Bella Landauer scrapbooks
Description
The collection contains two scrapbooks assembled by Bella Landauer. The first is thematically related to inventor Thomas Edison and contains autographs, a letter, menus, invitations, newspaper clippings, and engravings. The second scrapbook concerns Abraham Lincoln and Landauer's attempt to secure a signed holograph of Edwin Markham's poem, "Lincoln The Man of the People." The scrapbook contains letters from Bernhardt Wall, Irving Bacheller, and Anna C. Markham as well as holograph poems on Lincoln by Edwin Markham and Irving Bacheller.
Dates
- 1862 - 1930
Creator
- Landauer, Bella Clara, 1874-1960 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.
Extent
1.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Bella C. Landauer (1874-1960). Collector. Contains two scrapbooks concerning Thomas Edison and Abraham Lincoln.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Judith McLaughlin; Gift; 2006
Creator
- Landauer, Bella Clara, 1874-1960 (Person)
Part of the Rauner Special Collections Library Repository