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Joy L. Leonard, Class of 1911, Yale College, photograph albumdocumenting Yale and New Haven

 Collection
Call Number: RU 923

Scope and Contents

The album consists of photographs of buildings and grounds of Yale and New Haven, Connecticut taken on February 23, 1913. It documents Joy L. Leonard's (Yale 1911) guided tour of New Haven, accompanied by Charlotte Marsh, for his guests Lucy Harris and James Roberts of New York City. Leonard later gave the album to his guests as a souvenir of their trip. Of particular note are images of the Sheffield Scientific School campus, the athletic fields in Westville, Old Campus and its environs, the New Haven Green, and a fold-out map of the city, with annotations.

Dates

  • 1913

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The material was a gift of Doris L. Rau, 2003.

Arrangement

Arranged by topic.

Extent

0.02 Linear Feet (1 envelope)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0923

Abstract

The album consists of photographs of buildings and grounds of Yale and New Haven, Connecticut taken on February 23, 1913. It documents Joy L. Leonard's (Yale 1911) guided tour of New Haven, accompanied by Charlotte Marsh, for his guests Lucy Harris and James Roberts of New York City. Leonard later gave the album to his guests as a souvenir of their trip. Of particular note are images of the Sheffield Scientific School campus, the athletic fields in Westville, Old Campus and its environs, the New Haven Green, and a fold-out map of the city, with annotations.

General note

Forms part of Yale Record Group 48-A (YRG 48-A), Yale pictorial records and collections.

Title
Guide to the Joy L. Leonard, Class of 1911, Yale College, Photograph Album Documenting Yale and New Haven
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Christine Connolly
Date
June 2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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