Volume 1

Item — Volume: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings as well as photographs, postcards, business cards, letters and other printed ephemera. The collector has annotated many items in pen with dates and locations.

Dates

1890s-1930s

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

In red boards, titled "Scrap Book." Dimensions: 12.5 x 14.5 inches. Bookplate pasted onto front board: "William N. Purnell, PO Box 171, Westerly, Rhode Island. A collector since 1888 -:- The Circus from 1827..."