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1 | Name Organization | Contact | Type of Organization | Location | Phone number | Web Address | Hours Open to the Public | Researcher Restrictions (if any) | Description of Holdings | Online Collectoins | ||||||||||||||
2 | Old Slater Mill Association | Lori Urso, Executive Director | Museum or Armory | 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket RI 02860 | (401) 725-8638 | info@slatermill.org | slatermill.org | Varies by season | Appointment needed | Photographs and negatives, business papers, textiles, maps and plans, manuscripts, organizational documents, broadsides, wood and metal machinery | ||||||||||||||
3 | Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association | Kate-Lynne Laroche | Historical or Preservation Society | 401 Elmgrove Avenue | (401) 331-1360 | info@rijha.org | www.rijha.org | Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00am-5:00pm, Thursday 10:00am-3:00pm | Holdings (Inclusive dates: 1850-present): The Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association was chartered in September, 1951, for the following purposes: "To procure, collect, and preserve books, records, pamphlets, letters, manuscripts, prints, photographs, paintings, and any other historical material relating to the history of the Jews of Rhode Island; to encourage and promote the study of such history by lectures and otherwise; and to publish and diffuse information as to such history." | www.rijha.org | ||||||||||||||
4 | Westerly Armory Restoration, Inc. | Roberta Mudge Humble, President | Museum or Armory | Mail: PO Box 614 Westerly, RI 02891 Location: 41 Railroad Ave, Westerly, RI 02891 | (401) 596-8554 | westerlyarmory@aol.com | www.westerlyarmory.com | Monday and Thursday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and for events | Both community and local military memorabilia; also a library of 1500 military, state, and town books/documents - and the largest event venue in the area (6,000 sq ft - drill hall is 62 'x 102') | NA | ||||||||||||||
5 | Langworthy Public Library | Margaret Victoria, Library Director | Public or Private Library | 24 Spring Street PO Box 478 Hope Valley, RI 02832 | (401) 539-2851 | langworthylibrary@gmail.com | www.langworthylibrary.org | Monday & Wednesday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm; Tuesday & Thursday: 4:00 - 8:00 pm; Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Please call to make appointment | Photographs of Hope Valley, Hopkinton & RichMondayd area; genealogy and papers of local families | http://langworthylibrary.org/?page_id=441 | |||||||||||||
6 | Providence Preservation Society | Brent Runyon, Executive Director | Historical or Preservation Society | 24 Meeting Street, Providence, RI 02903 | (401) 831-7440 | info@ppsri.org | ppsri.org | Monday-Friday 10am-5pm | Holdings must be used on-site only | books, maps, and photographs | http://ppsri.org/resources/ | |||||||||||||
7 | The Providence Athenaeum | Kate Wodehouse/ Director of Collections & Library Services | Public or Private Library | 251 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903 | (401) 421-6970 | kwodehouse@provath.org | www.providenceathenaeum.org | Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm | Appointment required. | Holdings (Inclusive dates: 1753-present): The Athenaeum Archives is an institutional history of the Library since it began as the Providence Library Company in 1753. The Archives is divided into main categories of information including: material related to the Providence Library Company and the earliest history of the Library; material about the Athenaeum building, including the architectural drawings of the Library; records of the Athenaeum administration; records related to the collection; publications by and about the Athenaeum, including annual reports and bulletins; and photographs, memorabilia and news articles related to the Library. | ||||||||||||||
