Scope and Contents The Cassie Banks papers consists of personal items belonging to Cassie, Mary Cromwell, Ivan Cromwell and George Banks Jr. The Cassie Banks series contains a variety of personal items. Things such as date books, envelopes and general correspondences are inside. There are some Greeting cards with messages inside and church related items such as handouts and verses. Notable items are invitations from Governor John Chaffee and Providence Mayor Joseph Doorley Jr. There are also...

Abstract The Higgins Family Collection consists of 350 items housed in three boxes, documenting the life and advocacy work of Bertha G. Higgins and her daughter, Prudence C.A. Higgins Irving. Box one contains materials from Bertha Higgins' life, including correspondence with notable political figures, documents related to her involvement in women's suffrage, African American employment equality, and her personal and professional life. The collection also features newspaper clippings, photographs, and...

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This collection includes inmate records from 1890 through 1952, board meeting minutes from 1890 through 1964, an accounting book with records from 1908 through 1951, annual reports from 1891, 1892, and 1978, and other materials from the Home for Aged Colored Women and the Bannister House.