Scrapbooks : an American history / Jessica Helfand.

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Helfand, Jessica
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008], ©2008.
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Physical Description:190 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
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.
Note:"A Winterhouse edition."
"Published with assistance from Furthermore, a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund"--Title page verso.
Call Number:TR465 .H445 2008
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ISBN:9780300126358 (hbk.)
0300126352 (hbk.)
9780802798190 (hc : recycled paper)
0802798195 (hc : recycled paper)