8 | supreme court record center | Andrew Smith | State or Local Government Agency | absmith@courts.ri.gov | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Rhode Island Natural History Survey | David Gregg, Executive Director | Academic Library or Archive | URI East Farm, Building 14, PO Box 1858, Kingston, RI 02881 | (401) 874-5800 | dgregg@rinhs.org | rinhs.org | Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm, appointments recommended, or by appointment | non-circulating; access to some data may be restricted for security of rare species | Collections include field guides (including historical editions); other published taxonomic identification resources; and unpublished reports and studies, field notes and other manuscript materials, computer data, and images documenting Rhode Island's animals, plants, and natural communities as well as the history of natural history in Rhode Island. Approximately 1,000 bound volumes and 35 shelf-feet of vertical files and archives. | ||||||||||||||
10 | Foster Preservation Society | Ed Robinson, President | Historical or Preservation Society | PO Box 51, 181 Howard Hill Road, Foster, RI 02825 | fosterfps@msn.com | fosterpreservationsociety.org | Wednesday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and by appointment | Winsor Blacksmith Shop, Nehemiah Angell Barn | www.fosterpreservationsociety.org | |||||||||||||||
11 | Varnum Continentals, Inc | Patrick Donovan, VP & Museum Curator | Museum or Armory | www.varnumcontinentals.org 6 Main St | (401) 829-1260 | armory@varnumcontinentals.org | www.varnumcontinentals.org | By appointment with several open houses and Monthly meetings open to public | Must be accompanied by curator or their designate | The Varnum Memorial Armory Museum contains the largest collection of Rhode Island military history including textiles, weapons, military equipment, artillery, art, books, and documents dating from Colonial America through to the present day. | ||||||||||||||
12 | Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project | D. K. Abbass, Ph.D., Director | Academic Library or Archive | Location given only by appointment | (401) 253-2094 | rhodeislandmap@yahoo.com | By appointment only | Holdings (Inclusive dates: 1450-): Manuscripts, archives, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, maps, audio/visual tapes, DVDs, publications, advertisements, flags, artifacts, drawings, models, training material, slides, correspondence, archaeological equipment, transcripts of archival materials from elsewhere. | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Barrington Preservation Society | Nathaniel Taylor, President | Historical or Preservation Society | PO Box 178, Barrington RI 02806 | info@barringtonpreservation.org | http://barringtonpreservation.org | Wednesday & Saturday 1:00-4:00pm | Artifacts, manuscripts, and books relating to the history of Barrington Mass & RI | barringtonpreservation.org (some maps) | |||||||||||||||
14 | National Sea Grant Library, URI Bay Campus | Joyce Winn, Library Assistant | Academic Library or Archive | University of Rhode Island Bay Campus 201F OSEC/Pell Lib Bldg., GSO, 15 Pier Road Narragansett, RI 02882 USA | (401) 874-6114 | nsgl@gso.uri.edu | https://nsgl.gso.uri.edu | Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm | The 52,000 title collection is comprised of journal reprints, conference proceedings, books, technical reports, advisory reports, maps, handbooks and miscellaneous grey literature produced by NOAA Sea Grant funded researchers. Publications cover a wide variety of marine subjects including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law. All documents are available for a one-Mondayth loan period. The NSGL website contains a searchable catalog of Sea Grant holdings and over 30,000 documents are available as full-text digital documents. This unique repository makes coastal, marine and Great Lakes information available worldwide to educators, students, researchers, and other stakeholders. | Search the catalog: https://nsgl.gso.uri.edu | ||||||||||||||
15 | Providence College | Russell Franks/ Librarian for Special and Archival Collections | Academic Library or Archive | 1 Cunningham Square Providence RI 02918 | (401) 865-2578 | rfranks1@providence.edu | https://pml.providence.edu/digital-special-collections/special-collections/ | Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30 | https://pml.providence.edu/digital-special-collections/ | |||||||||||||||
16 | Cranston Public Library | Edward Garcia/Director | Public or Private Library | 140 Sockanosset Cross Road Cranston, RI 02920 | (401) 943-9080 | edgarcia@cranstonlibrary.org | www.cranstonlibrary.org | Monday-Wednesday, 9:00am-8:00pm, Thursday-Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 1:00-5:00pm | local history | www.cranstonlibrary.org | ||||||||||||||
