Shakespeariana: scrap book of events during the years [Scrapbook] / compiled by Lorna Wilson, historian.
1900
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Title
Shakespeariana: scrap book of events during the years [Scrapbook] / compiled by Lorna Wilson, historian.
Created/published
Grand Rapids, [ca. 1900s-1980s]
Description
ca. 50 leaves and much loose material in a 2-punch scrapbook album.
Associated name
Wilson, Lorna, author.
Note
Scrapbook of the Grand Rapids Shakespeariana Society, founded in 1887. Includes newspaper and magazine clippings relating to Shakespeare, Shakespeare's era, and Shakespearian productions. Provides material for a case study of a women's literary club over the years.
Note on title page in compilers hand, "Book assembled in 1959 - the old clippings are from [next 2 words underlined] The Chest which had been kept in the Ladies Literary Club even when Shakespeariana decided to meet in homes. It was in a back room and had been broken into by prowlers from outside the Club."
Note on title page in compilers hand, "Book assembled in 1959 - the old clippings are from [next 2 words underlined] The Chest which had been kept in the Ladies Literary Club even when Shakespeariana decided to meet in homes. It was in a back room and had been broken into by prowlers from outside the Club."
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2007. Shakespeare in American Life (catalog entry 79)
Item Details
Call number
scrapbook 258624