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George W. Childs obituary notices scrapbooks
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-00-039
Scope and Contents
This collection is made up of 4 volumes of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings surrounding the death, funeral, and will of George W. Childs, as well as many commemorative biographical articles that ran in the weeks following his death. There are two sets of two volumes each. The sets are nearly identical, containing essentially the same articles, but arranged differently.
“Volume I of the Obituary Notices of Geo W. Childs” contains clippings primarily from New York newspapers,...
Dates:
1894
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
George W. Childs scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-038
Overview
The George W. Childs scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings and correspondence, with occasional photographs and other ephemera. The topics are primarily Mr. Childs' career, business and philanthropic activities.
Dates:
1855-1874
Found in:
Drexel University Archives