Featured Collection
Chester Smolski Photographs
Rhode Island College Professor Chester Smolski retired in 1994 after a successful 41 year career at the college. Professor Smolski co-developed and…
Featured Exhibit
Rhode Island College Campus Architecture and Named Places
This exhibit is a condensed version of a publication by Elizabeth Wharburton entitled A History of Named Places and Architectural Development. Its...
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Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Inauguration
On January 3, 1983, Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci was inaugurated as Providence’s mayor for his third term. Having held office for more than 21 years,…
Bridgham Junior High School
Built in 1915, the Bridgham Junior High School at 10 Pierce Street has a granite entrance and granite string courses in brick walls. The school had…
Garibaldi Park
Garibaldi Park was developed following the demolition of a public bathhouse organized by the Bradford Street block club on Federal Hill.