Natural history scrapbook

Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: SC-024

Staff Only

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

Additional Description

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.