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Natural history scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC-024

Scope and Contents

The Natural history scrapbook, 1890s, contains clippings of newspaper articles and pictures about animals, plants, and natural history wonders. The title page, page numbers and index are hand-drawn with intricate detail. Empty pages are left in between to signal the start of a new natural history topic. The index is arranged by animals, birds, fish, reptiles and insects, plants, and geology and natural wonders.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890s

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Natural history scrapbook is the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.

Biographical / Historical

It is believed the natural history scrapbook belonged to a College of Notre Dame of Maryland student or faculty member.

Extent

.24 Cubic Feet (1 legal half-size document box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Natural history scrapbook, 1890s, contains clippings of newspaper articles and pictures about animals, plants, and natural history wonders. The title page, page numbers and index are hand-drawn with intricate detail. It is believed the natural history scrapbook belonged to a College of Notre Dame of Maryland student or faculty member.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

There is no known acquisition information for this collection.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2019 by Shavonne Munnlyn.

Title
Guide to the Natural history scrapbook
Author
Shavonne Munnlyn
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Loyola Notre Dame Library Archives and Special Collections Repository

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