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Scrapbooks : an American history

Author: Jessica Helfand
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Scrapbook makers preserve on the pages of their books a moment, a day, or a lifetime. Examine the history of the American scrapbook-- their origins, their makers, their diverse forms, the reasons for their popularity, and their place in American culture.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Jessica Helfand
ISBN: 9780300126358 0300126352
OCLC Number: 216936067
Notes: "A Winterhouse edition."
"Published with assistance from Furthermore, a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund"--T.p. verso.
Description: 190 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Contents: This is our story --
Time --
Space --
Sentiment --
Nostalgia --
Posterity --
Other people's stories.
Other Titles: J.M. Kaplan fund.
Responsibility: Jessica Helfand.

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Combining pictures, words, and a wealth of personal ephemera, scrapbook makers preserve on the pages of their books a moment, a day, or a lifetime. This illustrated book focus on the history of  Read more...

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"Helfand persuades us that scrapbooks are far more than mere curiosities. She connects them to broader themes that spark ideas and our imagination."--George Miles, Yale University--George Miles

 
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