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Most of the collections listed have paper inventories available within the archives or a published finding aid available through the HELIN catalog. If a collection does not have an inventory or published finding aid, the collection is generally unavailable for use. Please consult the Polices and Procedures page for more detail on using the collections.
In certain cases a collection without an inventory or finding aid may be available, however, contacting the Office of Special and Archival Collections on the exact status of a collection prior to requesting access is advisable.
A collection with an accompanying PDF link has a PDF version of the finding aid available for download or printing convenience.
A collection with an accompanying Digital Version link has a digitized version of the collection on the College's Digital Commons website.
Collections with online finding aids are listed with an abstract.
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Aldrich Microfilm Collection
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One of the first women elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Alice LaFond Altieri (1894-1976) served in the legislature during the 1935 "Bloodless Revolution," a period of colorful political characters and dramatic reorganization of State government. The collection consists of political and personal correspondence, scrapbooks and clippings, speeches, reports and memorabilia, which reflects Altieri's participation in State and local politics and in numerous civic and charitable organizations.
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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.
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The William H. Chamberlin papers (1861-1978), author, journalist, and foreign correspondent, consists of his personal correspondence, news clippings, publications, private journals, photographs and microfilm. The bulk of the collection is made up of news paper clippings (1925-1969) of articles that Chamberlin wrote during his career as a journalist, which reflect his conservative political view points.
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In September 1996, Dominican Friar Edward P. Doyle, O.P., who also served in World War II as an Army Chaplain in the 104th Infantry Division (the "Timberwolves"), donated his personal papers to Providence College that related to his years in the military service, his personal witness of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Nordhausen in April 1945, and his participation in several Holocaust memorial programs.
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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. The 500,000 pieces pertain to legislation, Rhode Island affairs, constituent requests and, most significantly, various aspects of the health field. Correspondents include most of the major political figures prominent in national affairs during his service in the U.S. House of Representatives. As Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, he was involved with virtually all important federal health legislation from 1949 to 1966.
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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. Forand served on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, and sponsored legislation promoting increased jobless benefits, relief to persons living on low incomes, and for charitable and non-profit organizations. In 1957 he introduced legislation providing not only an increase in Social Security benefits but also hospital and medical insurance for the elderly and disabled. Known as the "The Father of Medicare," after his retirement, Forand was invited back to the White House to witness Medicare legislation finally being signed into law in 1965.
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Frank B. Lanning Jr. (1906-1987) is best known for his long career (1937-1982) as a sports cartoonist for the Providence Journal Company newspapers. The primary focus of his thousands of newspaper drawings and freelance illustrations was Rhode Island athletic teams and personalities.This online collection consists of the approximately seventy (70) prints that Mr. Lanning presented to members of the P.C. community over the years.
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This collection consists of 164 78 r.p.m. phonograph recordings of Enrico Caruso, John McCormack, classical music by Beethoven, Grieg, and of popular musical artists of the 1920's and 1930's. Additional recordings contain instructional latin lessons.
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The Cornelius Moore Collection of approximately 200 pieces of early American Silver was one of the most important collections of its type in the United States. Accompanying the pieces, which were donated to Providence College in 1970 and auctioned off in 1986, was documentation regarding previous ownership, markings and exhibitions. Although the silver collection has been dispersed, copies of the records, divided into pictures and correspondence between the collector, Cornelius Moore (1885-1970), and dealers, are being maintained for use by interested reseachers. Among the notable craftsmen represented are Paul Revere, Samuel Vernon, Samuel Casey and John Edwards.
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Relive the days of football glory for Providence College through our digital collection of team portraits, play action shots, scorecards, and game programs.
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In December 2007, Mr. Joseph F. Bruno donated his personal copy of the 1944 Veritas yearbook to the Providence College Special and Archival Collections. With his gift, the school obtained a unique artifact that reflects both the domestic difficulties created by World War II and the ingenuity of the class of 1944.
