Online Collections Data

December 8, 2011

The Newport Historical Society has begun to place collections data online as part of our Lost & Found project.  The collections are in a searchable database that can be accessed by clicking the sampler below.

Database button newAs of December 2011 about 2,400 objects, and 1,500 photos are available in this database. 

Artifact collections that are represented include Fine Art (drawings and paintings), Clothing, Furniture, Toys, and some Needlework. 

 

Users can search by keyword, or by a myriad of other terms including object name, year range, title, artist, photography studio, material, associated people, subject terms, and local terminology (such as “Forty Steps” or “Rough Point”).  You could even search by NHS object number, if you happen to have it.

As we continue to refine and validate our data, more of our collections will appear. As always, however, if you are doing research, you will get your best information by contacting us.

This catalog was developed with support from:

The van Beuren Charitable Foundation

The Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust

The Newport County Fund of the Rhode Island Foundation

The Bay and Paul Foundations

many charitable individuals

Access an online spreadsheet index to the archives and document collection here.