Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.1.152a-bDescription
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 1, Part 2- The Wissahickon
Page 152 contains one two-sided page with two newspaper clippings. The top side (a)is entitled "Poet of the Wissahickon Paints Its Moods". This article continues onto the reverse side, but will be described as part of page 152a. Page 152b contains a smaller article entitled "Stuff and Nonsense" by Don Rose witha pencil date of 11-15-32.
(a, top side) This article is entitled" Poet of the Wissahickon Paints its Moods". This article first quotes a poem by Rudyard Kipling which pays tribute to the Wissahickon. It then cites a local Wissahickon enthusiast, Herman Miller, who claims to have made 40,000 trips into the Wissahixckon over a period of 50 years. Miller was an architect by profession, but composed sonnets and poems about the Wissahickon. He also made drawings to illustrate his sonnets/poems and a portfolio was published of these by the University of Pennsylvania Press. The reverse side (page 152b) shows a photograph of Herman Miller.
(b, reverse side) This page contains a newspaper clipping entitled: "Stuff and Nonsense." The pencil date is 11-15-32 and another notation indicates "Ledger" (likely a reference to the Philadelhia Public Ledger newspaper). The article begins with mention of Dr. John Erskine who has suggested that business professionals, in addition to making money, should interest themselves in a creative hobby. The author then mentions the Business Men's Art Club and their attempts at creating amateur art.
It should be noted that this double-sided page was initially discovered placed on top of the material found on scrapbook page 150. A discussion with the archivist confirmed that it did not correlate with the information on page 150 and was obviously misplaced. It has been assigned to scrapbook page 152 as this page (152) was the first (and nearest) blank page.Collection
GHS Scrapbook CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1894 - 1925Notes
Creation Date: November 15, 1932
