Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | Former title in library catalog: Scrap-book of newspaper clippings mainly on political issues, 1849-1856
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Other authors / contributors: | University of Chicago. Library. Special Collections Research Center.
University of Chicago. Library. Codex Ms. 1316.
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Provenance: | Inscribed on front pastedown: "Given by Miss C.E. Grimshaw."
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Notes: | Title devised by cataloger. Pages 29, 46-48 are blank. 54 newspaper cuttings affixed to ruled paper notebook. Binding: stiffened green diced leather. Former shelf mark: Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Library, E415.7.S4 Rare Books. Item cataloged in hand, February 9, 2024
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Summary: | A scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mainly from the 1850s, and mostly from unidentified newspapers. The articles deal with the issue of slavery, the Missouri Compromise, the admission of Kansas as a state, and various laws and court cases pertaining to these subjects. Most of the articles are written from a Democratic, pro-slavery position.
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Cumulative Index / Finding Aids Note: | Description available in the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
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Other form: | Online version: Slavery and western territories scrapbook. United States, 1849-1856
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