SIDQ, short for Scribimus Indoci Doctique, was a literary society organized by students enrolled in Rhode Island Normal School (now Rhode Island College). The earliest edition is dated to October 1894 and the final edition was published in June of 1896. The intention of the literary society was to publish their thoughts and opinions on education, as well as other topics, to help students throughout their educational careers. The contents of the paper include short stories, poems, and editorials about teaching and events in the school. SIDQ dissolved in 1896 and the newsletter became the Normal Student, which was a school periodical in collaboration with the literary society EBB (Elizabeth Barret Browning Club).
SIDQ issues contain articles about school events, short stories, and teaching methodology. The collection is not comprehensive.
Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.
The collection is open for research.
SIDQ newsletters, CA-0004, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
This collection is in rough numerical order.
Provance of the collection is unknown. It was in holdings of Special Collections prior to 2019.
The collection was arranged prior to 2019. The guide to the collection was created and further description added by Special Collections intern Sungmin Ji in 2023, under the direction of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison.
Works used in preparation of inventory:
Normal Student 1, no.1 (1896): 1
“Editorials.” SIDQ 1, no.1 (1894): 41-44
“Society Notes.” SIDQ 3, no.4 (1896): 7
The Normal Student is the successor paper of SIDQ and is also held by Rhode Island College Special Collections: