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Old Fiction: "This collection includes rare editions of books by famous authors including Walt Whitman, Herman Melville and Louisa May Alcott. There are also many works printed in Providence and Boston in the 19th century and a large collection of women writers from the same period. There are many
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Pamphlet Collection: Focused mainly on the 19th century, it includes "anti-slavery and temperance tracts, Civil War items, materials related to the Indian Rights Association of Philadelphia, and many others topics such as early shipwrecks, funeral orations, feminism, local and state organizations,
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Book Arts: "The library has many books that are notable for their excellence of design. There are examples of the development of books from the middle ages to the modern day. The library owns two medieval manuscripts and eight incunabula (books printed before 1501) that are part of the book arts
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Travel and Exploration:" The travel and exploration collection contains c.2500 titles ranging from Ptolemy's Cosmographia (1482), to the Description de l'Egypte (1809-1822) commissioned by Napoleon, to early 20th century tour guides. The collection is particularly strong in 18th and 19th century
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In 1758, a fire destroyed the majority of the first collection of books, which were then housed at the Providence court house. 71 of the 345 titles held by the Providence Library Company were in circulation at the time of the fire and survived. The surviving volumes now make up the Founders'
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The library was established in 1836 as a merger between two earlier subscription libraries: The Providence Library Company, founded in 1753, and the Providence Athenaeum, founded in 1831. It became "The Providence Athenaeum" by amendment to its charter in 1850.
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In 1753, a group of private citizens started The Providence Library Company to gain access to a collection of books that they could not afford individually. Members paid a small subscription fee to the library to purchase books which all members could share.
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moved to Providence in 1770, and the library offered students the use of its books. In 1836, the Providence Library Company merged with the Providence Atheneum (founded in 1831), and the merged organization became known as the Providence Athenaeum.
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Natural History Collection: "There are many important scientific works in the collection ranging from ornithology to horticulture to the physical sciences. A printed catalogue specifically on the natural history collections is available for
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Roycroft Collection: "There are approximately 300 items from the press of the Roycrofters that flourished in East Aurora, NY from roughly 1895 to 1915. The Roycroft design was inspired by a mix of commercial interest and the arts-and crafts
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Today, it continues to operate as an independent, member-supported library. It hosts many cultural events for both adults and children, one of the most famous being its salon speaker series which was launched in 2006.
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Holder Borden Bowen Collection: Holder Borden Bowen donation of about 2,000 volumes on "folklore, memoirs, 17th and 18th century travel and exploration, and many examples of fine printing and binding"
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Founder's Collection: 70 of 345 volumes from the Providence Library Company's (1753-1836) original collection survived the fire of Christmas Eve, 1758. The majority of these remain in the collection.
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In addition to the books available for circulation, the Special Collections of the Philbrick rare book room holds texts dating back to the library's Colonial Era origins:
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Costume Collection: "Comprising about 200 volumes, the costume collection contains primarily 19th and 20th century works on European costume design."
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was not a member of the library, but he lived nearby on College Street; he frequented the library and wrote about it in his letters and stories.
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Smithsonian Institution Publications: Materials from the library's time as a depository for the United States Government Printing Office
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Archives: The institutional records of the library, starting with the foundation of the Providence Library Company in 1753.
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Old Juveniles: A collection of nearly 3,000 volumes by late 19th and early 20th-century British and American artists.
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In front of the library is the Richmond Fountain, a Gothic Revival water fountain dating to 1873, designed by
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the End of the Century: A History
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thousand titles in the collection and most are accessible via the on-line catalogue."
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The public drinking water fountain on Benefit Street, with the inscription,
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Inquire Within: A Social History of the Providence Athenaeum Since 1753.
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A three-story addition was completed in 1914, designed by architect
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building was completed on Benefit Street by Philadelphia architect
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Collections. Providence Athenaeum. Accessed 22 May 2014
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etc. The collection has yet to be fully catalogued."
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