Belle Barsky memory book 1920-1922 [manuscript]

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Belle Barsky memory book 1920-1922 [manuscript]

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The Belle Barsky Memory Book is a record of her days at Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh, PA, from which she graduated in 1922. The book, Happy School Days: A Memory Book, designed and decorated by Helen A. Haselton, was copyrighted in 1918 by Reilly and Britton Co. and published by Reilly and Lee. Approximately half the pages in the Belle Barsky Memory Book are filled in with messages and autographs from her classmates. Half of the pages are filled with photographs of individuals, some identified by name, athletic teams, and school activities, theater tickets and programs, newsclippings; and other memorabilia including dance cards, Valentine Day cards, and graduation cards. Topics covered are typical high school classes and activities, especially theatrical events. An insertion that is out of place is a V mail letter from Belle Barsky Rubenstein in January,1945, to Joseph Grucci, who was married to Belles sister Sibyl Barsky Grucci and was serving in the Army in the European Theater of Operations. The book is in deteriorated condition, with binding frayed, some leaves unattached to binding, and some photographs and clippings torn or missing entirely.

.10 linear ft.

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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