Scrapbook of H.deL. Downs, 1896 (includes clippings and other memorabilia)
Scrapbook Description:
Author: Harold deL. Downs, PMC Class of 1897
Date: 1896
Condition:
Binding- loose pages
Paper- some brittle, some intact; frayed edges
Materials- most attached, some loose
Other- possible smoke damage
Conserved by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts in 2008. Digital images created of each page.
Size: 15.5 inches x 11.5 inches
Number of Pages: 49
Contents:
Decorative cover
Pg 1- Harold deL. Downs, 1896
Pg 2- blank
Pg 3- promotions and appointments in Cadet Corps for 1887-1888 school year by order of Col. Theodore Hyatt, July 1, 1887; handwritten lyrics to song sung on Thanksgiving Day football game of PMC vs. Upland
Pg 4- Detail for May 19, 1896; clipping on Military Courtesies; loose- Manual of Guard Duty
Pg 5- programs- Annual Literary Exercises of the Second (1895 Class, May 4, 1894: Annual Literary Exercises of the First (1895) Class, December 14, 1894; Commencement program, June 20, 1894; envelopes from Camp Harmon (May 1894) and Camp Morley (May 1895) in Chester
Pg 6- Delinquent Guard Sheet- list of cadets undergoing punishment, 1895
Pg 7- pocket code card; Nomenclature U.S. Springfield Rifle, Cal. 45, prepared for use of cadets at Pennsylvania Military College; stationary from PMC Battalion of Cadets, Camp Morley, May 1895; blank absentee sheet
Pg 8- list of appointments in Cadet Corps for 1895-1896 school year, July 3, 1895; leaflet on letter writing; bill for subscription to the Reveille, December 10, 1895
Pg 9- programs- Washington’s Birthday celebration, February 22, 1896; Class of 1897 Oratorical Prize Contest, May 1, 1896; YMCA presentation of “A Christmas Carol,” January 23, 1896
Pg 10- itinerary for cadet Military Excursion to Harper’s Ferry, Antietam, Gettysburg, Washington D.C., May 19-22, 1896; program from Public Exercises in the Gettysburg Court House, May 20 ,1896
Pg 11- business card of George A. Warner, Battlefield Guide and Driver; program from Annual Dinner at PMC, May 22, 1896; note from Charles Hyatt to Downs’ mother, Mrs. Emmanuel Downs, concerning excursion, March 30, 1896\
Pg 12- newspaper clippings- annual inspection at PMC, Military Day; program from 1st Annual Indoor Athletic Exhibition, March 11, 1896
Pg 13- programs- PMC Mandolin and Guitar Club, 1896; Concert by the Mandolin and Guitar Club, March 9, 1896; ticket to the concert
Pg 14- Commencement program, June 17, 1896; program from University of Pennsylvania vs. Harvard football game at Franklin Field, 1896; ticket to PMC vs. Haverford College game, 1896; newspaper clipping- PMC football defeats Haverford on Thanksgiving Day
Pg 15- newspaper clippings- PMC vs. Chester High football, October 8, 1896; PMC vs. Penn: ticket to Harvard, Penn game, November 21, 1896
Pg 16- programs- Class of 1897 Oratorical Exercises, November 13, 1896 and November 25, 1896; receipt from Thanksgiving box sent to Downs
Pg 17- Detail for November 23, 1896
Pg 18- list of appointments to the Cadet Corps for 1896-1897 school year, July 3, 1896
Pg 19- PMC envelope; book of songs for use at prayer meetings of the cadets, 1895
Pg 20- blank
Pg 21- newspaper clipping- PMC Class of 1897 Oratorical Exercises, November 14, 1896
Pg 22- blank
Pg 23- PMC Military Record of Graduates and Ex-Cadets, July 15, 1898
Pg 24- blank
Pg 25- Barracks PMC (?), December 4-6, 1896; menu from Alumni Banquet, June 16, 1897
Pg 26- blank
Pg 27- Reveille Report, January 27, 1897; programs- Annual Literary Exercises of the First (1894) Class, December 15, 1893; Musical and Literary Entertainment for the benefit of the PMC Athletic Association, October 13, 1893; closing exercises, May 28- June 4, 1894; newspaper clipping- commencement
Pg 28- blank PMC laundry list; newspaper clipping about competitive drill for the John Bergfels medal, and history of the medal
Pg 29- invitation to a Hop for the graduating class on April 10, 1888; letter and donation card to alumni about construction of Alumni Lodge
Pg 30- record of Delinquent Guard for March 17, 1897
Pg 31- record of Delinquent Guard for September 29, 1896
Pg 32- blank
Pg 33- newspaper clippings- commencement at PMC, 189(?); competition drill, June 3, 1897
Pg 34- bible readings of the young Men’s Christian Association of PMC for the Fall Term, 1894
Pg 35- newspaper clippings about Baccalaureate sermon
Pg 36- blank
Pg 37- programs from Class of 1899 Pollock Prize Contest, February 12, 1897
Pg 38- blank
Pg 39- floor plans for unknown building
Pg 40- blank
Pg 41- Commencement programs, June 16, 1897 and June 15, 1898
Pgs 42-43- blank
Pg 44- envelope to Harold deL. Downs, Class of 1897
Pg 45- programs- Entertainment for the Benefit of the Baseball Team, February 22, 1895; Commencement, June 16, 1897
Pg 46- newspaper clippings- PMC cadets praised in Philadelphia parade; semi-annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, February 5, 1897; PMC buildings assessed; inspection of cadets, May 21, 1897
Pg 47- letter to Downs asking him to subscribe to “The Porcupine,” October 6, 1898; newspaper clippings- PMC baseball schedule; cadet cavalry to perform at Philadelphia Horse Show; PMC Engineering Class visits Chester Traction Company’s Power House
Pg 48- newspaper clippings- editorial about Chester’s pride in PMC; cadet exhibition, February 6, 1897; Military Day, May 5, 1897; invitation to Alumni Association meeting, June11, 1898
Pg 49- programs- Class of 1899 Oratorical Exercises, November 11, 1898; Commencement, June 16, 1897