Scope and content
Leaves from a scrapbook, some with items glued to them and others accompanied by cut-out illustrations intended to be glued in. Illustrations include many political cartoons and patriotic labels and cards from the Civil War period, as well as some pictures for children, a few photographs of scenery and animals, and a few valentines. Also included is an envelope inscribed to Miss Bellknapp from W[illia]m Myers, 1910; and copies of the inscription on the flyleaf of a copy of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on Virginia, 1782, given by Jefferson to Colonel Humphries.
Dates
- 1782-1934.
Creator
- Brooks, George Sprague, 1895-1961 (Collector, Person)
- Bellknapp, Miss. (Person)
- Myers, William. (Person)
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. (Title of work: Notes on Virginia..) (Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Biographical / Historical
George S. Brooks served in the Canadian army in World War I. He subsequently lived in Groton, New York. Colonel Humphries was an American colonel who served in the War of 1812.
Extent
.1 cubic feet. (.1 cubic feet.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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