maps with References #1-6 |
1936 |
| Folder 3, Items 1-6 | Providence Plat Maps with References #7-12 |
1936-1937 |
| Folder 4, Items 1-6 | Providence Plat Maps with References #13-18 |
1937 |
| Folder 5, Items 1-6 | Providence Plat Maps with References #19-24 |
1937 |
| Folder 6, Items 1-6 | Providence Plat Maps with References #25-30 |
1937 |
| Folder 7, Items 1-6 | Providence Plat Maps with References #31-36 |
1937 |
| Folder 8, Items 1-6 | Providence Plat Maps with References #37-42 |
1937 |