D. M. Osborne & Co. scrapbooks, 1873-1874

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous and D. M. Osborne & Co.

Abstract:

These two scrapbooks contain newspaper and magazine clippings of stories and poems pasted into 1873 and 1874 editions of German-language trade catalogs for D. M. Osborne & Co., manufacturers of farm equipment at Auburn, New York.

Extent:

2 volumes

Language:

English
German

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Bossio, March 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

These two scrapbooks contain newspaper and magazine clippings of stories and poems pasted into 1873 and 1874 editions of German-language trade catalogs for D. M. Osborne & Co., manufacturers of farm equipment at Auburn, New York.

Clippings from the 1873 edition include "Sister Therese," a story about a prima donna and colonel in Paris, "A Miner's Love Story (from Temple Bar)," "A Fairy Gift," "The Story of a Valentine," and more. The volume features floral fabric lining around the cover's edges and spine.

The 1874 edition includes stories titled "The Wreck," by William H. Thomes, "The Doctor's Peril," "Alexander and the Africans," "A Short Fight," and more.

Biographical / Historical:

No historical or biographical note is available for this finding aid.

Acquisition Information:

2023. M-8017.3 and M-8031.2 .

Arrangement:

The collection is comprised of two bound volumes.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Romance stories.
Christmas.
Miners.
Matchmaking--Fiction.
Farming.
Paper mills.

Formats:

Clippings (information artifacts)
Poems.
Scrapbooks.