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Date Range: 1901 - 2000 Remove filter 1901 - 2000 Institution: Providence College Archives and Special Collections Remove filter Providence College Archives and Special Collections Language: English Remove filter English Subject: Government, Politics and Law Remove filter Government, Politics and Law
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1964-1969 Rhode Island Constitutional Convention
Formal title:
Guide to the 1964-1969 Rhode Island Constitutional Convention
Extent:
9 box(es)
Date range:
1964-1969
Abstract:
The Rhode Island Constitutional Convention Papers contains the official proceedings, proposals, and reports from the Convention in addition to correspondence and memorandums between the delegates. This collection also includes access to digitized copies of the Journals from the Constitutional Convention.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_ricc64
Altieri (Alice LaFond) papers
Formal title:
Alice LaFond Altieri papers
Extent:
3 box(es)
Date range:
1914-1976
Abstract:
The papers of Alice LaFond Altieri, state legislator and public official, of North Smithfield, R.I., consists of her political and personal correspondence, scrapbooks and clippings, speeches, reports, and memorabilia.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_altieri
Brennan (John V.) papers
Formal title:
John V. Brennan papers
Extent:
42 box(es)
Date range:
1958-2008
Abstract:
The collection consists of documentation, photographs, and memoribilia of Marine Colonel John V. Brennan (Providence College Class of ’59). The center piece of this collection are Brennan's oral histories of major figures and foreign affairs initiatives during his service as the Marine Corp military aide to President Richard Nixon and as his chief of staff during President Nixon's post-presidency years.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_brennan
Budenz (Louis F.) papers
Formal title:
Louis Budenz papers
Extent:
48.5 linear feet
Date range:
1930-1969
Abstract:
The collection of Louis F. Budenz, writer, labor activist, Communist supporter, and later anti-Communist advocate, consists of an array of publications, ephemeral materials, and correspondence he collected on Communism in the United States and abroad.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_budenz
Fogarty, (John E,) papers
Formal title:
John E. Fogarty papers
Extent:
150.0 linear feet
Date range:
1941-1967
Abstract:
The collection consists of personal and constituent correspondence, photographs, public documents and memorabilia of John E. Fogarty (1913-1967), a Rhode Islander with national influence on the role of government in health and education.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
fogarty
Forand (Aime J.) papers
Formal title:
Aime J. Forand papers
Extent:
10.75 linear feet
Date range:
1918-1972
Abstract:
The papers of Congressman Aime J. Forand, United States House of Representatives from the Rhode Island delegation, contains his private and congressional correspondence, awards, election material, photographs, and scrapbooks.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_forand
Higgins (Edward J.) papers
Formal title:
Edward J. Higgins papers
Extent:
(2.0 linear feet)
Date range:
1935-1976
Abstract:
The papers of Edward J. Higgins consist of correspondence, baseball memorabilia, Democratic National Convention memorabilia, news clippings, and investigative reports concerning the 1939-1940 wire tapping case involving RI Governor William Henry Vanderbilt and Pawtucket City Mayor Thomas McCoy.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_higgins
Kennedy Newspaper Clippings collection
Formal title:
Kennedy Newspaper Clippings collection
Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Date range:
1952-1974
Abstract:
The collection consists of select newspaper articles reporting on polictal events regarding John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy and the events surrounding the assassinations of each man. Other materials include campaign memorabilia, prayer cards, and items commemorating the memory of each man. Additional clippings report on Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
kennedy
Moore (J. Lyons) papers
Formal title:
J. Lyons Moore papers
Extent:
13 box(es)
Date range:
1904-1974
Abstract:
The collection contains materials relating to national and state campaign elections and conventions, including a wide assortment of memorabilia and private correspondence between party officials and approximately 200 prominent Democrats from the 1930's-1970's.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_jlmoore
Quinn (Robert Emmet) papers
Formal title:
Robert Emmet Quinn papers and Oral Histories
Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Date range:
1936-1975
Abstract:
The collection contains a small amount of miscellaneous business and personal documents, newsclippings and transcripts of speeches. The heart of this collection is a series of oral history interviews conducted in 1972 and 1973. All but two of these interviews, which covers every phase of his public life, have been roughly transcribed. Of particular value are Quinn's comments on the 1935 "Bloodless Revolution" and on the local political arena of Rhode Island up to World War II.
Repository:
Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:
rppc_quinn

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