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Rhode Island's Islands Oral History Project (Mss. Gr. 54)

University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections

15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632

email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Collection Overview

Title: Rhode Island's Islands Oral History Project
Date range: 1985-1986
Creator: Wood, Linda
Extent: 5 box(es)
(2.5 linear feet)
Abstract: The collection consists of interviews with residents of three of Rhode Island's islands: Block Island, Conanicut Island, and Prudence Island. The interviews attempt to define the islands culturally and socially, rather than geographically, through oral history.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: University Archives and Special Collections
Collection number: Mss. Gr. 54