US-RPRC-mss-0124 Guide to the City of Providence maps collection1877-1925 Finding aid prepared by Hydin Stallman. Special Collections

James P. Adams Library Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-9653 email:digitalcollections@ric.edu

2024 August This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2024. EnglishEnglish Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) City of Providence maps collection City of Providence maps collection MSS-0124 Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.

Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-9653 email:digitalcollections@ric.edu

English 0.28 cubic feet 1877-1925 Sampson, Davenport & Co. The City of Providence maps collection comprises a range of maps, atlases, and cartographic materials that document the growth and evolution of Providence from the late 19th century through the early 20th century. Collection information

The City of Providence maps collection, spanning the years 1877 to 1925, offers a comprehensive view of the evolving urban landscape and city planning of Providence, Rhode Island. This collection encompasses a series of maps published by Sampson, Davenport & Co. and Sampson, Murdock & Co., shedding light on the city's growth, development, and architectural heritage. The maps also contain advertisements for Ackerman & Co., Daniel Watson Real Estate, Hargraves Manufacturing Co., E.A. Johnson & Co., John R. Richards Monumental Store, and Dr. Chagnon’s Headache Cure.

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.

City of Providence maps collection, MSS-0124, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Administrative information

The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2020.

The collection was described in 2024 by Hydin Stallman, Special Collections student worker, under the supervision of Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian.

Additional information

Additional maps of Rhode Island are housed in Special Collections. Please review the Special Collections maps subject guide for a list of additional map collections.

This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections.

Names Thompson, J.C. Sampson, Murdock & Co. C.A. Pabodie & Son Subjects Providence (R.I.) Types of Materials City maps City of Providence map, engraved by J.C. Thompson and published by Sampson, Davenport & Co.111877 City of Providence map, engraved by J.C. Thompson and published by Sampson, Davenport & Co.121878 City of Providence map, published by Sampson, Davenport & Co.131881 City of Providence map, engraved by J.C. Thompson and published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.141891 City of Providence map, engraved by C.A. Pabodie and Son and published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.151896 City of Providence map, engraved by C.A. Pabodie and published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.161898 City of Providence Map, Loose Fragments17undated City of Providence map, published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.211902 City of Providence map, published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.221904 City of Providence map, published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.231905 City of Providence map, published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.241907 City of Providence map, published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.251908 City of Providence Map, Loose Fragment26undated City of Providence map, published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.311910 City of Providence map, published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.321914 City of Providence map, published by Sampson, Murdock & Co.331925