Guide to the Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company Oral History 1986

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1 Page 1 of 7 Guide to the Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company Oral History Lippitt Road Kingston, RI archives@etal.uri.edu Website: Published in University of Rhode Island Library, Special Collections and

2 Page 2 of 7 Collection overview Title: Jamestown Ferry Company Oral History Date range: 1986 Creator: Extent: Abstract: Language of materials: Repository: Jamestown Jistorical Society 3 box(es) (1.25 linear feet) The collection consists of taped interviews of former employees of the Jamestown and Newport Ferry company conducted by the Jamestown Historical Society. The interviews, recorded on cassette tapes, release forms, and detailed index comprise this collection. English Collection number: Mss. Gr. 55 Scope & content The interviews, recorded on cassette tapes, release forms, and detailed index comprise this collection. The occupation, if known, is listed in parentheses next to the interviewee. There are two interviews recorded on each tape. Arrangement After processing, the records were organized into one series as follows: 1. Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company Oral History

3 Page 3 of 7 Biographical or Historical Information In 1986 the Jamestown Historical Society undertook a project to interview 37 former employees of the Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company. Access & use Access to the collection: Open for research. Open for research. Use of materials: Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication. Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication. Preferred citation: Jamestown Ferry Company Oral, Contact information: Administrative information About the collection 15 Lippitt Road Kingston, RI archives@etal.uri.edu Website: Aquisition: The collection was donated by the Jametown Historical Society on March 2,

4 Page 4 of 7 Custodial history: The collection was previously held by the Jamestown Historical Society. Processing information: The collection was processed by Kevin Logan in. About the finding aid Author: Encoding: Descriptive rules: Finding aid prepared by Kevin Logan. Finding aid encoded by Nicholas Albaugh on 2008 May 21, updated by Hailie D. Posey on 2009 September 16 Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Search terms Names: Subjects: Jamestown Historical Society Ferries -- Rhode Island Evans, Clay -- Interviews Pementel, William -- Interviews

5 Page 5 of 7 Inventory Series 1, Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company Oral History, 3 box(es) (1.25 linear feet) The interviews, recorded on cassette tapes, release forms, and detailed index comprise this collection. The occupation, if known, is listed in parentheses next to the interviewee. There are two interviews recorded on each tape. ArrangementThe collection is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the interview subject. Container Description Date Box 1, Folder 1 Andrade, Joseph (Purser) Box 1, Folder 1 Armbrust, Henry Box 1, Folder 2 Boone, William (Deckhand) Box 1, Folder 2 Brown, Eleanor (Office Clerk) Box 1, Folder 3 Brownell, Ellen (Purserette) Box 1, Folder 3 Carr, Thomas (Purser, Quartermaster Box 1, Folder 4 Caswell, Earl (Fireman, Oiler) Box 1, Folder 4 Cooney, Pauline (Purserette) Box 1, Folder 5 Clarke, Jayne (Purserette) Box 1, Folder 5 Deacon, James (Deckhand) Box 1, Folder 6 Evans, Clay (Captain) Box 1, Folder 6 Fleming, Margaret (Purserette) 7 Greene, Chester (Fireman, Oiler) 7 Head, Alton (Purser, Quartermaster)

6 Page 6 of 7 8 Kilroy, David (Deckhand, Iron worker on Newport Bridge) 8 Luther, Barbara (Purserette) 9 Mello, Manuel (Fireman, Oiler) 9 Novasad, George (Fireman, Oiler) Pementel, Herbert (Captain) Pementell, James (Fireman, Oiler) Pimentel, Herbert (Captain) Richardson, Donald (Fireman, Oiler) Richardson, Victor (Wiper, Fireman) Robertson, Paul (Deckhand) Ryder, Richard (Captain) Sheehan, William (Purser) Smith, Michael (Captain) Sylvia, David

7 Page 7 of 7 15 Sylvia, Frank (Quartermaster, Carpenter) Tefft, Rosamund (Purserette) Tiexiera, Joseph (Fireman) Vandal, Patricia (Purserette) Vieteri, Joseph (Wiper, Oiler) 17 Walsh, J, Elliot (Toll Collector on Jamestown Bridge) 18 Walsh, Norma (Office Clerk) 18 West, Francis and George (Fireman, Deckhand) 18 Wilcox, Barbara (Office Clerk)