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Rhode Island Division of Fish and Game (MsG. 28)

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Inventory

Inventory

Series 1. The Commissioners of Shell Fisheries
The application for lease of oyster grounds, the applications for cancellation of lease,and the files of lessees (the individuals or corporations who engaged in oyster farming in Narragansett Bay) are all arranged alphabetically by name. The records of leases are arranged in original order by registration number, except that in book I (1917-1928) lease number 2636 was issued out of sequence; and in book II (1928-1943) the leases were issued in the following order: nos. 2702-4113, 4314-4330, 4114-4153 (a memo from the original registrar explaining his error in transportation of no.4314 for the proper 4114 is found in the back of the book). The maps of leased oyster ground were issued annually from 1915 to 1934, with the latest of these corrected as of April 1935, and with another for the year 1941 attached. The maps of the Connecticut oyster grounds and of the Thames River seem to have no essential connection with the Commissioners’ own activities.

The records are arranged in their original order by registration number. See Scope and Content Note for further explanation.

Container Description Date
Box 1 , Folder 1 Receipts and Disbursements
1929-1931
Box 1 , Folder 2 Receipts and Disbursements
1932-2934
Box 1 , Folder 3 Records of Revenues (oversize)
Jul 1933-Dec 1939
Box 1 , Folder 4 Records of Expenditures (oversize)
1933-1935
Box 1 , Folder 5 Monthly Statements of Revenues (oversize)
Jun 1925-Apr 1940
Box 1 , Folder x-ref. Office Expenses. See: Series IV, folder 3
1934-1935
Box 1 , Folder x-ref. Business Records
undated
Box 1 , Folder 6 Advertisements of Applications for Oyster Grounds; including Financial Records
1864-1882
Box 1 , Folder 7 Advertisements of Applications for Oyster Grounds
1883-1900
Box 1 , Folder 8 Applications for Lease of Oyster Ground(A-B)
1915-1939
Box 1 , Folder 9 Applications for Lease of Oyster Ground (C-D)
1915-1939
Box 1 , Folder 10 Applications for Lease of Oyster Ground (E-G)
1915-1939
Box 1 , Folder 11 Applications for Lease of Oyster Ground (H-M)
1915-1939
Box 2 , Folder 12 applications for Lease of Oyster Ground (N)
1915-1939
Box 2 , Folder 13 Applications for Lease of Oyster Ground (P)
1915-1939
Box 2 , Folder 14 Applications for Lease of Oyster Ground (R )
1915-1939
Box 2 , Folder 15 Applications for Lease of Oyster Ground (S)
1915-1939
Box 2 , Folder 16 Applications for Lease of Oyster Ground (T-W)
1915-1939
Box 2 , Folder 17 Applications for Cancellation of Lease (A-B)
1915-1940
Box 2 , Folder 18 Applications for Cancellation of Lease (C-D)
1915-1940
Box 2 , Folder 19 Applications for Cancellation of Lease (E-G)
1915-1940
Box 2 , Folder 20 Applications for Cancellation of Lease (H-L)
1915-1940
Box 2 , Folder 21 Applications for Cancellation of Lease (M)
1915-1940
Box 2 , Folder 22 Applications for Cancellation of Lease (N-P)
1915-1940
Box 2 , Folder 23 Applications for Cancellation of Lease (R )
1915-1940
Box 2 , Folder 24 Applications for Cancellation of Lease (S)
1915-1940
Box 2 , Folder 25 Applications for Cancellation of Lease (T-W)
1915-1940
Box 3 , Folder 26 Files of Lessees (A)
1913-1934
Box 3 , Folder 27 Files of Lessees (Bak-Bea)
1913-1934
Box 3 , Folder 28 Files of Lessees (Bel-Blo)
1913-1934
Box 3 , Folder 29 Files of Lessees (Blo-Bow)
1913-1934
Box 3 , Folder 30 Files of Lessees (Bra-Bur)
