Name/Title
Harry Oliver's Desert Rat Scrap Book (1948-1951)Entry/Object ID
MS.189Scope and Content
Harry Oliver's Desert Rat Scrap Book
This collection consists of issues of Harry Oliver’s Desert Rap Scrap Book, a pocket-sized newspaper published in the 1940s to early 1950s. Produced in the American Southwest, the publication features illustrated essays, commentary, and folklore centered on desert life, wildlife, regional history, and Western culture. Known for its distinctive artwork and informal, personal tone, Desert Rap Scrap Book reflects mid-20th-century popular interest in the mythology and everyday realities of the Southwest. The collection provides insight into regional storytelling, independent publishing, and cultural attitudes of the postwar era.Archive Items Details
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MS 188
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Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrapbooks
This collection consists of issues of Harry Oliver’s Desert Rap Scrap Book, a pocket-sized newspaper published in the 1940s to early 1950s. Produced in the American Southwest, the publication features illustrated essays, commentary, and folklore centered on desert life, wildlife, regional history, and Western culture. Known for its distinctive artwork and informal, personal tone, Desert Rap Scrap Book reflects mid-20th-century popular interest in the mythology and everyday realities of the Southwest. The collection provides insight into regional storytelling, independent publishing, and cultural attitudes of the postwar era.
[1 box]
[1948-1951]
Box 1 of 1
ff no.
1. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 1/pouch 2 (1948)]
[acc no. 005.044.12a]
2. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 2/pouch 2 (1948)]
[acc no. 005.044.12b]
3. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 2/pouch 9, (1958)]
[no acc #]
4. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 3/pouch 2]
[acc no. 005.044.12c]
5. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 4/pouch 2 (1948)]
[acc no. 005.044.12d]
6. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 1/pouch 3 (1949)]
[acc no. 005.044.12e]
7. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 2/pouch 3 (1949)]
[acc no. 005.044.12f]
8. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 3/pouch 3 (1949)]
[acc no. 005.044.12g]
9. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 4/pouch 3 (1949)]
[acc no. 005.044.12h]
10. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 1/pouch 4 (1950)]
[acc no. 005.044.12i]
11. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 2/pouch 4 (1950)]
[acc no. 005.044.12j]
12. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 3/pouch 4 (1950)]
[acc no. 005.044.12k]
13. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 4/pouch 4 (1950)]
[acc no. 005.044.12l]
14. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 1/pouch 5 (1951)]
[acc no. 005.044.12m]
15. Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book [packet 3/pouch 5 (1951)]Location
Location
Room 6
Ground Level ArchiveDate
January 16, 2026Created By
bcmha.archives@gmail.comCreate Date
January 16, 2026Updated By
bcmha.archives@gmail.comUpdate Date
January 16, 2026
