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Erwin Raisz files; 1914-1988 (bulk 1962-1968). MSS-0141. Information regarding the life and accomplishments of cartographer, professor, and geologist, Erwin Raisz.
Glynis Ramos-Mitchell 1996 Olympics memorabilia, 1986-1998. MSS-0068. Records, photographs, newsletters, clippings, and memorabilia related to the 1996 Olympics.
Walter Ranger pen; 1908, 1972. MSS-0114. The collection includes the tip of a pen presumably used by Walter E. Ranger to sign the first State teacher’s certificate in Rhode Island in 1908.
Joseph George Ray papers; 1919-2023, (bulk 1920-2000). MSS-0132. The Joseph George Ray collection contains original documents, poems, letters, newspaper articles, pamphlets, awards, objects, and photographs detailing the life and WWII military service of a Portuguese American who resided in West Warwick, RI.
Rhode Island College of Education “As You Like It” photograph; 1925 April. MSS-0058. Photograph of the April 1925 production of “As You Like It” at Rhode Island College of Education.
Rhode Island Population maps; 1974. MSS-0144. A collection of maps detailing the population of Rhode Island, as well as the population concentration, and both gradual and extreme changes in population over time.
Rhode Island School Superintendents Association records; 1903-1920. MSS-0103. The collection consists of meeting minutes documenting Rhode Island School Superintendents Association meetings from 1903-1920.
Rhode Island State Home and School records; 1885-2008 (bulk 1885-1960, 2001-2008). MSS-0039. The collection contains the records of, and relating to, the Rhode Island State Home and School. The records reflect the lives of the children who lived in the Home between the late nineteenth century to mid-twentieth century.
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Linda J. Sable collection; circa 1970-1988. MSS-0123. Collected publications relating to the LGBTQIA community.
Seraphim Jôm sheet music; circa 1914. MSS-0126. Sheet music for “Seraphim Jôm,” a song in the style of the Morna, which is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde, presumably written by Luis Loff de Vasconcellos in collaboration with Anna Toni.
Charles H. Smith collection; circa 1860-1963. MSS-0006. Includes the papers of Charles Henry Smith, as well as materials related to the management of his estate following his death.
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications; 1956-2008. MSS-0041. This collection comprises over 10,000 slides and 370 editorial columns published in Rhode Island newspapers, spanning the 1950s through the 2000s. Materials document the studies and travels of Professor Chester Smolski, who was a Professor of Geography and Director of the Urban Studies Program at Rhode Island College.
Social and political pamphlet collection: circa 1940-1998. MSS-0127. Singular publications relating to a variety of social and political issues.
Joseph F. Souza, Jr. drawings; 2003-2009. MSS-0148. A collection of original prints and copies of Joseph F. Souza, Jr. drawings, which highlight the different head scarf styles of the Cape Verde Islands.
Wilfred E. Stone photographs; circa 1895-1929. MSS-0052. The collection consists of photographs taken by Wilfred E. Stone in various places of New England, mostly in Rhode Island.
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“Textile-Finishing Machinery Co. Catalog” book plates; circa 1900. MSS-0054. Book plates containing images of different machines used in a textile factory.
Debra Thomson photographic slides; undated, 1980. MSS-0049. Photographic slides highlighting Rhode Island’s architecture in the twentieth century.
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Unidentified nurse’s photographs; circa 1921-1922. MSS-0057. Photographs primarily of nurses and nursing students at Rhode Island Hospital.