Marie Louise Laviolette was a member of the Pembroke College class of 1905. Little is known of Laviolette except that she lived at 125 Governor Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, while she attended Pembroke. Gene and Patricia Forte discovered Laviolette's papers in their home in 2018. Laviolette was not a member of the Forte family and they could not identify any living family members so they mailed the materials to the Pembroke Center Archives for enduring use.
This collection consists of the personal papers of Maria Louise Laviolette, Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1905. Papers document events at Pembroke and include Class Day, commencement, and Ivy Day programs, as well as a formal graduation photo of Laviolette and a photo book of Brown University. The collection spans from 1905-1906 with the exception of one piece of correspondence from 2018, and is arranged into one series by record type.
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Marie Louise Laviolette, MS.2018.009, Box [#], Folder [#], Pembroke Center Archives, John Hay Library, Brown University.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by record type.
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Gift of Gene and Patricia Forte in 2018.
This collection was part of the Pembroke Center's Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive until 2024 when collections were recataloged. All collections previously grouped under that title are now searchable under the subject headings "Women and Gender at Brown University" or "Feminist Activism in Rhode Island."