1913-1934
Box 4 , Folder 31 Files of Lessees (Cap-Cog)
1913-1934
Box 4 , Folder 32 Files of Lessees (Con-Coy)
1913-1934
Box 4 , Folder 33 Files of Lessees (Dan-Dew)
1913-1934
Box 4 , Folder 34 Files of Lessees (Dos-Dre)
1913-1934
Box 4 , Folder 35 Files of Lessees (Eas-Fre)
1913-1934
Box 5 , Folder 36 Files of Lessees (Gal-Gra)
1913-1934
Box 5 , Folder 37 Files of Lessees (Gre-Gri)
1913-1934
Box 5 , Folder 38 Files of Lessees (H)
1913-1934
Box 5 , Folder 39 Files of Lessees (Jac-Lou)
1913-1934
Box 5 , Folder 40 Files of Lessees (M)
1913-1934
Box 5 , Folder 41 Files of Lessees (N)
1913-1934
Box 6 , Folder 42 Files of Lessees (P)
1913-1934
Box 6 , Folder 43 Files of Lessees (Rey-Roc)
1913-1934
Box 6 , Folder 44 Files of Lessees (Roo-Row)
1913-1934
Box 6 , Folder 45 Files of Lessees (Sal-She)
1913-1934
Box 6 , Folder 46 Files of Lessees (Slo-Sun)
1913-1934
Box 6 , Folder 47 Files of Lessees (Tav-Wel)
1913-1934
Box 6 , Folder 48 Files of Lessees (Whe-Woz)
1913-1934
Box 7 , Folder 49 Records of Lessees (Oversize)
1926-1944
Box 7 , Folder 50 Register of Lease Transfers (Oversize)
May 1911-Feb 1936
Box 7 , Folder 51 Records of Leases, nos. 2100-2701 (oversize)
Oct 1917-Jan 1928
Box 7 , Folder 52 Records of Leases, nos. 2702-4153 (oversize)
Mar 1928-Nov 1943
Box 7 , Folder 52A Published Matter
undated
Box 7 , Folder 53 News Clippings Concerning Shellfish and Commissioners
1915-1916
Box 7 , Folder 54 Letter, p. 2: Edward Shedd, Engineer, to the Commissioners
undated
Box 7 , Folder 55 Reports of Oyster Bed Surveys
1914-1916,1911,1912
Box 7 , Folder 55A Appended Material
undated
Box 7 , Folder 56 List of Positions of Corners Set for Oyster Ground
undated
Box 7 , Folder 57 Locations of Oyster Lots
undated
Box 7 , Folder 58 Locations of Triangulation Stations, nos. 1-50
1913
Box 7 , Folder 59 Locations of Triangulation Stations, nos. 51-99
1913
Box 7 , Folder 60 Locations of Triangulation Stations, nos. 102-150
1913
Box 7 , Folder 61 Locations of Triangulation Stations, nos. 151-200
1913
Box 7 , Folder 62 Locations of Triangulation Stations, nos. 201-250
1913
Box 7 , Folder 63 Locations of Triangulation Stations, nos. 251-305
1913
Box 7 , Folder 64 Index map of Triangulation Stations and Rectangular Coordinates (Oversize)
1913
Box 7 , Folder 65 Map of Connecticut Oyster Grounds
1914
Box 7 , Folder 66 Plats of Oyster Beds Mounted in Number Series (many wanting) (oversize)
undated
Box 7 , Folder 67 Book of Plats of Leased Oyster Beds (oversize)
1844-1865
Box 7 , Folder 68 Book of Plats of Leased Oyster Beds (oversize)
1866-1875
Box 7 , Folder 69 Book of Plats of Leased Oyster Beds (oversize)
1876-1879
Box 7 , Folder 70 Book of Plats of Leased Oyster Beds (oversize)
1880-1883, 1895
Box 7 , Folder 71 Map of Thames River, New London to Norwich, Conn. (oversize)
1884 - 1887
Box 7 , Folder 72 Maps of Leased Oyster Ground, annual (oversize)
1915-1935, 1941
Box 7 , Folder 73 Maps. Portions of Narragansett Bay, purpose and date unknown (oversize)
undated

Series 2. The Commissioners of Inland Fisheries
The miscellaneous reprints contain among other things reprints from annual reports and some research writings of Ernest Barnes, Superintendent of the Wickford Experiment Station. The presence here of the 1912 report of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Kingston, Rhode Island, is unexplained. The activities of both the Wickford Hatchery and the Goose Nest Spring Hatchery are accounted for in the financial records and annual reports of this agency.

