Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Scrapbook collection
Date(s)
- 1832-1965 (Creation)
Extent
16 boxes
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection features an array of scrapbooks, many of which are homemade, from the 19th and 20th centuries. Subjects covered in these scrapbooks include fashion, advertising, history, Robert Louis Stevenson, Pat Cannon's congressional run, garden clubs, cruises, and more. These scrapbooks are comprised of portraits, photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, programs, brochures, maps, drawings, telegrams, and more. Some of the creators are unknowns or names without renown, but these scrapbooks highlight their personal tastes and interests, offering some unique insight into their lives.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for use.
Physical access
Items from this collection are kept on-campus and may be requested from the first floor Kislak Center in the Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
University of Miami does not own copyright. It is incumbent on the user to obtain copyright from the original creators.
Languages of the material
- English
- French
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
View individual item descriptions for information on donors and dates of acquisition.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding aid updated by Yvette Yurubi, Processing Archivist, 01-31-25.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Cannon, Pat, 1904-1966 (Subject)
- Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 (Subject)
- Miami Beach Garden Club (Subject)
- Miami Business & Professional Women's Club (Subject)