17 | Pawtucket Public Library, Pawtucket History Research Collection (PHRC) | Susan Reed, Director or Paul Arsenault & Tim McDuff, PHRC Librarians | Public or Private Library | 13 Summer St. Pawtucket, RI 02860 | (401) 725-3714 | phrc@pawtucketlibrary.org | www.pawtucketlibrary.org | Library - Monday-Thurday 9:00am-8:45pm, Friday-Saturday 9:00am-4:45pm PHRC - Appointment Only | Material held in the PHRC must be requested a minimum of 24 hours in advance to be retrieved and made available at the reference desk during regular library hours, the Library's separate Rhode Island collection is available during all regular library hours in the reference department. | The library holds local history material including photographs, maps, manuscripts, genealogies, newspapers, architectural drawings, city histories, city directories, records of civic and municipal organizations, prints, drawings, paintings, realia and ephemera pertaining to the city of Pawtucket. | Maps, Photographs & Yearbooks - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pawtucketlibrary/collections Newspapers - http://pawtucket.advantage-preservation.com/ | |||||||||||||
18 | South County History Center (previously operating as Pettaquamscutt Historical Society) | Erica Luke/Executive Director | Historical or Preservation Society | 2636 Kingstown Road, Kingston, RI 02881 | (401) 783-1328 | erica@southcountyhistorycenter.org | southcountyhistorycenter.org | Wednesdays and Thursays from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., but may be changing in summer 2019. | Archival and library collections relevant to the history of South (Washington) County | Not publicly accessible | ||||||||||||||
19 | Touro Synagogue | Mary Jo Valdes/Archivist | National Historic Site | 85 Touro Street, Newport, RI. 02840 | (401) 847 0070 | thinwatersailor@verizon.net | www.tourosynagogue.org | Varies by season | American Jewish history 1600s - present; American colonial architectural history | www.tourosynagogue.org | ||||||||||||||
20 | Town of Coventry | Joanne P. Amitrano, Town Clerk | State or Local Government Agency | 1670 Flat River Road, Coventry, RI 02816 | (401) 822-9173 | jamitrano@coventryri.org | Coventryri.org | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Town of Scituate | Margaret (Peggy) Long | State or Local Government Agency | 195 Danielson Pike N. Scituate, RI | (401) 647-2822 | scituateclerk@aol.com | www.scituateri.org | 8:30 am to 4:oo pm | Land evidence records, vitals, pictures and minutes of Town meetings | |||||||||||||||
22 | Salve Regina University Archives & Special Collections | Genna Duplisea, Archivist & Special Collections Librarian | Academic Library or Archive | 100 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, RI 02840 | (401) 341-2172 | archives@salve.edu | http://library.salve.edu/archives | Weekdays, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Researchers must make an appointment for their visits. | Salve Regina's University Archives document the history and heritage of the institution. These records include administrative and departmental records, such as correspondence, reports, photographs, publications, yearbooks, as well as materials related to the student experience at the university. The Special Collections consists of rare books and discrete collections from outside the university, containing items that have significance to the university, its individuals, and its programs. The collections include rare and special books as well as periodicals, pamphlets, ephemera, and manuscripts. Some collecting concentrations are faculty publications, material related to Newport and our Gilded Age mansions, and books related to the Religious Sisters of Mercy, our founding order. | http://digitalcomMondays.salve.edu/archives | |||||||||||||
23 | Jamestown Historical Society | Gabrielle Highstein President Elect | Historical or Preservation Society | 92 narragansett Ave, Jamestown, RI 02835 | (401) 423-7202 | info@jamestownhistoricalsociety.org | jamestownhistoricalsociety.org | see website for specific information | Jamestown Museum, Jamestown Widmill, Jamestown Battery | jamestownhistoricalsociety.org | ||||||||||||||
