Saugatuck-Douglas Visitor Guide

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Saugatuck-Douglas Visitor Guide

Entry/Object ID

2017.38.14

Scope and Content

Copy of the Saugatuck-Douglas Visitor Guide from the 1950s. It was printed by the Saugatuck-Douglas Chamber of Commerce and has a green border with a picture of people at the beach. The purpose of the guide was to provide visitors with information on local events, resorts and hotels they could stay at, etc. There is also a stylized map on the back of Saugatuck and Douglas which includes the Old Lighthouse. This indicates that the guide was made in early 1959, before the lighthouse was destroyed.

Collection

1930+ Tourism, brochures, guides and maps

Cataloged By

Stevens, Meghann

Acquisition

Accession

2017.38

Source or Donor

Moker, Dianne

Acquisition Method

Donation

Archive Details

Creator

Chamber of Commerce, Saugatuck-Douglas

Date(s) of Creation

1959

Archive Size/Extent

1-Visitor guide

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1959 Archivist's Notes: The staples that are used for the binding are rusty, and have begun to damage the paper in the book. It would be best to remove the staples before they cause further damage. Finding Aids: Saugatuck-Douglas Chamber of Commerce Visitor Guide Level of Description: Item

Location

Box

101 B Chamber of Commerce Guides 2/2

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

The book is permanently creased where it was folded in half for a long period of time. The color on the cover has also begun to fade, but this is most likely due to age. As for the staples in the binding, they are rusty and have begun to damage the pages in the book. It would be best to remove these staples before they can cause further damage.

Create Date

July 19, 2018

Update Date

September 18, 2022