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Clipping describing "psychical research" related to dreams, hallucinations, and spirits.

Clipping describing experiences in Phelps household, including bells ringing, spoons bending, objects flying through the air. Quotes Phelps’s description of phenomena as “visitation from God.”

“Mysteries Of Hypnotism” 1889
Clipping describing Dr. Henry S. Drayton’s lecture on “The Evolution of a ‘Sixth Sense’” and experiments involving duplicating unseen drawings. Includes this description of the dual perception of…

Clipping from “The Banner of Light,” sent by Luther Colby to Joseph Peace Hazard. Quotes another publication which refers to “the fraud-condoning concern known as the Banner of Light”; includes defense of the “The Banner of Light” as “slow to…

Leaflet describing how to conduct a séance at home. Describes how to set up the room and prepare for the sitting, as well as the “symptoms” of spiritual communication. Originally published in "The Spiritualist" newspaper, ca. 1870.

AB Community

A young man guts a shark that has been caught and brought back to shore. This beach is located near São Felipe on Fogo.

Stone houses with thatched roof located high in the distance against a massive shear mountain face. The land here is rocky, but with abundant plant life. The children appear to be heading back to the homes or leaving carrying baskets perhaps to…

Two unidentified men on a road in the Ribiera do Paùl. They are pictured in front of a large tree and a stonewall. The same men are pictured in slide CV81135.

This is an audio file with a transcript. The interview has been catalogued as 11 of 20 from box 9 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'From Immigrant to Ethnic,' is located on audio cassette…

This interview has been catalogued as 11 of 20 from box 9 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'From Immigrant to Ethnic,' is located on audio cassette 11 in box 10.

This is an audio file with a transcript. The interview has been catalogued as 19 of 24 from box 7 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'Italian Women and Girls,' is located on audio cassette…

Image of a resource used in "Rhode Island College Campus Architecture and Named Places."

This is an audio file with a transcript. The interview has been catalogued as 16 of 20 from box 9 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'From Immigrant to Ethnic,' is located on audio cassette…

This interview has been catalogued as 16 of 20 from box 9 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'From Immigrant to Ethnic,' is located on audio cassette 16 in box 10.

Interview discusses the life of Josephine Vermilyea in Italy and their experience since moving to the United States of America. Topics include religion, gender, business, and the Federal Hill neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island.

This is an audio file with a transcript. The interview has been catalogued as 18 of 24 from box 7 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'Italian Women and Girls,' is located on audio cassette…

This is an audio file. The interview has been catalogued as 24 of 24 from box 7 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'Italian Women and Girls,' is located on audio cassette 02.

Pushcarts were a way of Italian immigrants to sell their wares in the neighborhood. Much akin to the marketplaces of their motherland, Italians in Providence would bring goods to their neighborhood and "push carts" around offering exchanges for what…

This monograph is a compilation of clips from interviews conducted by Alberto Torres during 1972-1974.

The photograph portrays a procession of sorts. At the front Antonio Pace, Joseph Muratore and Vincent Lentini are pictured from left to right.

This is a transcript made from an audio recording. it was made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians.'
The interview has been catalogued as 44 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording is no…

This is a transcript made from an audio recording. it was made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians.'
The interview has been catalogued as 43 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording is no…

This was a typical scene not only on Federal Hill but throughout Italo-American communities when it was the tradition that the lamb be the main course for the easter dinner. Photo taken in 1937 Shown in the Picture is Pasquale DeGuilio, whose father,…

A strong wind blew in two Roman policemen, seven Venetian gondolieri, 20 flagthrowers, all for the Rhode Island Italian Festival which was held in may of 1967. They made innumerous appearances and gave various presentations at this festival.

This is a transcript from the Cape Verdean Oral History Project, conducted between 1972 and 1974. The original audio recording is located on audio cassette 27 (CV27A).

This interview was recorded March 3, 1974 during Cape Verdean Convention at First Unitarian Church in Providence.

This is an audio file with a transcript. The interview has been catalogued as 42 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians,' is located on audio…

This is an audio file with a transcript. The interview has been catalogued as 42 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians,' is located on audio…

This is a transcript made from an audio recording. it was made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians.'
The interview has been catalogued as 41 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording is no…

This is a transcript made from an audio recording. it was made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians.'
The interview has been catalogued as 41 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording is no…

Image of a resource used in "Rhode Island College Campus Architecture and Named Places."

This is an audio file. The interview has been catalogued as 50 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians,' is located on audio cassette 21.
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This is a transcript made from an audio recording. it was made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians.'
The interview has been catalogued as 33 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording is no…

This is a transcript made from an audio recording. it was made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians.'
The interview has been catalogued as 40 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording is no…

This is a transcript made from an audio recording. it was made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians.'
The interview has been catalogued as 39 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording is no…

This is an audio file from the Cape Verdean Oral History Project, conducted between 1972 and 1974. The original audio recording is located on audio cassette 29 in Special Collections, Cape Verdean Collection: Box 1, A-F. This interview was conducted…

This interview was recorded March 3, 1974 during Cape Verdean Convention at First Unitarian Church in Providence. Unfortunately, most of the tape was damaged and only part of Yvonne Smart's interview can be heard.

This is an audio file from the Cape Verdean Oral History Project, conducted between 1972 and 1974. The original audio recording is located on audio cassette 29 in Special Collections, Cape Verdean Collection: Box 1, A-F.

This is an audio file with a transcript. The interview has been catalogued as 17 of 20 from box 9 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'From Immigrant to Ethnic,' is located on audio cassette…

This interview has been catalogued as 17 of 20 from box 9 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'From Immigrant to Ethnic,' is located on audio cassette 17 in box 10.

Interview discusses the life of Angelina Sciotti in Italy and their experience since moving to the United States of America. Topics include religion, gender, business, and the Federal Hill neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island.

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This is an audio file with a transcript. The interview has been catalogued as 17 of 24 from box 7 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'Italian Women and Girls,' is located on audio cassette…

This is an audio file. The interview has been catalogued as 23 of 24 from box 7 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'Italian Women and Girls,' is located on audio cassette 13.

This is a transcript made from an audio recording. it was made for the series, 'Three Generations of Italians.'
The interview has been catalogued as 38 of 51 from box 6 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording is no…

This is an audio file with a transcript. The interview has been catalogued as 13 of 20 from box 9 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'From Immigrant to Ethnic,' is located on audio cassette…

This interview has been catalogued as 13 of 20 from box 9 in the Ethnic Heritage Studies collection. The original audio recording, made for the series, 'From Immigrant to Ethnic,' is located on audio cassette 13 in box 10.

This interview was recorded March 3, 1974 during Cape Verdean Convention at First Unitarian Church in Providence.