24 | Town of Richmond | Sarah Rapose/Town Clerk | State or Local Government Agency | 5 RichMondayd Townhouse Road Wyoming, RI 02898 | (401) 539-9000 | townclerk@richMondaydri.com | www.richondri.com | 9:00am-4:00pm | ||||||||||||||||
25 | Town of West Greenwich | Erin Liese, Town Clerk | State or Local Government Agency | 280 Victory Highway, West Greenwich RI 02817 | (401) 392-3800 | efliese@wgtownri.org | wgtownri.org | Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Town of Warren | Julie A. Coelho/Town Clerk | State or Local Government Agency | 514 Main Street, Warren, RI 02885 | (401) 245-7340 x 4 | jcoelho@townofwarren-ri.gov | www.townofwarren-ri.gov | 8:30am-4:30pm | ||||||||||||||||
27 | Blackstone Valley Historical Society | Pat Armitage, Amateur Archivist | Historical or Preservation Society | mailing: P O Box 125 Lincoln RI 02865 Street: 1873 Old Louisquissett Pike Lincoln, RI | N/A | bvhsri@gmail.com | www.bvhsri.org | During events | By appointment | Information about history of Blackstone Valley in RI; Collections: Lime Rock Grange, Foster, Lysander Flagg, Virginia Doris, plus many, many other items yet to be catalogued. | ||||||||||||||
28 | First Baptist Church in America | J. Stanley Lemons, Church Historian | Baptist Church | 75 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02903 | (401) 454--3418 // 751-2266 | fbcia1638@gmail.com | www.firstbaptistchurchinamerica.org | Monday-Friday 10:00am-3:30pm, Sundays 9:00am-1:00pm | none | The archives and records of the church are housed at the RI Historical Society. | ||||||||||||||
29 | Town of Burrillville | Louise R. Phaneuf, Town Clerk | State or Local Government Agency | 105 Harrisville Main St., Harrisville, RI 02830 | (401) 568-4300 | townclerk@burrillville.org | www.burrillville.org | Monday - Wednesday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | ||||||||||||||||
30 | Town of Charlestown, RI | Amy Rose Weinreich, CMC Town Clerk | State or Local Government Agency | 4540 S County Trl, Charlestown RI 02813 | (401) 364-1200 | arweinreich@charlestownri.org | www.charlestownri.org | Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm | ||||||||||||||||
31 | Town of South Kingstown | Dale S. Holberton, Town Clerk | State or Local Government Agency | 180 High Street, Wakefield, RI 02879 | (401) 789-9331 | dholberton@southkingstownri.com | www.southkingstownri.com | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM | Vitals restricted within state law | Town Records | www.southkingstownri.com | |||||||||||||
32 | Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library | Lori DeCesare | Public or Private Library | 100 Tinkham Lane, Harrisville, RI 02830 | (401) 710-7800 | ldecesare@burrillville.org | http://www.jmslibrary.org | Our local history is available by appointment only | Unique items pertaining to Burrillville history including yearbooks, local newspapers, photographs, blueprints, mills histories, local author collections and town documents. The library also an extensive collections of works complied by Burrillville Town Historian, Pat Mehrtens. | |||||||||||||||
33 | Meadowbrook Farms Elementary School Library | Kathleen Lynch/Library Media Specialist | school library | 2 Chestnut Drive, East Greenwich, RI 02818 | (401) 398-1502 | klynch@egsd.net | https://www.ricat.net/common/welcome.jsp?site=807 | Books, magazines, and materials for the early elementary school population. | ||||||||||||||||
34 | Willett Free Library | Kathy FItzgerald | Public or Private Library | 45 Ferry Rd. Saunderstown, RI 02874 | (401) 294-2081 | kfitzgerald@willettfree.org | www.willettfree.org | Monday-Friday, 1:00-6:00pm, Saturday 9:00am-12:00pm | Some materials do not circulate | Very small local history collection, some not cataloged | ||||||||||||||
35 | Greenville Public Library | Dorothy J. Swain, DIrector | Public or Private Library | 573 Putnam Pike, Greenville, RI 02828 | (401) 949-3630 | dorothsn@yahoo.com | yourlibrary.ws | Monday - Thursday. 9:00am - 8:00pm, Friday & Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm | We hold some Smithfield History, We also house the collection of the Rhode Island Genealogical Society | |||||||||||||||
