John Dalzell scrapbooks 1886-1911 [manuscript]

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John Dalzell scrapbooks 1886-1911 [manuscript]

The John Dalzell Scrapbooks consist of newspaper clippings, satirical cartoons, photographs and pictures relating to Dalzell's twenty-three year career in the House of Representatives. They provide a plethora of political material on the federal, state, and local levels from 1887 until 1912.

5.00 linear ft.

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