Autograph and Scrapbook of Sarah Buckwalter
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one maroon and gilt autograph book and one gold and black scrapbook with calling cards and Victorian period scrapbooking accents belonging to Sarah Louise Buckwalter. Each volume has handwritten notes with information to help idenfy the individuals' signatures and calling cards.
Dates
- Creation: 1892-1894
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials are available for use in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center only.
Request permission before copying materials.
Personal digital cameras and scanners are allowed in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center on a case-by-case basis. The items that a researcher may want to scan or photograph must be examined and evaluated for physical condition, copyright issues, and donor restrictions by staff.
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Biographical / Historical
Sarah Louisa Buckwalter (also spelled Buchwalter in newspapers) was born in Little's Grove in Blue Grass Township in Scott County to Edwin (Edward) H. Buckwalter and Mary L. Price on September 7, 1880. Edward and Mary's other children are Alfred, Lyda (Buckwalter) Bein, Elisa, Edward, Wiliam, John, Howard, and Raymond.
Little's Grove was a small forested area in the Southeastern corner of Blue Grass Township where Sarah grew up.
She married Mr. Julius Thiessen, the son of Paul Thiessen and Emelia Rathjen, on October 18, 1904 in Davenport, Iowa. He died in 1963. The couple operated a dairy in Davenport. They had a daughter Mrs. Russell (Bessie) Parks, and sons Theron L. and Wilbert Alfred. According to her obituary published in the Times-Democrat, she had three grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She passed away on August 10, 1970 at the age of 89 in the Blue Grass Nursing Home. Her funeral services were held at the Runge Chapel. She was buried in the Fairmount Cemetery.
According to his obituary published in The Morning Democrat on June 22, 1890, Sarah's grandfather James Price Sr was the first butcher of Davenport located on West Second Street between Main and Harrison Streets.
Bibliography:
"Thiessen Services." Times-Democrat (Davenport, IA), Aug. 12, 1970.
Extent
.25 Linear Inch (in 1 folder.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 22 Shelf 01 (Shares box)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
Physical Description
The autograph book has hard board covers with floral gilt and pictoral decorations. The pictoral decoration include a young girl who is writing in a note book and the other is a harvest scene. The bottom board is blind embossed with a floral design. It is 7 inches by 4.25 inches in dimension.
The scrapbook is hardbound in a gold textured paper with black embossing. It is 5.5 inches by 7 inches in dimension.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com