Bronze-colored medallion with the saying “a la Sainte Terre,” which is included in the Foss scrapbook collection. |
The State Library houses a large collection of scrapbooks which can be searched for using our online catalog. One especially voluminous example covers the career of Massachusetts Governor Eugene N. Foss (1858-1939). Under the direction of Foss, this 40 volume set was compiled by Marion Pottle over a 30 year period, starting from 1902 up through 1936, and includes materials that document Foss’ political activities, business interests, family life, and his life after politics. The volumes largely contain newspaper clippings, but other types of items, such as banquet menus, posters, flyers, correspondence, a medallion, and a letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt while he was serving as Governor of New York, can also be found throughout. Here’s a link to the catalog record, which provides more information about this collection: https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/350834?locg=111.
Examples of newspaper clippings and correspondence found within the Foss scrapbook collection. |
State Library of Massachusetts
Special Collections Department
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Phone: 617-727-2595
Email: special.collections@state.ma.us
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Kaitlin Connolly
Reference Department