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        <eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-RPRC" identifier="mss-0169.xml">US-RPRC-mss-0169</eadid>
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                <titleproper>Guide to the Gubernatorial Forum on Human Services Issues recording<date type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1984/1984">1984</date>

                </titleproper>
                <author>Finding aid prepared by Anne Boylan.</author>
            </titlestmt>
            <publicationstmt>
                <publisher>Special Collections</publisher>
                <address>
                   <addressline>James P. Adams Library</addressline>
                   <addressline>Rhode Island College</addressline>
                   <addressline>600 Mount Pleasant Ave</addressline>
                   <addressline>Providence, RI, 02908</addressline>
                   <addressline>Tel: 401-456-9653</addressline>
                   <addressline>email:digitalcollections@ric.edu</addressline>
                </address>
                <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="2026" type="publication">2026 February 16</date>
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        </filedesc>
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 <creation>This finding aid was encoded by Anne Boylan, <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="2026" type="publication">2026</date></creation>
            <langusage> <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language></langusage>
            <descrules>Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)</descrules>
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        <did>
            <unittitle type="primary">Gubernatorial Forum on Human Services Issues recording</unittitle>
            <unittitle type="filing">Gubernatorial Forum on Human Services Issues recording</unittitle>
            <unitid countrycode="US" repositorycode="US-RPRC"  type="collection">MSS-0169</unitid>
            <repository><corpname>Special Collections, James P. Adams Library</corpname>
                    <address>
                   <addressline>Rhode Island College</addressline>
                   <addressline>600 Mount Pleasant Ave</addressline>
                   <addressline>Providence, RI, 02908</addressline>
                   <addressline>Tel: 401-456-9653</addressline>
                   <addressline>email:digitalcollections@ric.edu</addressline>
                    </address>
            </repository>
            <langmaterial><language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language></langmaterial>
            <physdesc><extent>0.01 cubic feet</extent></physdesc>
            <unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1984/1984">1984</unitdate>

            <origination label="creator">

                <corpname role="Creator (cre)">Rhode Island College (1960- )</corpname>
            </origination>
            <abstract>Collection consists of one recording of a 1984 gubernatorial forum on human services issues at Gaige Auditorium at Rhode Island College.</abstract>
        </did>
 

            <descgrp type="descriptive">
                <head>Collection information</head>
                <scopecontent>
                   <p>The collection consists of one reel-to-reel recording of a Gubernatorial Forum on issues regarding human services in Rhode Island held on October 9, 1984, in Gaige Auditorium at Rhode Island College. In attendance at the gubernatorial forum were Democratic gubernatorial candidate Anthony Solomon and Republican gubernatorial candidate Edward DiPrete, who fielded questions from panelists and audience members on topics related to welfare and human services in Rhode Island. The forum was sponsored in part by the Rhode Island Conference of Social Services.</p>









             </scopecontent>
             <userestrict><p>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.</p></userestrict>
             <accessrestrict><p>The collection is open for research.</p></accessrestrict>
             <prefercite><p>Gubernatorial Forum on Human Services Issues recording, MSS-0169, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College</p></prefercite>
             <arrangement>
                   <p>The collection consists of just one item and therefore does not have an arrangement.</p>
                </arrangement>
            </descgrp>

             <descgrp type="administrative">
                 <head>Administrative information</head>
                 <acqinfo><p>The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2020.</p></acqinfo>
                 <processinfo><p>The collection was described by Special Collections Assistant Anne Boylan in 2026.</p></processinfo>



             </descgrp>

            <descgrp type="additional">
                <head>Additional information</head>
                 <odd><p>Digitized copies: The recording has been digitized and is available for listening in the Special Collections Reading Room. For information regarding remote access, please contact Special Collections.</p></odd>





             </descgrp>

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                 <controlaccess>
                     <head>Names</head>
                     <persname source="lcnaf">DiPrete, Edward D. </persname>
                     <persname source="lcnaf">Solomon, Anthony J. </persname>



                     <corpname source="lcnaf">Rhode Island Conference of Social Services</corpname>




                </controlaccess>

                <controlaccess>
                     <head>Subjects</head>
                     <subject source="lcsh">Gubernatorial elections </subject>
                     <subject source="lcsh">Social services </subject>



                     <geogname source="lcsh">Providence (R.I.)</geogname>




                </controlaccess>

                <controlaccess>
                    <head>Occupations</head>
                     <occupation source="lcsh">governors</occupation>




                </controlaccess>

                <controlaccess>
                     <head>Types of Materials</head>
                     <genreform source="aat">open reel audiotapes</genreform>




                </controlaccess>
             </descgrp>
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