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Miscellaneous memorabilia collection

Miscellaneous memorabilia collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Miscellaneous memorabilia collection
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: after 1840
Language(s): English
Extent: 8 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms910
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of miscellaneous memorabilia: a lorgnette; two fans; pocket knife; Telamon Cuyler's handkerchief from the Berlin Trade Exhibition of 1896; miniature calendar (1921); Piso's Pocket Book Almanac, the world's smallest almanacs (1910, 1917); and piece of embroidery (given to Cora Urquhardt Potter when she was on tour in India). Also included in the collection are war ration books presented to William Tate, Susan Barrow Tate, Benjamin Barrow Tate, and William Jefferson Tate of Athens, Georgia (1942-1943); and Russell A. Price, Helen B. Price, Kenneth E. Price, and Harold L. Price of Frostburg, Maryland (1942-1943).


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Miscellaneous memorabilia collection, ms910, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Ephemera.
History -- 19th century.
History -- 20th century.
Memorabilia.
Ration books.
Tate family

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Lorgnette, 19th century
 
12Two ivory-like fans
 
13Robeson brand pocket knife
 
14Handkerchief , 1896
 
15Miniature Calendar , 1921
 
16Piso's almanac, 1910, 1917
 
17Embroidery
 
18Ration books, 1937-1943