Scrapbook

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Scrapbook

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.111

Description

The scrapbook/memory book of Elmina A. Wilder-Potter, which consists of mostly photographs, as well as a few newspaper clippings, of her friends and family. The book has black cloth front and back covers, and black paper inside that the photos are adhered to.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Notes

Many of the people in this book were most likely born in the late 1800s, while the book was most likely put together in the 1900s.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Scrapbook

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Album

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

14-1/2 in

Depth

2-1/4 in

Length

11 in

Material

Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Elmina Alice Wilder Potter

Notes

Owner

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Roberta Brower

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Aug 1969

Notes

Item is part of this gift, most likely

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

There were some papers and information and names found with this scrapbook, but it is unclear who everyone is or what their exact relation is to the scrapbook. Scans of these papers are included with this record.