Guide to the Illustration from “Free military school for applicants for command of colored troops”, 1864
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: | Illustration from “Free military school for applicants for command of colored troops” |
| Date range: | 1864 |
| Creator: | Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | Illustration removed from “Free military school for applications for command of colored troops.” |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library |
| Collection number: | MSS-0156 |
Scope & content
The collection contains an illustration removed from “Free military school for applications for command of colored troops.” The illustration depicts a street scene with people on a sidewalk walking by buildings. Two signs on the building read “Free military school for applicants for command of colored troops.” There is a large flag for the United States hanging outside the building, with a sign on the flag that reads “Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Troops and free military school for applicants for command of colored troops.”Access Points
Subject Names Subject Organizations Document TypesArrangement
The collection is one item and therefore has no arrangement.
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: | Illustration from “Free military school for applicants for command of colored troops”, MSS-0156, 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. |