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Riverside Free Public Library Records East Providence, R.I. Records, 1898-1970 Size: .25 linear feet Catalog number: MSS 972 Processed by: Rick Stattler, February 1996 ©Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division |
Historical note:
The Riverside Free Public Library was founded before 1889. Located in a neighborhood in the southern part of East Providence, it was a privately operated membership organization. In 1970, it was absorbed into the East Providence Public Library system.
Scope and content:
This collection consists of financial records from 1889 through 1970, a minute book from 1926 through 1970, and a few loose papers.
Provenance:
These records were purchased in 1996 by J. Stanley Lemons at Marty's Olde Tyme Country Auction in Foster, R.I. for the price of $5.00, and then donated to the Rhode Island Historical Society.
Inventory:
Volume 1. Treasurer's accounts, 1898-1953
Volume 2. Treasurer's accounts, 1953-1970
Volume 3. Minutes, 1926-1970
Folder 1. Miscellaneous, 1926-1958.
By-laws, 1926 and 1958
Letter of thanks, 1958
Removals from minute book.
Folder 2. Miscellaneous, 1965-1970.
Newspaper clippings, 1965
Correspondence regarding gift of library to city
Letter from Elizabeth Myer, director of state library services, 3/12/1968
Payroll sheets, 1969
Other papers
Folder 3. Quarterly and annual treasurer's reports, 1957-1969
Subjects:
East Providence, R.I. - Libraries
Libraries - Rhode Island - East Providence
Myer, Elizabeth Gallup (1911-1993)
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