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Charles V. Chapin Papers
Formal title:
Charles V. Chapin Papers
Extent:
11 linear feet
Date range:
1880-1941
Abstract:
Charles V. Chapin (1856-1941) served as Superintendent of Health in Providence, RI from 1884-1932 and as City Registrar from 1889-1932. Chapin was well known nationally and internationally for his public health work related to contagious diseases, such as diphtheria, scarlet fever, and typhoid. In 1910, he was instrumental in setting up City Hospital, where people who had contagious diseases could get medical care. This collection contains biographical information, certificates, commissions, correspondence, manuscript material, physician's reports and scrapbooks related to Chapin's work.
Repository:
Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:
MSS 343
Chime of Bells and Music at Grace Church
Formal title:
Chime of Bells and Music at Grace Church
Extent:
.75 linear feet
Date range:
1857-1987
Abstract:
Collection consists of manuscript, published, and photocopied material and includes two histories of Grace Church, a history of the Grace Church chime of bells, chime program log, news clippings and correspondence pertaining to the chimes, original musical notations, pamphlets, service programs and biographical information on Bishop Thomas March Clark, rector of Grace Church at the time of the purchase and installation of the chimes as well as Dorothy Rice, bellringer from 1946 to 1989.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 157
Christ Church, Lonsdale, RI
Formal title:
Christ Church, Lonsdale, RI
Extent:
9 boxes
Date range:
1833-1989
Abstract:
The Records of Christ Church consist of materials from 1833-1989, documenting the history of the church from its founding to the end of the twentieth century. The collection, which is divided into three series, consists of adminstrative records, church registers, and photographs.
Repository:
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 95
Church (George Earl) family collection
Formal title:
George Earl Church family collection
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1866-1980 (1891-1911)
Abstract:
The materials in this collection relate to the family and personal life of George Earl Church and were sent to Brown University by descendants of Church.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2016.012
Church of Messiah
Formal title:
Church of Messiah
Extent:
193 box(es)
Date range:
1855-2006
Abstract:
These records document the administrative, financial, religious, social, and cultural activities of the Church of the Messiah. The records contain letters, reports, financial documents, parish registers, photographs, photo albums, scrapbooks and realia that date from the year the parish was established in 1855 to the time of its closing in 2006.
Repository:
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 196
Church of St. Andrew and St. Philip
Formal title:
Church of St. Andrew and St. Philip
Extent:
8 box(es)
Date range:
1843-2006
Abstract:
The records in this collection document the church services performed and information about those members who transfered into the church when they were combined in 1968.
Repository:
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 222
Church of the Advent
Formal title:
Church of the Advent
Extent:
14 box(es)
Date range:
1886-2005
Abstract:
The records in this collection reflect the activities and administration of the Church of the Advent, Pawtucket RI. The Church of the Advent was established in 1886 as an Episcopal Mission and was established as a parish in 1887; the church was consecrated in 1890. The church remained active until the 1970s and a steady decline in membership caused the church to close in 2005. The small number of remaining parishioners joined the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Repository:
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 175
Church of the Epiphany, Providence
Formal title:
Church of the Epiphany, Providence
Extent:
7 box(es), 1 rolled tube (3.5 cu. feet)
Date range:
1873-2009
Abstract:
Church Registers, vestry and other committee minute books, photographs and business correspondence and files documenting the parish life of Church of the Epiphany (1873- 2009), a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
Repository:
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 227
Church of the Good Shepherd, Pawtucket
Formal title:
Church of the Good Shepherd, Pawtucket
Extent:
5.5 box(es)
Date range:
1872-1985
Abstract:
The records of the Church of the Good Shepherd document its church vestry meetings and annual congregation meetings from 1874 to 1985, and meetings of the Episcopal Church Women from 1965 to 1974. The Registers list church services for the years 1939 to 1973, with an indexed listing of its communicants, marriages, baptisms, burials, including the Sunday School Registry, which lists students in attendance from 1874 to 1917. The records are complete for every year from 1872 to 1974, except for the baptism records from 1968.
Repository:
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 197
City of Providence maps collection
Formal title:
City of Providence maps collection
Extent:
0.28 cubic feet
Date range:
1877-1925
Abstract:
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.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0124

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