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Helen C. Perkins scrapbooks
This collection is similar to the scrapbooks compiled by Perkins' contemporary Jane Campbell. Included are newspaper clippings, black and white prints, and photographs of various sites throughout the city. The collection is arranged by location, including Center City streets, creeks, and surr...
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| Collection: | Helen C. Perkins Scrapbooks |
| Collection Number: | V72 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 099 | |a V72 | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Perkins, Helen C. |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Helen C. Perkins scrapbooks |f 1875-1912 | |
| 300 | |a 12.4 Linear feet |f 12.4 linear feet, 37 boxes | ||
| 520 | |a This collection is similar to the scrapbooks compiled by Perkins' contemporary Jane Campbell. Included are newspaper clippings, black and white prints, and photographs of various sites throughout the city. The collection is arranged by location, including Center City streets, creeks, and surrounding areas such as Germantown, Roxborough, Manayunk and the Main Line. Other topics covered include colonial families, statuary and centennial buildings, public schools and scenes of New Jersey. Some of the illustrations are accompanied by newspaper articles or notations made by Perkins. The collection also includes a handwritten copy of "Souder's History of Chestnut Street--published in the Sunday Dispatch from April 1858 to October 1859." | ||
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Philadelphia Views--20th century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Philadelphia--Built Environment--Images |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Residences--Main Line (PA)--20th century |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Helen C. Perkins Scrapbooks |c V72 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaidv72perkins.pdf |