Guide to the Cape Verdeans of Fox Point subject file, 1993-2006
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: | Cape Verdeans of Fox Point subject file |
| Date range: | 1993-2006 |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | Information regarding the uprooting of Cape Verdean immigrants in Fox Point, Providence, during the early and mid 1900's as well as the Sheldon Street Church. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0140 |
Scope & content
The collection contains information regarding the uprooting of Cape Verdean immigrants in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence, during the early and mid 1900’s, as well as the Sheldon Street Church. Included are newspaper clippings about Edward “Eddie” Soares, a Cape Verdean musician who grew up in Fox Point. The collection also includes newspaper clippings regarding a Cape Verdean American play titled, “Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?” from 2006. Additionally, there is a personal note to Eddie Soares and his wife, Cynthia, regarding this play from Elva and Bob Kerr, who was a writer for The Providence Journal. There is also a newspaper article written by Kerr regarding Cape Verdeans in Fox Point, with Cynthia Soares specifically mentioned.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
Arranged in the order in which it arrived in Special Collections.
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: | The collection has not been digitized and is not available online. |
| Preferred citation: | Cape Verdeans in Fox Point subject file, MSS-0140, 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: | Provenance of the collection is unknown. It was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2023. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern Hailey-Rose Coulter Brown in 2024 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Hailey-Rose Coulter Brown. |
| 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: | Rhode Island College Special Collections holds further collections relating to Cape Verde. Please review the Cape Verdean related collections topic guide. The Special Collections also holds a collection relating to Eddie Soares: MSS-0072: da Graça and Soares family papers. |
| Location/Existence of copies: | The collection has not been digitized and is not available online. |