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Scope and Contents The Dutch wedding and death announcement scrapbook collection consists of 156 wedding and death announcements printed in the Netherlands between 1860 and 1879 that are compiled into a hardcover book. In addition to the announcements, there are supplementary wedding documents that read “Betrothed” or “Ondertrouwd,” black-and-white photographs of unspecified individuals, and business cards which provide the names, locations, and contact information of the businesses that printed the wedding...

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This collection contains four items related to figure roller skating: a short pamphlet showing positions for figure skating, a sheet of paper with handwritten diagrams showing two dances, and two large folded sheets with photographs and diagrams documenting dances. The published materials were all produced by Skating Review Magazine.

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The collection includes one volume containing penmanship exercises and calligraphic alphabets created by Alfred June Burgess beginning in February 20, 1829.

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The collection includes one volume of an early 19th century writing book, possibly an exercise book or as an example of penmanship. Each leaf has a rendition of two letters of the alphabet, decorated and shaded, with another version of the same letter and the lower case version below.