Ora Miner Leland scrapbook, circa 1884.

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Ora Miner Leland scrapbook, circa 1884.

Scrapbook featuring pasted in illustrations, calling cards, and advertising cards. Many of the drawings feature children and/or flowers, and are thematically arranged on the various pages. Provenance based on bookplate: "Library of O. Miner Leland: Brought to me from Muskegon by Mamma." One illustration is hand-dated 1884, and two promote the presidential candidacy of James G. Blaine, who ran against Grover Cleveland in 1884.

[16] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8177364

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Leland, Ora Miner, 1876-

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Professor of Civil Engineering, chair of the Department of Topographic and Geodetic Engineering at Cornell University. From the description of Ora Miner Leland letters, 1911. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63934262 Leland, Ora Miner (1876-1962) -- also known as Ora M. Leland -- of New York. Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Mich., June 28, 1876. Progressive. Candidate for New York state engineer and surveyor, 1912. Dean of the College of Engineering and ...