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Scrapbook

 File — Box: W0036.01

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Originally owned by R. G. Betsill, a physician in Pike County, Alabama, the volume records his patients' treatments and accounts from 1855. In 1866, Mary C. Kelly began using the small volume as a scrapbook, attaching newspaper clippings to the pages and obscuring Betsill's earlier entries; very few pages have complete information. Although a notation in the front of the notebook states that the scrapbook was compiled in 1866, some earlier poems related to James Buchanan's election are also included. Most of the included newspaper clippings are poems, many of which address political themes.

Dates

  • 1855 - 1866

Conditions Governing Access

None

Extent

From the Collection: 0.15 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513