Young America Composition Book

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Young America Composition Book

Entry/Object ID

ARC2023.010.002

Scope and Content

Composition notebook belonging to Cora Gruber (Kelican), 1878-1956, of Summit Point. Cover is labelled "Keystone No. 1485 Young America Composition Book" and shows students in a classroom writing with fountain pens with a quote about the virtues of writing. Inside are pages of vocabulary, definitions and uses of words in sentences. The back few pages contain song lyrics.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.010

Source or Donor

Donna Mattson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Gruber, Cora Virginia

Date(s) of Creation

1885 - 1892