(New York: 1909-16).
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Hardcover. A collection of seven scrapbook and photo albums from the estate of Madeleine Black (née Powell), a leading Manhattan socialite and advocate for World Peace during the years leading up to World War I. The collection consists of five albums created by Black from 1909-16, and two created by her daughter Dorothy from 1914-16. Included is one album of photographs, letters, and ephemera that documents Madeleine Black?s work as Decoration Committee Chairman for the 13th Biennial of the Federation of Women?s Clubs, held in 1916 at the 7th Regiment Armory in New York City.
Among Black?s four other albums is one that documents her 1909 marriage to Elmer Ellsworth Black, an eminent New York banker, their ?season? together in London, and his sudden death in June. Another album documents Black?s activities as a member, delegate, and speaker representing the American Peace and Arbitration League of New York at the 18th Universal Peace Congress held at Stockholm in 1910. The third album contains satirical writings and clippings, including manuscripts by Black and a printed copy of her 1911 manifesto *Civilize The Nations*, and the fourth album documents the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
Dorothy?s two albums from 1914-16, contain autograph letters and cards, photographs, and ephemera that document her attendance at the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C., her travels in California and the southwestern United States, and visits with family friends in upstate New York. Included among the gelatin silver prints are photographs of Marjorie Acker, co-founder of the Phillips Collection at Washington, D.C., and of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. Also included are several autograph letters and notes by Dorothy?s uncle Thaddeus Reynolds Beal, owner of the Echo Lawn estate at Newburgh, and Ernest R. Acker. Beal was a close relative of the American Impressionist painters Reynolds and Gifford Beal, and Acker was the father of Marjorie Acker Phillips.
Rubbing and scattered wear to the edges of a few covers, two albums with one and three detached leaves (respectively), about very good overall. A detailed list of all seven scrapbooks is available.
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