RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

Limit My Results

    -
  • undated
    ( 4 )
  • 1901 - 2000
    ( 26 )
  • 1801 - 1900
    ( 23 )
  • 1701 - 1800
    ( 13 )
  • 1601 - 1700
    ( 3 )

Subject

Subject: Social Life and Customs Remove filter Social Life and Customs
« Previous | 11 - 20 of 69 collections | Next »

Results

Carpenter, Jr. (Ralph E.) papers
Formal title:
Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., papers
Extent:
29.5 linear feet (15 record boxes, 1 document case, 1 half document case, 3 small flat boxes, 11 oversize flat boxes)
Date range:
1870-2009 (bulk 1950-2006)
Abstract:
Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., (1910-2009) was a respected connoisseur and collector of American decorative arts, instrumental in various historical preservation projects throughout Newport, Rhode Island. This collection consists of his correspondence, subject files, personal records, research materials, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting his career, historical preservation pursuits, and other personal interests.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.002
Collection of Redwood family papers
Formal title:
Collection of Redwood family papers
Extent:
1.8 linear feet (1 half document case, 1 flat box)
Date range:
1710-1999 and undated (bulk 1729-1796)
Abstract:
This collection consists of letters, legal documents, accounts, family histories, and other papers related to the Redwood family and its descendants, particularly Abraham Redwood (1709-1788), the founder of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.029
Commerford (Arthur) Colony House scrapbooks
Formal title:
Arthur B. Commerford Colony House scrapbooks
Extent:
3 volumes
Date range:
1925 Sept 20-1942 Feb 5
Abstract:
Three scrapbooks of the activities and news regarding the Colony House as it transitions from the Newport County Courthouse to a historic site.
Repository:
Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:
MS.FIC.2013.7
Conti (Gino E.) Collection
Formal title:
Gino E. Conti Collection
Extent:
3.2 Linear feet
Date range:
1928-1973 1958-1973
Abstract:
The photographic collection encompasses the years of 1958 until 1973 and documents Rhode Island artist Gino Conti's travels in the American southwest and northern Mexico, primarily on American Indian reservations. It consists of over 3,700 photographic prints, negatives and slides, a disbound photo album and calendar pages used to record the locations of his travels. The collection also includes a box of postcards, a letter, newspaper clippings, art exhibition flyers, images of religious art and architecture, a reference book on the Tarahumana signed by Conti and a related ethnographic collection.
Repository:
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Collection call no:
GEC
Edmonds and Osborne family papers
Formal title:
Edmonds and Osborne family papers
Extent:
2.2 cubic feet.
Date range:
1893-2012 (bulk 1904-1964)
Abstract:
The collection contains the collected papers of the Edmonds family, which includes photographs and documents that reflect the day-to-day lives of a family of color in Rhode Island in the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0027
Elizabeth Johnson Perry papers
Formal title:
Elizabeth Johnson Perry papers
Extent:
500 item(s)
Date range:
1937-1967
Abstract:
Elizabeth Johnson Perry was an African-American domestic worker in New York. The papers date between 1937-1967 and contain letters, greeting cards, financial records, photographs, a scrapbook, and museum objects.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 89.16
Ernst Studio Collection
Formal title:
The Ernst Studio Collection
Extent:
5 Hollinger Boxes; 5 Oversized Boxes
Date range:
circa 1909-1967
Abstract:
The Ernst Studio Collection is comprised of photographs taken by Ernst Studio between 1909 and 1967. The materials photographed include portraits of Newport residents and local events of all sorts. Also included are images of various Newport estates and landmarks, as well as sailing vessels and Newport Harbor.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.013
Giddings (J. Louis) Collection
Formal title:
J. Louis Giddings Collection
Extent:
19 linear feet
Date range:
1937-1967 (bulk 1956-1964)
Abstract:
The collection encompasses the years 1937-1967 and consists primarily of a single series of ten boxes of subject files. Additional material includes numerous newspaper clippings, correspondence, printed material, press releases, photographs, slides, glass plate negatives and films.
Repository:
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Collection call no:
JLG
Green Animals Collection
Formal title:
The Green Animals Collection
Extent:
6 Hollinger Boxes; 2 Oversize Boxes
Date range:
circa 1870-1990
Abstract:
The Green Animals Collection is comprised of materials relating to the Brayton Family, as well as the Estate’s house and gardens, spanning the period from 1870 until 1990. The collection includes images of the interior and exterior of the home from various points in its existence, as well as images showing various generations of the family.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.009
Gross (Dr. Carl Russell) papers
Formal title:
Dr. Carl Russell Gross papers
Extent:
1.0 cubic feet
Date range:
1878-1971 (bulk 1935-1971)
Abstract:
Papers created by Providence physician, Dr. Carl Russell Gross, relating to Black history in Rhode Island. The collection includes draft manuscripts he wrote as well as subject files.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0002

Pagination

Options

For Participating Institutions