Overview

Title: V. K. Findlay scrapbook
Call Number: Coll177
Creator: Findlay, V. K.
Dates: circa 1870s
Size: 1 box (1.25 linear feet)
Language: English
Abstract: Collection consists of one scrapbook belonging to V. K. Findlay. The book is bound in leather with the owner's name on the front and its pages are fabric. Die cut images, cards, souvenirs, and advertisements are pasted on the pages, and some appear to be missing. There are multiple images printed by the J. H. Bufford & Co. in Boston, MA. The book is undated but materials inside are dated from the 1870s.
Citation: V. K. Findlay scrapbook, Collection 177, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).

Administrative/Biographical Note

V. K. Findlay was the daughter of John Van Lear Findlay, a Baltimore, MD lawyer, solicitor, and U.S. Representative.


Scope & Content

Arrangement

A single item.


Provenance Information

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Accession information unknown.

Processing Note

Previously assigned Ms. Coll #9.

Descriptive Rules Used

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.


Access & Use

Finding Aids

Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll177.php

Access Conditions

No restrictions.

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.


Subject Headings

Creators

Findlay, V. K.

Subjects

J.H. Bufford & Co.

Scrapbooking

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