Josiah W. Leeds scrapbooks, 1907
Scope and Contents
81 p.Correspondence, clippings of newspaper and journal articles written by Leeds as well as articles on topics of interest to him such as: dirty streets, theater, Boer relief, "Salome" [opera], tobacco, Japan, temperance, "immoral" postcards, Masonry, Senator Smoot of Utah, gambling, penny arcades, clerical titles, the Elks, lawyers, opium, secret societies and fraternities, Christmas customs, football, "Kinglsey Centre" [a brochure put out by John B. Leeds telling of a plan to end the "servant problem" through "Cooperative Housekeeping"]. List at back of book with names, addresses and tracts sent
Dates
- Creation: 1907
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
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