Godey's Lady's Book (alternatively called Godey's Magazine and Lady's Book) was an American women’s magazine. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War. After going through various changes, it ceased publication entirely in 1896.
This collection contains color fashion prints from Godey's Lady's Book featuring different women’s dress designs. There are multiple duplicates.
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.
Godey's Lady's Book fashion prints, MSS-0051, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
This collection is arranged in original order.
It is unknown when this collection arrived at Special Collection, however it was most likely in the holdings in the 1970s or 1980s. Around that time, the prints were removed from the original binding.
The collection was described by Special Collections student worker, Abigail Standeven, in 2024 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison.
The original book was in the holdings of Rhode Island College Adams Library prior to coming to Special Collections. The book was withdrawn from the Library’s collection and book plates removed from the original binding sometime around 1970s or 1980s.
The collection has not been digitized and is not available online.