Verla Cook Scrapbooks Collection
Scope and Contents
Included in this scrapbook are programs and clippings relating to life in Washington, D.C. during the 1940s and 1950s. Also included in the scrapbook are matchbooks from local businesses and restaurants. Subjects covered in the scrapbook include, but are not limited to churches; concerts; Navy Band; restaurants; sesquicentennial of Washington, D.C.; White House, and remodeling.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1950
Creator
- Cook, Verla R. (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Use
The fragile nature of the scrapbook pages requires that access be limited to this collection. Patrons should receive assistance from Library staff when handling these materials.
Extent
1.5 Linear feet
1 Boxes
Arrangement
Processed without series.
Custodial History
The scrapbook was donated to the Library in October 1998 by Verla R. Cook.
Processing Information
Basic archival processing procedures were applied to the collection when it was processed.
- Title
- Verla Cook Scrapbooks Collection
- Subtitle
- An inventory of Verla Cook Scrapbooks Collection at DC Public Library
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ryan P. Semmes.
- Date
- 2006-08
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository