Chamberlain Scrapbook
Manuscript Collection: MC092
Collection Summary | ||
| Creator: | Chamberlain, Samuel E. (Samuel Emery), 1829-1908 | |
| Title: | Chamberlain scrapbook | |
| Dates: | 1867-1905 | |
| Abstract: | A large scrapbook containing magazine and newspaper illustrations, advertisements, postcards and lithographs shows Samuel E. Chamberlain's interest in art and illustration. | |
| Identification: | MC092 | |
| Quantity: | 1 scrapbook (227 p.) | |
| Language | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository: | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library, San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas | |
Creator Sketch
Samuel Emery Chamberlain was born in Centre Harbour, New Hampshire, on November 27, 1829. He fought with the First United States Dragoons in Mexico in 1846-48. During the Civil War he joined the First Massachussetts Cavalry and rose to brevet brigadier general. In 1865 Chamberlain was appointed assistant quartermaster general of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and placed in charge of the state arsenal. In 1854 he married Mary Keith, with whom he had three daughters. Samuel Chamberlain died November 10, 1908.
Scope and Content Note
A large scrapbook containing magazine and newspaper illustrations, advertisements, postcards and lithographs shows Samuel E. Chamberlain's interest in art and illustration. A photograph of Chamberlain is on the first page. The album, used as a scrapbook, has a caption "Ordnance and ordnance stores, the property of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in charge of,". Sources for the illustrations include Godey's Ladies Book, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, Harper's Weekly, The Illustrated London News, calendars, advertisements, and books. Images include illustrations of works by Shakespeare, Louisa May Alcott, and the Bible. Subjects include U.S.-Mexican War soldiers, Civil War battles and generals, literary scenes, European cities, Indians, famous beauties, rulers and statesmen, sentimental scenes and cartoons. Artists include Gustave Doré, W. Granville Smith, Howard Chandler Christy, Thomas Nast, Emmanuel Leutze, and Charles M. Russell.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
None.
Terms Governing Use
Open for research by appointment.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Index Terms | ||
| Names: | ||
| Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888--Illustrations | ||
| Chamberlain, Samuel E. (Samuel Emery), 1829-1908 | ||
| Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 | ||
| Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 | ||
| Leutze, Emanuel, 1816-1868 | ||
| Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 | ||
| Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926 | ||
| Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Illustrations | ||
| Smith, W. Granville (Walter Granville), 1870-1938 | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| Cities and towns--Europe | ||
| Generals--Portraits | ||
| Indians of North America--Pictorial works | ||
| Mexican War, 1846-1848 | ||
| Statesmen--Portraits | ||
| Places: | ||
| United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 | ||
| Titles: | ||
| Bible--Illustrations | ||
| Formats: | ||
| Cartoons | ||
| Scrapbooks | ||
Related Material
140 watercolors have been removed from the scrapbook, and are a part of the San Jacinto Museum of History's artifact collections. Additional watercolors are in the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library, Providence, RI 02912. |
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Administrative Information
Citation
[Identification of Item], Chamberlain Scrapbook, MC092, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.
Acquisition
Purchased from The Old Print Shop with funds from The Houston Endowment, Inc., in 1956.
Processing Information
Processed by Lisa A. Struthers, 2002.
Bibliography:
Chamberlain, Samuel E., ed. by William H. Goetzmann. My Confession : Recollections of a Rogue. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1996. |
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Goetzmann, William H. Sam Chamberlain's Mexican War: The San Jacinto Museum of History Paintings. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1993. |
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Inventory
Scrapbook | |||||||||||||
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| CH1 | Scrapbook 1867-1905 | ||||||||||||