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Ben Byrnes collection of John Oscar Miller WWI archive

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2010-044

Content Description

Correspondence, press cuttings, snapshots, documents, and memorabilia, all assumed to have originally been pasted onto black paper pages and housed in a post-bound,scrapbook with dark gray, cloth-covered covers. "My Memory Book" is stamped in gold in upper left corner of the front cover. Pages on which items were pasted are extremely soft, powdery and fragile; All items were carefully removed from the pages by archivist. The original order of the items appeared to be destroyed before acquisition and are therefore arranged in logical/chronological order. 29 unused pages remain.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased as part of the Ben Byrnes acquisition, March 2010

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1912 - 1921

Extent

.5 Linear Feet : Cloth-covered, post-bound scrapbook with black paper pages. ; 25.9 x 33.9 x 2.9 cm