36 | Coventry Public Library | Lynn Blanchette/Library Director | Public or Private Library | 1672 Flat River Road | (401) 822-9100 | lhb@coventrylibrary.org | www.coventrylibrary.org | Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 12:00 to 4:00 pm. | Books for all ages, periodicals, newspapers, DVDs, audio books, music CDs, story packs, Express collection, binge boxes, etc. | |||||||||||||||
37 | New England Institute of Technology | Sharon Charette, Director of Academic Documentation | Academic Library or Archive | 1 New England Tech Boulevard, East Greenwich, RI 02818 | (401) 739-5000 X3447 | scharette@neit.edu | library.neit.edu | Monday. - Thursday. 7:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | Materials must be used in-house. | Documents relating to the history of New England Institute of Technology | ||||||||||||||
38 | Warwick Public Library | Christopher LaRoux/Director | Public or Private Library | 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI . 02889 | (401) 739-5440 | laroux.chris@gmail.com | Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-9:00pm . Friday & Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm . Sunday (Sept-May) 1:00-5:00pm | Books, DVDs, Audiobooks on CD, Playaways, Magazines, electronic media (books, audio books, movies, comic books). | Warwick Beacon can only be accessed inside the library. | |||||||||||||||
39 | Rogers Free Library | Thomas Tihen/Reference & Info Librarian | Public or Private Library | 525 Hope Street Bristol, RI | (401) 253-6948 | librarian@rogersfreelibrary.org | www.rogersfreelibrary.org | Monday-Thursday 9:00am-8:00pm; Friday & Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm; Sunday 1:00-5:00pm (school year) | Local history and genealogy | bristol.advantage-preservation.com | ||||||||||||||
40 | Jamestown Philomenian Library | Donna Fogarty Library Director | Public or Private Library | 26 North Road | (401).423.7281 | jamlibdirector@gmail.com | https://www.jamestownphilomenianlibrary.org/ | 76 hours a week | Popular materials and local history | http://jamestown.advantage-preservation.com/ | ||||||||||||||
41 | Cumberland Public Library | Celeste M. Dyer | Public or Private Library | 1464 DiaMondayd Hill Road | (401) 333-2552 | cdyer@cumberlandlibrary.org | www.cumberlandlibrary.org | Monday-Thursday 9:00am-8:00pm; Friday and Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm; Sunday 1:00-4:00pm Oct-May & Open 9:00am-1:00pm on Saturday during July and August | Popular fiction and non-fiction. RI history room focusing on Cumberland. DVDs, video games | |||||||||||||||
42 | La Salle Academy, | Rosanne Trissler | Grade 7-12 Independent School | 612 Academy Avenue Providence, RI 02908 | (401) 351-7750 | rtrissler@lasalle-academy.org | 612 Academy Avenue | Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm; Wednesday/Friday 7:30am-3:00pm | Print and E-Resources, RI Collection, (small) | |||||||||||||||
43 | Rocky Hill School | Martha Cunningham, Director of Information Services | Academic Library or Archive | 530 Ives Road, East Greenwich, RI 02818 | (401) 884-9070 | mcunningham@rockyhill.org | www.rockyhill.org | None | General school library | |||||||||||||||
44 | Portsmouth Free Public Library | Carolyn B. Magnus/Director | Public or Private Library | 2658 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871 | (401) 683-9457 | porlibadult@gmail.com | www.portsmouthlibrary.org | 64/week | Local history and genealogy collection | http://www.portsmouthlibrary.org/local-history-information | ||||||||||||||
45 | Pascoag Public Library | Gretchen Hanley | Public or Private Library | 57 Church St. | (401) 568-6226 | paslib.director@gmail.com | http://pascoaglibrary.org/index.htm | 26 | Local history | |||||||||||||||
46 | Brown University Archives | Jennifer Betts, University Archivist | Academic Library or Archive | Box A, 20 Prospect Street, Providence, RI 02912 | (401) 863-2148 | archives@brown.edu | https://library.brown.edu/hay/ | Academic year: Monday-Thursday 10:00am-6:00pm, Friday 10:00am-5:00pm; Intersession breaks: Monday-Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm | Holdings (Inclusive dates: 1763-present): The University Archives holds non-current records of University administrative offices, academic departments, and student activities, and files of University and student periodicals. Manuscript collections include historical papers from the beginning of the College, student diaries, letters, lecture notes, and essays, and selected papers of alumni. Non-paper records include photographs, prints, sound recording, and motion picture films. | https://library.brown.edu/hay/ | ||||||||||||||
