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History Of Lotteries And The Lottery System In Rhode Island, John Russell Bartlett

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

John Russell Bartlett (1805-1886) was Rhode Island’s Secretary of State from 1855 to 1872. During his tenure as secretary of state he wrote and published a number of books and articles on the history of the state.

This document contains five newspaper articles that were published in the Manufacturers and Farmers Journal between October and December 1856. These articles were the first attempt to relate the history of Rhode Island’s lotteries and came only in the decade following the last lottery held in the state up to that time.

This document also includes an introduction by Russell J. DeSimone.

Rhode Island Lotteries — Three Centuries Of History, Russell J. Desimone

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

In April 2003 the University Library of the University of Rhode Island presented an exhibition entitled Rhode Island Lotteries – Three Centuries of History. The exhibition was a comprehensive look at the role of lotteries in Rhode Island as well as a study of the evolution of the role of lotteries over a period spanning three hundred years. In addition to the exhibition, the University Library published a booklet History of Lotteries and The Lottery System in Rhode Island by John Russell Bartlett - originally published in a series of newspaper articles in the Manufacturers and Farmers Journal in 1855; …

"The African American Years" Book Review, M. Elaine Hughes

University Library Faculty Publications

This is a book review of "The African American Years" by Gabriel Burns Stepto.

The Annual Register, 1758-2001, Tammy Sugarman

University Library Faculty Publications

Review of the database The Annual Register, 1758-2001. Journal available online at www.emeraldinsight.com/rr.htm