Harry Anderson scrap album

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0036

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

This nineteenth-century American scrapbook, apparently belonging to a child named Harry Anderson, contains visiting cards, rewards of merit, holiday cards, trade cards, prayer cards, die-cut images and art prints.

Harry Anderson received numerous "reward of merit" cards, one of which recognizes "perseverance, industry, punctuality, and honest." Several cards bear Bible verses. Multiple names on visiting cards were from Anderson family members and friends. An engraved image of the Washington Monument, along with details of its cost and construction, suggest that this album was compiled after 1884.

Corporate trade cards include Griffin & Skeeley, Raisin Packers, of Riverside, California; B. T. Babbit's Soap Powder; Stickney & Poors Pure Spices and Mustard, Clark's Thread and Universal Fashion Company, London, Paris & New York. One B. T. Babbit's trade card of note bears the image title "Ahead of everything."The paper cover is ornately embossed with gold and black leaves and the word "Album"in a large, striking font.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1880-1890

Creator

Creator unidentified (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/

Biographical Note

This nineteenth-century American scrapbook apparently belonged to a child named Harry Anderson. Many of the "merit cards" in the collection bear the name Harry Anderson and several visiting cards in the front of the album are presumed to be from other members or relatives of the Anderson family. An engraved image of the Washington Monument, along with details of its cost and construction, suggest that this album was compiled after 1884.

Biographical information derived from collection.