The records are arranged in their original order by registration number. See scope and content for further explanation.

Container Description Date
Box 8 , Folder 1 Financial Records, Administrative and Two Hatcheries (Oversize)
1927-1933
Box 8 , Folder 1A Business Records
no date
Box 8 , Folder 2 Letterpress Book of William P. Morton, Secretary (oversize)
1896-1904
Box 8 , Folder 3 Letterpress Book of William P. Morton, Secretary (oversize)
1904-1912
Box 8 , Folder 3A Published Matter
no date
Box 8 , Folder 4 Annual Report of the Commissioners
1904
Box 8 , Folder 5 Annual Report of the Commissioners
1910
Box 8 , Folder 6 Annual Report of the Commissioners
1911
Box 8 , Folder 7 Annual Report of the Commissioners
1912
Box 8 , Folder 8 Annual Report of the Commissioners
1913, 1914
Box 8 , Folder 9 Annual Report of the Commissioners
1916, 1917
Box 9 , Folder 10 Annual Report of the Commissioners
1918. 1920
Box 9 , Folder 11 Annual Report of the Commissioners
1921, 1923, 1925, 1926
Box 9 , Folder 12 Annual Report of the Commissioners
1927-1929, 1934
Box 9 , Folder 13 Miscellaneous Reprints
1899-1910
Box 9 , Folder 14 Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Kingston, R.I.
1912
Box 9 , Folder 14A Appended Material
no date
Box 9 , Folder 15 Glass Plate Negatives of Marine Specimens (separately stored)
1903-1905
Box 9 , Folder 16 Mounted Prints of Oyster Shells
undated
Box 9 , Folder 17 Shell
undated
Box 9 , Folder 18 Prints and Drawings of Specimens
1903-1905

Series 3. The Commissioners of Birds
The letters to the Commissioners (folder 12), of a routine character and on miscellaneous subjects, have not been arranged within the folder.

The records are arranged in their original order by registration number. See scope and content for further explanation.

Container Description Date
Box 10 , Folder 1 Record of Bills Paid
1920-1927
Box 10 , Folder 2 Annual Income from Hunters' Licenses
1913-1930
Box 10 , Folder 3 Miscellaneous Fiscal Worksheets
1934-1935
Box 10 , Folder 4 Financial; Records
1925-1935
Box 10 , Folder 4A Business Records
no date
Box 10 , Folder 5 Minutes of Meetings
1920-1934
Box 10 , Folder 6 Lists of Appointments of Deputy Commissioners of Birds
1920-1931
Box 10 , Folder 7 Roster of Deputy Commissioners
1932
Box 10 , Folder 8 Index of Badge Numbers of Deputy Commissioners of Birds
1929-1932
Box 10 , Folder 9 Records of Arrests and Convictions
1920-1934
Box 10 , Folder 10 Licenses to Rear Game, Stubs & Blanks
1931-1935
Box 10 , Folder 11 Miscellaneous Information Concerning Printed Material of the Commissioners
1913-1930
Box 10 , Folder 12 Letters to the Commissioners of Birds
1932-1934
Box 10 , Folder x-ref. Records of Bird and Game Licenses, by Town. See: Series IV, folder 7
1930-1940

Series 4. The Rhode Island Division of Fish and Game
The correspondence files (folders 5 and 6), have not been arranged within the folders. The financial notebook, 1931-1949 (folder 4), contains miscellaneous jottings of bills and payments for various materials and services appropriate to the daily work of hatchery or experimental station, but its exact provenance and purpose are unknown.

