Mrs. Alex Dufek scrapbook
Collection — Folder: S386
Identifier: S0386
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one scrapbook. On the inside front cover is a label, thus: "M. B. Collins, Photographer, Martinsville, Ind." This page also has an oval black and white reproduced painting of Ulysses and Juia Dent Grant with their three sons and one daughter. President Grant is in his military uniform.
The scrapbook contains postcards, decorative advertisements, Bible verses, business cards, and newspaper clippings. Among the clippings are obituaries, marriage announcements, and poems. There are several business cards for A. J. Wampler, Druggist and Pharmacist, St. Paul, Minnesota. One page has three "Rewards for Merit" signed by teacher Jessie McKoin for Harry Cramer, Sam Cramer, and Will Cramer. One postcard shows "The Great Suspension Bridge Connecting New York & Brooklyn." One page has ladies' calling cards for Miss Lizzie A. Hyden, Julie Dell Cramer, and Ada M. Alverson. Two items have dates: "Christmas Dinner, 1879, given by L. E. Reed, Vice President, to the Employees of the First National Bank" and "Commencement Exercises of the Martinsville High School, Thursday, May 31, 1883.
The scrapbook contains postcards, decorative advertisements, Bible verses, business cards, and newspaper clippings. Among the clippings are obituaries, marriage announcements, and poems. There are several business cards for A. J. Wampler, Druggist and Pharmacist, St. Paul, Minnesota. One page has three "Rewards for Merit" signed by teacher Jessie McKoin for Harry Cramer, Sam Cramer, and Will Cramer. One postcard shows "The Great Suspension Bridge Connecting New York & Brooklyn." One page has ladies' calling cards for Miss Lizzie A. Hyden, Julie Dell Cramer, and Ada M. Alverson. Two items have dates: "Christmas Dinner, 1879, given by L. E. Reed, Vice President, to the Employees of the First National Bank" and "Commencement Exercises of the Martinsville High School, Thursday, May 31, 1883.
Dates
- 1879-1883
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. Alex Dufek in 1966.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2014/05/15 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield.
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
