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Cabinet card album containing portraits of famous persons

 Collection — Box: 1
Call Number: RH PH VLT 173

Overview

Album of cabinet cards with portraits of famous politicians and others, mostly men except for Queen Victoria and Mrs. Lucretia A. Garfield.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870s and 1880s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 linear foot (47 photographs in 1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH PH VLT 173

Other Finding Aids

For a detailed collection description and listing, see ksrl.kc.blissmable.pdf.

Custodial History

Presented by Mrs. Harriet Haskell Macdonald from the library of her sister, Mabel Bliss Haskell, Lawrence, Kansas, 1939 (to Watson Library).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Harriet Haskell Macdonald, 1939.

Title
Guide to the Cabinet Card Collection
Subtitle
Cabinet card album containing portraits of famous persons
Author
Finding aid prepared by nb, 1985. Finding aid encoded by rw, 2008.
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2627986362
Preferred citation
Cabinet card album containing portraits of famous persons, RH PH VLT 173, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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