The records are arranged in their original order by registration number. See scope and content for further explanation.

Container Description Date
Box 11 , Folder 1 Financial Records (oversize)
1935-1939
Box 11 , Folder 2 Financial Records (oversize)
1939-1947
Box 11 , Folder 3 Office Expenses
1934-1935
Box 11 , Folder 4 Financial Notebook
1931-1949
Box 11 , Folder x-ref. Records of Revenues. See: Series I, folder 3
Jul 1933-Dec 1939
Box 11 , Folder x-ref. Monthly Statements of Revenues. See: Series I, folder 5
Jun 1925-Apr 1940
Box 11 , Folder undated Business Records
no date
Box 11 , Folder 5 Correspondence with Town Clerks on Bird and Game Licenses
1937-1938
Box 11 , Folder 6 General Correspondence
1944, 1957
Box 11 , Folder 7 Records of Bird and Game Licenses, by Town (oversize)
1930-1940
Box 11 , Folder 8 Lists of Boat and Fishing Licenses Issued
Sep 1938-Jun 1939
Box 11 , Folder 9 List of Scallop Licenses Issued
1938
Box 11 , Folder 10 List of Dredging Licenses Issued
1938-1939
Box 11 , Folder 11 List of Personal Licenses issued
Sep 1938-Aug 1939
Box 11 , Folder 12 Certificate Blanks, Freshwater Fishing Licenses
n.d.
Box 11 , Folder 13 Record of Inspections of Interstate Shippers of Shellfish
1935-1939
Box 11 , Folder x-ref. Applications for Lease of Oyster Ground. See: Series I, folders 8-16
1915-1939
Box 11 , Folder x-ref. Applications for Cancellations of Lease. See: Series I, folders 17-25
1915-1940
Box 11 , Folder x-ref. Records of Lessees. See: Series I, folder 49
1926-1944
Box 11 , Folder x-ref. Register of Lease Transfers. See: Series I, folder 50
May 1911-Feb 1936
Box 11 , Folder x-ref. Records of Leases. See: Series I, folder 52
Mar 1928- Nov 1943
Box 11 , Folder undated Published Matter
no date
Box 11 , Folder 14 Annual Reports, Department of Agriculture and Conservation, part 5: Division of Fish and Game
1935-1941
Box 11 , Folder 15 Annual Report, Department of Agriculture and Conservation
1936
Box 11 , Folder 16 Annual Report, Department of Agriculture and Conservation
1939
Box 11 , Folder 17 Annual Report, Department of Agriculture and Conservation
1941
Box 11 , Folder 18 Annual Report, Department of Agriculture and Conservation
1943
Box 11 , Folder 19 Annual Report, Department of Agriculture and Conservation
1944
Box 11 , Folder 20 Annual Report, Department of Agriculture and Conservation, Division of Fish and Fame
1945, 1962
Box 11 , Folder 21 Lecture Notes on Wildlife Management and Conservation
1944
Box 11 , Folder 22 Old Oyster House - Conimicut Point: Notes from H.J. Reynolds' Talk
1-Sep-41
Box 11 , Folder 23 Partial Report on Haddock Spawning, Georges Banks
undated
Box 11 , Folder 24 Press Release: Marine Disasters, New England Fishing Fleet
1951 Nov 1
Box 11 , Folder 25 Miscellaneous Publications on Conservation
1944
Box 11 , Folder 26 Address of Charles Jackson on the "Bailey Resolution"
1944-Feb-1
Box 11 , Folder 27 Miscellaneous Reports
1941, 1956
Box 11 , Folder undated Appended Material
no date
Box 11 , Folder 28 Coastal Maps, New London Conn. , to Falmouth, Mass.
1944
Box 11 , Folder 29 Blueprints, Wickford Lobster Hatchery (oversize)
1939