Scrapbook collection, 1846-1986

Collection

Identifier: SC-20

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This is an artificial collection which includes student scrapbooks, news clippings from World War I, and scrapbooks of HWS events, history, and organizations. Also included are scrapbooks by or for HWS presidents and their families and scrapbooks from various HWS class reunions. Many of the scrapbooks are in poor or delicate condition and can only be used with the assistance of the archivist.

Dates

1846-1986

Extent

65.36 Linear Feet (67 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains scapbooks by individual students and scrapbooks by or for college presidents and their families. Also included are scrapbooks of news clippings, of college history, of college records, of college organizations, of class reunions and news clippings from World War I.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Student scrapbooks
Reunion Scrapbooks
Presidents and Faculty Scrapbooks
College History and Organizations Scrapbooks
Local and Regional History Scrapbooks
World War I Scrapbooks

Location

Boxes 1-26: Archives Office, Section 4

Boxes 27-61: Archives Office, Section 5

Boxes 62-65: Archives Office, Section 7

Box 66: Archives Storage, Range 22B, Section 1

Subjects

Addison, Helen W. (Helen Woodworth)
Bartlett, Murray, 1871-1949
Bigelow, Helen A.
Bradley, Daniel S. (Daniel Stuart)
Bullock, Marjory
Campbell, Alexander
Canterbury Club
Children's theater Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Class reunions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Conger, William P. (William Perez)
Cutbush, Edward, 1772-1843
Dance Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Durfee, Walter H. (Walter Hetherington)
Eddy, Frances B. (Frances Belle)
Hobart College Athletic Council
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hobart and William Smith Colleges -- History
Hobart and William Smith Colleges -- Presidents
Hobart and William Smith Colleges -- Students
Johnston, Russell M. (Russell M'Caw)
Jones, Howard, 1853-1945
Mundy, Gideon Marchant
North, Marion de Mauriac
Palmer, Howard Van Rensselaer, Sr.
Potter, Eliphalet Nott, 1836-1901
Powell, Lyman P. (Lyman Pierson)
Robbins, Albert W. (Albert Whittlesee)
Robie, Reuben Edward, 1843-
Schafer, Harold A.
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Smith, Caroline R. (Caroline Ruth)
Smith, Harriett J.
Stevens, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson)
Taylor, Doris Hines
Universities and colleges -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Walker, Blanchard Bartlett, 1907-1997
Winn, Marcia H.
World War, 1914-1918 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Scrapbook collection, 1846-1986: A Finding Aid
Author: Linda Clark Benedict; Tricia McEldowney, Archivist
Date: July 2018
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

Revision Statements

June 2018: This collection had been previously processed by Linda Clark Benedict. It was reprocessed in the summer of 2018 with a focus on reboxing materials into flat boxes to better fit and preserve the scrapbooks.