Name/Title
Leland Family AlbumEntry/Object ID
2022.56.01Description
Large photo album loaded with cabinet card portraits of members of the Lee Leland family. Album cover is upholstered with red-pink velvet with embossed "Album" and flower motifs Twenty pages, with gilt edges, are designed to hold cabinet-card photos in multiple sizes.
Tucked inside the album are family documents including
1901 Michigan Teachers' Institutes certificate for Edith Leland
1902 Saugatuck Public Schools certificate of promotion for Blanche Leland
1900 and 1901 School certificates of promotion for Lulu Leland
two unsigned lettersContext
The Leland family included important early Saugatuck merchants, business and politicians.
Chris Yoder suspects that the album belonged to Nathan M. Leland [1856-1931], brother of Thornton [and Everard Parker Leland and George Leland], because Nathan’s children’s school promotions were tucked inside. See
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30360945/john-parker-lelandCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2022.56Source or Donor
Wunsch, AnneAcquisition Method
Donation, unconditionalDimensions
Height
12 inWidth
9 inDepth
3 inCondition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
The spine is broken and the latching mechanism is missing. There is some foxing and tears on the pages but the album has honorably fulfilled its protective mission: the photographs are well preserved.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leland, E.L. "Lee" 1878-1963, 119-121 Butler/Leland's Department Store Building 1907, Viola Fox Building/103-107 Butler/Leland Lodge/S.A. Morrison home 1850-1978, Leland, Thornton W. 1850-1930, Leland, Senator George 1858-1934Create Date
September 1, 2022Update Date
September 27, 2022
