Guide to the Postcards relating to cotton, circa 1897-1921
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: | Postcards relating to cotton |
| Date range: | circa 1897-1921 |
| Creator: | unknown |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | A collection containing photographic postcards which primarily depict cotton fields and people picking cotton. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library |
| Collection number: | MSS-0153 |
Scope & content
The collection contains photographic postcards, primarily depicting cotton fields, people picking cotton, and cotton on steamers, trains, and in ports. There are also some postcards that have drawings of racist caricatures of African Americans.Access Points
Subject Topics Document TypesArrangement
The collection is not arranged in any discernible 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: | Postcards relating to cotton, MSS-0153, 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. |