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THE SCRAPBOOK COLLECTION
FINDING AID
Archives and Special Collections
Marist College
Contact Information:
Archives and Special Collections
James Cannavino Library
Marist College
3399 North Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 845-575-5217
Fax: 845-575-3150
Email: john.ansley@marist.edu
URL: http://library.marist.edu/archives/Scrapbook_Aid.html
Processed by:
Ashley Polašèk
Date Completed:
May 16, 2005
Descriptive Summary
Title:
The Scrapbook Collection
Creator:
Unknown
Extent:
2 linear feet
Date Span:
1931-1968
Repository:
Marist College Archives and Special Collections
Abstract:
The scrapbook collection contains miscellaneous material about live concerts, theater productions, and baseball in Dutchess County spanning from 1931 to 1968.
Administrative Information
Access:
No restrictions.
Usage Restrictions:
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Provenance:
The Scrapbook Collection was donated to the Marist College Archives and Special Collections by John Gartland Jr. Gartland served for three decades on Marist's board of trustees, beginning in 1969, was the adviser to three Marist Presidents, and was himself president of the McCann Foundation.
Collection Overview
The collection contains concert programs, playbills, newspaper clippings, postcards, telegrams, and photographs mounted in eleven scrapbooks spanning from 1931 to 1968.
List of Series:
Series Descriptions
1. Concert Program Scrapbooks
Eight bound volumes containing concert programs from The Dutchess County Musical Associated, Millbrook, Euterpe, The Music Department of Vassar College, The Dutchess County Philharmonic Orchestra, Broadway Productions, Carnegie Hall Performances, The Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, and others. The scrapbooks also contain newspaper clippings that are related to the concerts and performers.
Size: 1 linear foot
Arrangement: Chronological
Containers: Boxes 1-2
Items: 1-8
2. Baseball Scrapbooks
Three bound volumes containing newspaper articles about Baseball, clippings entitled “Sportsman’s Digest,” cartoons, correspondence and photographs about Baseball. Many of the articles relate specifically Elmer Steele, who originally played 1st base for the Poughkeepsie Baseball team. The scrapbooks also contain telegrams and color postcards.
Size: 1 linear foot
Arrangement: Chronological
Containers: Boxes 3-4
Items: 9-11
ITEM LEVEL INVENTORY
Series 1 - Concert Program Scrapbooks
Box 1
Item 1 1931-1937 Item 2 1938-1945 Item 3 1945-1950 Item 4 1950-1953
Box 2
Item 5 1953-1956 Item 6 1956-1961 Item 7 1961-1965 Item 8 1965-1968
Series 2 - Baseball Scrapbooks
Box 3
Item 9 1906-1907 Item 10 1907-1908
Box 4
Item 11 Elmer Steele
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