47 | Brown University Special Collections | Jennifer Betts, University Archivist | Academic Library or Archive | Box A, 20 Prospect Street, Providence, RI 02912 | (401) 863-2146 | hay@brown.edu | https://library.brown.edu/hay/ | Academic year: Monday-Thursday 10:00am-6:00pm, Friday 10:00am-5:00pm; Intersession breaks: Monday-Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm | Holdings (Inclusive dates: 7th century B.C.E.-present): Strong 19th century American history collection including the papers of Jonathan Russell, the McClellan Lincoln Collection, the papers of John Hay, Samuel Sullivan Cox, and Eli Thayer (of the Emigrant Aid Society.) Collections relating to church history include the records of several Baptist churches in Rhode Island and the papers of individual Baptist clergymen, including Roger Williams. Twentieth century collections include several relating to WWII. Collections relating to Rhode Island include the papers of reformers Thomas Wilson Dorr and Elizabeth Buffum Chase, Governors William Sprague and Charles Warren Lippitt, and the Hall-Hoag Collection of Dissenting and Extremist Literature. Other collections include the Gorham Company Archives, the Hoffman Napoleon Collection, the Lownes History of Science Collection, the Rider Collection of Rhode Island History, and Rhode Island Manuscripts. | https://library.brown.edu/hay/ | ||||||||||||||
48 | University of Rhode Island Distinctive Collections (FKA Special Collections and University Archives) | Karen Walton Morse / Director of Distinctive Collections | Academic Library or Archive | 15 Lippitt Road, Kingston, RI 02881 | (401) 874-2128 | archives@etal.uri.edu | https://web.uri.edu/specialcollections/ | By appointment (Monday-Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm) | Distinctive Collections holds the archives of the University of Rhode Island, the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, and Foster Parents Plan International, as well as other archival, faculty papers, personal papers, and rare book collections. It also houses Commercial Pattern Archive (CoPA), the largest collection of paper sewing patterns in the world. Extensive political holdings including the papers of Governors Vanderbilt, Chafee, Licht, Noel, Garrahy, Sundlun, and Carcieri; United States Senators Chafee and Pell; U.S. Representatives Tiernan, Schneider, and Weygand; and Rhode Island Representative Dumas. Other collection strengths include local and Rhode Island history and culture, journalism, labor and unions, performing arts, poetry, Rhode Island families, small presses, and the textile industry. | https://web.uri.edu/library-digital-initiatives/digital-collections/ | ||||||||||||||
49 | Rhode Island Historical Society | Richard J. Ring, Deputy Executive Director for Collections and Interpretation | Historical or Preservation Society | 121 Hope St., Providence, R.I. 02906 | (401) 273-8107 x419 | rring@rihs.org | www.rihs.org | Wednesday-Friday 10:00am-5:00pm, and second Saturday of the Month | None. Research application required for museum objects and film. | Founded in 1822, the R.I.H.S. holds the largest and most important historical collections relating to Rhode Island. These collections include 25,000 museum objects, more than 100,000 printed books, 110,000 photographs, 3,400 sound recordings (including oral histories and music), 9 million feet of moving picture film, over 1,100 manuscript collections (measuring over 7,000 linear feet), 3,400 maps, 20,000 prints, 16,000 pieces of ephemera, 15,000 architectural drawings, and several smaller, miscellaneous categories of historical holdings. | https://www.rihs.org/connect/online-exhibits/ | |||||||||||||
50 | Rhode Island Supreme Judicial Records Center | J. Stanley Lemons, Church Historian | State or Local Government Agency | 5 Hill Street | (401) 721-2641 | wiMondaydi@courts.ri.gov | www.courts.ri.gov | 8:30am-4:30pm | Holdings (inclusive dates: 1671-1900). The Archives at the Judicial REcords Center (JRC) contains the pre-1900 court records that were created by the five (5) judicial counties (Newport, Providence, Kings/Washington, Bristol and Kent) of the colony and the State of Rhode Island. The following types of records may be found at the archives: Civil cases1671-1900, Criminal cases 1671-1900, Divorce cases 1749-1900 and Naturalization papers 1793-1974. | Not available | ||||||||||||||
