The 110th Public Affairs Detachment serves all public relations functions of the Rhode Island National Guard. The 110th PA published The Rhody Guardsman under the provisions of AR 360-81. Begun in June 1972, this was a monthly publication and was an authorized, unofficial publication of the Rhode Island National Guard. The 110th also published the Ocean State Guardian, a bi-monthly publication, from 1982-1983.
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Copyright is in the public domain unless otherwise specified. We reserve the right to restrict reproduction of materials due to preservation concerns.
Rhode Island National Guard (RING) 110th Public Affairs Detachment photographs, 1998-149, Rhode Island State Archives.
The Rhode Island National Guard (RING) 110th Public Affairs Detachment photographs include photographs, newspaper clippings, negatives, slides, reports, news releases and memoranda. There are a small amount of 35mm color glass slides. Items relate to various events including Leapfest (an annual parachuting competition, 1989-1993); welcoming back the troops from Desert Storm (1991); military exercises and training of various units and history files (scrapbooks) of the 110th Public Affairs Detachments including the publications of the Ocean State Guardian and The Rhody Guardsman.
The Rhode Island National Guard (RING) 110th Public Affairs Detachment photographs are arranged into the following series:
Transferred to the Rhode Island State Archives on December 29, 1998.
Records produced by the 110th Public Affairs Detachment of the Rhode Island National Guard with contributions from the various units of RING. This unit has headquarters on 1051 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904.
No additional accruals are anticipated at this time.
Records of the General Assembly, Annual Militia Returns, 1788-1867. Accession #1143.
Records of the Adjutant General, Annual Militia Returns, 1794 – 1858. Accession #1144.
Office of the Adjutant General Rhode Island National Guard Unit History records and photographs. Accession #1999-104.
Contains 35mm color and black-and-white photographs and contact sheets. Subjects include Rhode Island Military Academy (RIMA), AT89, OCS, Honor Guard, Major Kiely’s 64th birthday and RIMA OCS graduation dinner class #35.
Contains 4 x 6 color photographs and 35mm black-and-white negatives. Subjects include welcoming back the troops (July 1991), the 115th MP Co. (July 1991), ESGR, Washington, D.C. (October 1992), Westover (June-July 1991), 115th MP Co., 181 Engineer Battalion- arrival at Westover (July 1991) and unidentified negatives labeled A-K (undated).
Contains 35mm black-and-white negatives, 36mm color slides, 35mm glass slides and contact prints. Subjects include the training of various units (1989-1992) and views of equipment and soldiers.
Contains 35mm black-and-white negatives and contact prints. Subjects include military exercises and training.
Contains 35mm black-and-white negatives and contact prints of various units.
Contains After Action Reports, B/W and color photographs, clippings from the Providence Journal and other area newspapers, memoranda, and news releases. Subjects include the history of the 110th Public Information Detachment, the commencement of the monthly publication of The Rhody Guardsman which includes memorandum and distribution lists and copies of publication from first edition (June 1972, Vol. 1., No. 1) to Vol. 4, No. 12 (December 1975) with gaps, The Ocean State Guardian (1982-1983), clippings, photographs and memoranda related to Leapfest (1984-1994) and other various events and RING-related topics.
Contains 35 mm black-and-white and color negatives, 35mm black-and-white and color slides, photographs and contact sheets. Subjects include Cook’s School refresher course with Dave Jarvis (February 1991), the movement of civil war cannons and replacement with WWI howitzer by the 243d Engineer Battalion (undated), Hurricane Bob, cannon firing at the State House, training, RI Department of Economic Development tourism images, slides of black-and-white images from the early 1970’s, views of personnel, military exercises and training by the 243d EN AT93 in Puerto Rico, Armed Forces Night at the Pawtucket Red Sox (1994) and other events (1989-1991).
Contains black-and-white and color negatives and color contact sheets.
Contains 35mm black-and-white negatives, 120mm black-and-white negatives and contact prints. Subjects include employer support of the guard, military exercises and training, the Heart Association flowers for deployed troops and ESGR visit.
Contains 35mm color slides, black-and-white and color photographs, 35mm and 120mm negatives, Leapfest emblems and notes. Subjects include the international parachute jumping competition Leapfest (1972, 1986-1987, 1989-199 5), Pass and Review QTS PT (undated), Troop Cmd Christmas Party (1992), information on the history of parachuting and parachuting competitions and a helicopter shot (1973). Many photographs were originally in adhesive albums. These albums pages were copied and the photocopy of the arrangement of the original album pages and the photographs contained on that page were transferred to archival folders.