RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

For Participating Institutions

The King Family Letters Collection (PSNCA.H.021)

The Preservation Society of Newport County

424 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-847-1000
amatyi@newportmansions.org

Scope & content

The King Family Letters Collection is comprised of written correspondence, largely between members of the King family. The letters record the minutiae of the everyday lives of the writers, covering topics ranging from visits with friends and social plans to the deaths of family members and major contemporary news items. The items date from 1835-1925, the bulk of them dating from 1912-1916.

This collection has been completely digitized and is available for viewing online at newportalri.org