A non-exhaustive list of sources that proved invaluable during our research process. Providence is home to a rich array of libraries, archives, and community-based archival projects, including:
- Brown Herbarium and Consortium of Northeastern Herbaria.
- Providence Public Library Digital Archives. PPL also includes many curated collections, like Special Collections Relating to People of Color.
- Providence City Archives. Many more materials are available at the physical location housed at City Hall.
- Providence Waterways StoryMap, a project of Doors Open RI.
- Providence Preservation Society, including a Guide to Providence Architecture.
- Rhode Island Historical Society, including a collection of historic maps.
- Rhode Island State Archives from the Rhode Island Department of State.
- Stages of Freedom, Black bookstore and community space with resources available like the Black Press in Rhode Island and the Lippitt Hill Project.
- Snowtown Project, a community-based research initiative that studies this multi-racial, working-class neighborhood once located on the North Shore of the Great Salt Cove.
- Tomaquag Museum, located in Exeter, Rhode Island, collections and programming on Indigenous history and contemporary Native issues.
