Donated by William Chavat, 1957 October
[identification of item], Junie Kirkpatrick Scrapbook, SPEC.RARE.0284, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.
Processed by: Beth Crowner, 2019 March; Finding aid written by: Beth Crowner, 2019 March
Junie Kirkpatrick was a resident of Red Haw, Ohio.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American author and humorist. Twain often kept scrapbooks of the critical acclaim or reviews his works received, and in 1873, patented a “self-pasting” scrapbook with the adhesive already applied, similar to a self-sealing envelope. The "Mark Twain" brand scrapbook was very successful and sold well from the 1870s-1880s.
The Junie Kirkpatrick Scrapbook contains assorted newspaper clippings collected by Kirkpatrick and pasted into a "Mark Twain" brand scrapbook. She assembled the scrapbook circa 1870-1900, with clippings in the book all published during the late 19th century. The clippings are mostly poetry, with news articles and advice columns making up the remaining content, some referring to locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Most of the poetry is published without a byline. The scrapbook also contains two clippings of Braille.