Guide to the Uncle Tom’s Cabin advertisement, circa 1886-1910
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: | Uncle Tom’s Cabin advertisement |
| Date range: | circa 1886-1910 |
| Creator: | unknown |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | Advertising card for A.R. Stover’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” at Webster Hall in Wareham, Massachusetts. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library |
| Collection number: | MSS-0151 |
Scope & content
The collection contains an advertising card for A.R. Stover’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” at Webster Hall in Wareham, Massachusetts. The card reads “Webster Hall, Wareham. Wednesday Evening, Nov. 10. A.R. Stover’s Authorized Mammoth Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co. Every Boy and Girl in Wareham, should ask their parents to take them to see this great Moral Drama, endorsed by Clergy, Press and Public. This is chance of a lifetime to see the play by such a great company. Children 15 cts. [cents] Admission 25 cts. Reserved seats 35 and 50 cts.” To the left is a drawing of two men and donkeys with writing that reads “Marks and his trick donkey Dixie. I bid 75! The funniest Marks in the World.” On the back is an illustration of Topsy from Uncle Tom’s Cabin, with the words “Golly I’se so Wicked. I was never Born!”Access Points
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The collection is one item and therefore there is no 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: | The collection has not been digitized and is not available online. |
| Preferred citation: | Uncle Tom’s Cabin advertisement, MSS-0151, 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 2019. The provenance of the collection is unknown. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described in 2024. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Veronica L. Denison. |
| 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
| Location/Existence of copies: | The collection has not been digitized and is not available online. |