51 | Roger Williams University Libraries | Heidi Benedict, University Archivist | Academic Library or Archive | One Old Ferry Road | (401) 254-3049 | hbenedict@rwu.edu | https://www.rwu.edu/library/libraries-collections/university-archives | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Please call first. | Primarily institutional (university) records | https://docs.rwu.edu/arch_spcol/ and https://rwu.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/ | |||||||||||||
52 | Town of North Smithfield | Debra Todd, Town Clerk | State or Local Government Agency | 575 Smithfield Road, North Smithfield, RI 02896 | (401).767.2200, ext. 326 | dtodd@nsmithfieldri.org | www.nsmithfieldri.org | Monday-Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm, Thursday 8:00am-7:00pm, Friday 8:00am-12:00pm | ||||||||||||||||
53 | Davisville Free Library | Sarah Ornstein/Director | Public or Private Library | 481 Davisville Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852 | (401) 884-5524 | staff@davisvillefreelibrary.org | www.davisvillefreelibrary.org | 25 | Documents relating to the formation and history of the library | |||||||||||||||
54 | Providence Public Library | Jordan Goffin / Head Curator of Collections | Public or Private Library | 150 Empire St. | (401) 455-8021 | jgoffin@provlib.org | https://www.provlib.org/research-collections/historical-collections | By appointment | Books, manuscripts and ephemera relating to the history of Rhode Island; typography and the history of printing; American offshore whaling; and literature, history, and culture around the world. | https://provlibdigital.org | ||||||||||||||
55 | The Preservation Society of Newport County | Katherine Garrett-Cox/Collections Manager | Historical or Preservation Society | 424 Bellevue Avenue | (401) 847-1000 | kgarrett-cox@newportmansions.org | newportmansions.org | 9:00am-5:00pm | Archive holdings on the Breakers, Marble House, The Elms, Rosecliff, Hunter House, Kingscote, Green Animals, Isaac Bell House and Chepstow and the families that lived in these houses. | newportalri.org | ||||||||||||||
56 | Richmond Historical Society | Richard E Wolke, President | Historical or Preservation Society | PO Box 408, Wyoming RI 02898 | (401) 364-7057 | cloud11@cox.net | 25 Carolina Main St | Wednesday 10:00am to 12:00pm | Archives and genealogical records | URL? They are on flash drives | ||||||||||||||
57 | Hope Library | Paula DiBiase / Director | Public or Private Library | 374 North Road, Hope, RI 02831 | (401) 821-7910 | director@hopepubliclibrary.org | www.hopepubliclibrary.org | Monday-10:00am-5:00pm; Tuesday-10:00am-8:00pm; Wednesday 10:00am-8:00pm; Thursday- 10:00am-8:00pm; Friday 10:00am-5:00pm; Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm | ||||||||||||||||
58 | Town of Barrington | Meredith J. DeSisto | State or Local Government Agency | 283 County Rd | (401) 247-1900 | mdesisto@barrington.ri.gov | 283 County Rd | Monday 8:30am-8:00pm; Tuesday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm, Friday 8:30am-12:00pm | ||||||||||||||||
59 | Daggett House, Daughters of the American Revolution: Pawtucket Chapter | Joslin Brooks- Chapter Historian | Historical or Preservation Society | Slater Memorial Park, Pawtucket RI | (401) 722-6931 | pawtucketdar@gmail.com | https://www.facebook.com/Daggett-House-Pawtucket-1476222109326045/ | During the Arts in the Park event in September and for Winter Wonderland in December. Other tour times by appointment only. | ||||||||||||||||
60 | Middletown Public Library | Theresa Coish, Library Director | Public or Private Library | 700 West Main Road, Middletown, RI 02842 | (401) 846 1573 | middletownpubliclibrary@gmail.com | middletownpubliclibraryri.org | Mondayday-Thursday 9:30am-8:00pm; Friday & Saturday 9:30am-5:00pm; Sunday 1:00-5:00pm first Sunday after Labor Day until the Sunday prior to Memorial Day, excluding the Sunday before a Mondayholiday | Middletown government proceedings; books related to Rhode Island history | |||||||||||||||
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