Overview
19th-century scrapbook featuring clippings, signatures, and letters from and about notable Americans.
Dates
- Creation: 1762-1902
Language of Materials
Collection materials are primarily in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.2 linear feet (1 volume)The scrapbook is mostly clippings and other printed matter, but there are some letters, autograph signatures, photographs, and prints inserted within. Most materials date to the 19th-century and relate to notable political, military, and social figures including presidents of the United States. Only the most significant material has been described in this finding aid.
Biographical / Historical
Possibly created by the Van Loan family of New York City.
Arrangement
Arranged as bound.
Due to inconsistencies in the original pagination, this scrapbook was re-paginated at the time of cataloging. Numbering beings and ends on end-papers. Items not pasted onto a full-size scrapbook sheet are designated an alpha-numeric value.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
No accession number. Bequest of Evert Jansen Wendell; received: 1918
Processing Information
Processed by: Ashley M. Nary
- Title
- Americana scrapbook, 1782-1902: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02573
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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