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Object. Acquisition and preservation of whatever relates to the topography, anti- 

 quities, and national, civil and ecclesiastical history of the State of Rhode Island; 

 collection of volumes bearing on American history and genealogy. 



Meetings. Regular meetings quarterly on ist Tuesdays in Apr., July and Oct.; 

 annual meeting on 2d Tuesday in Jan. Also 5 or 6 meetings during the winter 

 for lectures. 



Membership. 371 active, including 37 life (entrance fee, $5; annual dues, $3; life 

 composition, $50) ; 72 corresponding ; 10 honorary. 



Publications. 



COLLECTIONS . . . v. I-X. Providence, 1827-1902. 8. 



v. 3 reprinted with additions in 1886. 



v. 8 pub. in conjunction with the American Baptist publication society. 



Annual report . . . 1836, 1839. 2 nos. 8. 



PROCEEDINGS . . . 1872-1891/92; 1900/01-1903/04. Providence, 1872- 

 1904. 25 nos. 8. 



1892/93-1899/1900 included in the following, forming the first quarterly 

 number of each year : 



PUBLICATIONS . . . n. s., v. 1-8, Apr. i893~Jan. 1901. Providence, 

 1893-1900. 8. q. 

 Discontinued. 



Rhode Island historical society news sheet, no. 1-18, Feb. I, 1902- 

 Jtme 28, 1907. (Leaflets.) 



The library and cabinet of the . . . society. Their origin and lead- 

 ing features, together with a classified summary of their contents. By 

 A. Perry. Providence, R. I., 1892. 8. 



For list of discourses, addresses, &c., and contents of the serial publi- 

 cations, see Griffin, Bibl. Amer. hist. soc. 

 Distribution. Exchange. 



Soldiers' and Sailors' Historical Society of Rhode Island. 



Address. Providence, R. I. 



History. Organized Mar. 17, 1875, and incorporated by act of the Gen- 

 eral Assembly of Rhode Island passed Apr. 16, 1875. The society 

 having accomplished its purpose as far as possible, expects soon to go 

 out of active existence. Its library and cabinet have been donated to the 

 Providence Public Library. 



Object. Collection and preservation of mementoes, relics and true history of the 

 war of the rebellion, especially the part sustained in that war by Rhode Island 

 soldiers and sailors. 



Meetings. Meetings since Jan. 1903 only when ordered by the Executive committee. 



Membership. 27 active, limited to soldiers and sailors of the war of the rebellion 

 (entrance fee, $5; annual dues, $i) ; 2 associate; 2 honorary. 



