Free and open to the public
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1 pm to 4 pm
121 Hope St. Providence, RI 02906
What's unique about the Rhode Island Historical Society Library? On display
will be a small sampling of unusual items- 1950s photos of Eisenhower, RFK
and JFK at Quonset Point; Land divisions in City of Providence, 1790 (pencil
and ink); Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge, a RI Woman of Color, 1842; a Letter
from Martha Washington to four RI Women, 1800; photographs of child labor at
mills in Providence, Lonsdale and Pawtucket, 1912 and more.
RIHS Library houses a broad range of materials, including rare books, early
newspapers, maps, letters, town records, architectural drawings, diaries,
scrapbooks, city directories, photographs, films and more, all reflecting
the history and the people of Rhode Island.
The Library is open to the public for research Wednesday through Friday from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the second Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. See http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm for more information.
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