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Charles M. Howell's Cash Book, Scrapbook and Other Material

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 67

Scope and Contents

Cash book and scrapbook containing newspaper articles, engravings, invitations, tickets, and other items documenting the expenses, activities and interests of Charles Miller Howell.  The cash book records daily expenditures from June 4, 1858 to August 13, 1860 and includes transactions with many of Lancaster, Pennsylvania's most prominent citizens.  The scrapbook contains poems, short stories, news articles, and cartoons clipped from a variety of newspapers including The Olio, The Inquirer and Daily Courier, The Philadelphia Saturday Chronicle, and  Alexander's Weekly Messenger.  The scrapbook and its accompanying material also contain engravings of works of art and of illustrations to news stories, invitations and tickets to social events and meetings, a manuscript translation of a ballad by Friedrich Schiller, two handwritten poems, a drawing, memorabilia and a manuscript resolution of the Columbia Hose Company.  The newspaper articles and accompanying materials cover a wide variety of topics, but Howell's interest and involvement in firefighting and in the activities of fire companies is evident in the selection of some newspaper articles as well as in the invitations and tickets to events sponsored by the Columbia Hose Company and the Empire Hook and Ladder Company.

Dates

  • 1835-1876

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Archives and Special Collections of Ganser Library will reproduce Special Collections material to the extent that physical condition and copyright or other legal restrictions permit. Reproduction is available in the form of photocopies and digital images. All reproduction requests must be approved by a member of the professional staff. Decisions will take into account the type and condition of the binding, the brittleness of the paper, the size and the general size and fragility of the item.

Conditions Governing Use

Archives and Special Collections adheres to the provisions of the 1976 Copyright Act and amendments, and follows the minimum standards of educational fair use established under Section 107. In applying these standards, Archives and Special Collections will copy up to 10% of a copyrighted work if the copy is to be used for the purpose of private study, scholarship or research. The department will not copy for the purpose of public performance. Physical condition permitting, the department will copy more than 10% of a copyrighted work only with the written permission of the copyright holder. Multiple copies are not permitted under fair use. For authored works created since 1978, copyright lasts from the creation of the work until 70 years after the author's death. The expiration term for corporate, anonymous, or pseudonymous works is 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever occurs first. For works published before 1978, with a copyright notice, the maximum duration of copyright protection is 75 years. Works published before 1978 without a copyright notice are assumed to be in the public domain. Since March 1, 1989, a copyright notice is no longer necessary. Archives and Special Collections reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

Extent

28.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Arranged in 2 series: 1. Cash book, 1858-1860. 2. Scrapbook and other material, 1835-1876.

Technical Access Requirements

The processing fee for photocopying or scanning requests is $10.00/request. There is no charge for Millersville University students, faculty, or staff.

Accruals and Additions

Scrapbook added in 2010. Purchased from The Book Haven.

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Archon Finding Aid Title
Description rules
Other Unmapped
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
und

Repository Details

Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository

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