RILHS’ Mission
The Rhode Island Labor History Society provides resources to the public to educate the Ocean State on our shared history as workers.
This site is intended to be a resource to those who share a love of Labor History. Academics, unionists, historians, and workers of the world are all welcome.
In 1982, we established a labor archive at the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Library, one of the oldest repositories of its kind in the United States. The library and its archives are located at 121 Hope Street in Providence.
Many of our members, in their capacity as workers, scholars, and history buffs, have written books and essays on a variety of labor topics covering both local and national areas of interest.