Rhode Island Historical Society

Log Number: IC-05-12-0042-12

The Rhode Island Historical Society will purchase heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment as part of installing a geothermal environmental and humidity control system to protect the collections stored in its 1874 building. This environmental control system will provide a stable environment for the archival, manuscript, graphic, printed, and media collections, which include more than 600,000 items. Museum staff expect to see decreased variations in temperature and relative humidity throughout the building and to realize energy savings over the course of the first full year of operation. This project will also increase access to collections as they are moved to better locations, publicize the Society’s preservation and conservation efforts, and increase public awareness of the Society’s work to preserve Rhode Island’s history.