{"id":44,"date":"2023-05-11T15:49:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T15:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/129.121.84.216\/wordpress\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-01-02T19:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T19:28:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections at Adams Library, Rhode Island College"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-gb44-69ef84f93d165\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-gb44-69ef84f93d165-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb44-69ef84f93d165-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb44-69ef84f93d165-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb44-69ef84f93d165-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The Special Collections at Rhode Island College James P. Adams Library consists of rare and special books, papers, manuscripts, and artifacts relating to a variety of subjects relevant to the RIC community, college programs, and Rhode Island history. Topics include education, cultural heritage, and socio-political materials.<\/p>\n<p>RIC Special Collections is located in Adams Library suite 413-416.\u00a0 Most of the books in Special Collections are listed in the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.ric.edu\/\">Adams Library Catalog, <\/a>however, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/book-collections\/\">listing of book collections <\/a>is available. Finding aids and collection descriptions for some archival material can be found in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riamco.org\/search?&amp;rows=10&amp;fq=institution_s|Rhode+Island+College+Special+Collections\">Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online<\/a>. Assistance and reference services are\u00a0available by appointment only. Materials in Special Collections do not circulate. However, loans to other institutions can be made on a case by case basis with the approval of the Special Collections Librarian and the Director of the Library.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb44-69ef84f93d165-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-gb44-69ef84f93d165-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb44-69ef84f93d165-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb44-69ef84f93d165-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-44\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">About us<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/about-us\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ReadingRoom-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ReadingRoom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ReadingRoom-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ReadingRoom.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"About us\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb44-69ef84f93d165-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-44\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Research visits<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/about-us\/research-assistance\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img 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so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-44\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Collections<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/collections\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Collections-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Collections-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Collections-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Collections.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"Collections\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb44-69ef84f93d165-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget 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\t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-gb44-69ef84f93d165-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb44-69ef84f93d165-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-44\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Online materials<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcollections.ric.edu\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EP.02.02.03-300x236.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EP.02.02.03-e1691764641580.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EP.02.02.03-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EP.02.02.03-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ricspecialcollections.org\/specialcollections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EP.02.02.03-150x118.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"Online materials\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb44-69ef84f93d165-1-2-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-44\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">RIC Scholarship<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcollections.ric.edu\/search?ln=en&#038;p=&#038;f=&#038;c=Faculty%2FStaff%20Scholarship&#038;c=Student%20Projects%20and%20Scholarship&#038;sf=&#038;so=d&#038;rg=10&#038;fti=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img 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class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPlease contact Veronica Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, for questions or assistance:  vdenison@ric.edu | 401-456-9653\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Special Collections at Rhode Island College James P. 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