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Scrapbook
Title
Scrapbook, 1860-1890.
Physical Description
0.08 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2011.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
George T. Downing (1819-1903), entrepreneur and civil rights activist.
Summary
Scrapbook containing clippings and personal papers dating from 1860 to 1875. Inscribed: "A 'Scrap' from Geo T. Downing to his daughter Rebecca M. Downing, Newport, January 1, 1875." The scrapbook inlcudes Downing's letters to the editor and news about the Downing family and friends. Topics also include civil rights, prominent African-Americans, and world history, as well as humorous observations on love and marriage. Documents belonging to Rebecca M. Downing can also be found in the scrapbook; these include a certificate acknowledging seven bags sewn by Downing for Civil War soldiers (1861) and a certificate confirming her attendance at the Winthrop School in Boston (1862). The scrapbook also includes a photograph of an unidentified ruin and a photograph of a child in a small carriage pulled by two goats. A letter of condolence (dated March 1890) to Downing from Joseph A. Smith concerning the death of Downing's daughter Georgina Downing is part of the scrapbook.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2014
References
George T. Downing, Scrapbook. James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
George T. Downing, Scrapbook. James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Photographs - United States - 19th century.
Photographic prints - United States - 19th century.
Scrapbooks - United States - 19th century.
Occupation
Civil rights workers United States 20th century.
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