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In 1976, after a distinguished career of 42 years in politics, Rhode Island Senator John O. Pastore retired from politics and donated his political papers to Providence College. Included among his papers was an album of late 19th and early 20th century images depicting scenes of a rural Rhode Island and in particular buildings and street scenes of the City of Providence.
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"Fighting Bob" Quinn (1884-1975), after serving in all 3 branches of Rhode Island government, capped his career with a 25 year tenure as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Military Appeals. The paper files on Quinn are slim. The real value of this collection is a series of oral history interviews conducted from 20 June 1972- 20 November 1973. These tapes, which have been roughly transcribed, cover all phases of his public service. Of particular value are his comments on the 1935 "Bloodless Revolution" and on the local political arena up to World War II.
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The Quonset Point Naval Air Station collection contains subject files, publications, scrapbooks, biographies, records and photographs which detail the function and operation of the base during and after World War II, until its decomission in 1974.
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Allen F. Cameron (1836-?) was a French-Canadian immigrant who enrolled in October 1861 as a sergeant in the 5th Regiment Rhode Island Infantry. By the time he mustered out from the 11th Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored) in October 1865, Cameron had served as post headquarters aide-de-camp and attained the rank of 1st lieutenant. The collection primarily contains official correspondence that details the progress of the Civil War, life in the Union Army and treatment of blacktroops by white officers.
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The Rhode Island Constitutional Convention of 1973 was convened to amend the state's constitution. The collection contains convention rules and other administrative documents, session journals, publicity, and research on the issues considered.
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These papers contain journals, proposals, correspondence, committee reports and other material regarding an attempt to rewrite the Rhode Island Constitution. In 1968 the voters overwhelmingly rejected the document produced by the Convention delegates.
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On November 4, 1986, the people of Rhode Island altered their most important State document, the written compact with each other and with their government, the State Constitution. This basic contract was the product of one year's work by one-hundred (100) elected delelates from a cross-section of the population, most with relatively little previous political involvement. The collection contains resolutions, staff reports, committee reports, legal reports, and documentation concerning the adoption of the new constitution.
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The collection of Dennis J. Roberts, former mayor of Providence and Rhode Island Governor, consists of his personal and political correspondence, clippings, reports, campaign and public speeches, press releases, and photographs.
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The Social Justice newspaper was published between 1936 and 1942 by Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, radio orator and leader of the National Union for Social Justice. The collection contains publish monographs of Coughlin's sermons and lectures, and a complete set of the weekly publication, the Social Justice.
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The collection of Rev. Paul van K Thomson, former V.P of Academic Affairs at Providence College, consists of sermons, course materials, books and articles written by him, as well as news clippings, church bulletins, handwritten manuscripts, and annotated books from his personal library.
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(Formerly the Nazi Bund Collection)
This collection of books, phonograph records, maps, publications, and memorabilia highlights the activities of a Russian émigré group to overthrow the Soviet State and replace it with a fascist regime. Anastase Vonsiatsky (1898-1965) led the All-Russian Fascist Party from a Connecticut estate owned by his wife, heiress Marion Ream Vonsiatsky (1877-1963). U.S. entry into World War II brought an end to the movement.
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Written from memory and notes, Walsh relates his experiences in the Union Army from his 1861 enlistment to his 1865 furlough. This is the 1st such reminiscence of an Irish immigrant uncovered in Rhode Island. William E. Walsh (1832-1907), a corporal in the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, comments on Civil War battles (e.g., Fredericksburg), conditions in Libby Prison, prominent military figures (e.g., George A. Custer), treatment and performance of the Irish and other ethnic groups in the ranks, and life in the Union Army.
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(Formerly the Irish Literature Collection)
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, illustrations, and newsclippings accquired by Charles Welsh while he was the managing editor of the ten volume anthology Irish Literature (1904). Welsh saved these materials by loosely inserting them into his personal copy of the anthology.
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