Guide to the Miscellaneous Illinois Cuttings MSS.2558
Illinois
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Haldy
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
October, 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-04-01T13:42-0500
- Language Usage:
English
- Description Rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Miscellaneous Illinois Cuttings
- Unit ID:
MSS.2558
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (1 ledger)
- Dates:
1895-1910
- Abstract:
This is a ledger pasted full of cuttings, mostly from Illinois newspapers between 1895 and 1897, on various topics. Predominant themes include Christianity/agnosticism, football, and theatre, with some items on politics, including political cartoons, and women's rights.
Biographical/Historical note
The name of the compiler is unknown, but several of the articles refer to Chicago, Illinois, and a town called Evanston, as well as other locations in Illinois.
Scope and Contents note
Contains clippings, mostly from newspapers between 1895 and 1897, on various topics. Predominant themes include Christianity/agnosticism, football, and theatre, with some items on politics, including political cartoons, and women's rights. Some cuttings have been taken from books and other publications, and all are pasted in a ledger.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Amanda Haldy, 2009.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Miscellaneous Illinois Cuttings, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2006.
Miscellaneous Illinois Cuttings Box SC0027 Folder 2558.01