scrapbooks
Found in 81 Collections and/or Records:
George L. Myers collection of circus materials
George L. Myers (1886-1953) was a performer in travelling theater, opera, and circus companies between 1906 and 1952, including Price of Pilsen Co., Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, Brinkley Girls Co., Sells-Floto Circus, and Baily Bros. Circus. The collection contains scrapbooks, photographs, and information documenting the routes taken by the companies.
William Parker scrapbook
The scrapbook is comprised of clippings of an article on the Christiana Riot, published in 1910 by the Atlantic Monthly, but originally published in 1866. The article, "The Freedman's Story," was written by William Parker, a formerly enslaved person who escaped slavery and became an abolitionist and activist in Pennsylvania. He was a key actor in the Christiana Riot, and the article describes his memory of the event. It is not known who compiled the scrapbook.
Philadelphia Club of Advertising Women records
Samuel A. Purdie scrapbook
The scrapbook of Samuel A. Purdie includes clippings of his writing, including a series of essays on “Quakerism in Dixie,” a series entitled “Journal of a Conscript,” and a series entitled “For the Pioneer, Sojourn in the Land of Secession after a Collapsed Rebellion.” The clippings are pasted into the Back Creek Monthly Meeting school attendance record books.
Helen Satterthwaite sewing scrapbook
Scrapbook of a young woman showing different sewing and stiching techniques.
Alfred G. Scattergood scrapbooks
Scrapbook
This volume includes three pages of scrapbooking. The materials pasted into the scrapbook are mostly newspaper clippings that mention Triangle Society members’ names, many of which are underlined. Most clippings relate to wedding announcements. There are also a few cartoon clippings, as well.
Swarthmore College Scrapbooks and Albums
Contains scrapbooks, autograph books, and albums compiled by Swarthmore College students, 1870-1960.
Swarthmore Historical Society scrapbooks collection
Personal scrapbooks from various donors. They were compiled by students of the Mary Lyon and Swarthmore Preparative Schools and Swarthmore residents.
