Jasper Bentley World War II scrapbooks
Collection 3869
1939-1944(1.2 Linear feet ; 1 box, 6 volumes)
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Bentley, Jasper.
- Title
- Jasper Bentley World War II scrapbooks
- ID
- 3869
- Date
- 1939-1944
- Extent
- 1.2 Linear feet ; 1 box, 6 volumes
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Susan M. Kearney.
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- Jasper Bentley, a British native, worked as a purchasing agent in Philadelphia for Surpass Leather, a large British company that opened tanneries in the city. He lived in Mt. Airy from 1927 to 1954 when he returned to England to retire. He created these six scrapbooks from newspaper clippings he collected from various Philadelphia papers between primarily September 1939 and 1944. Each scrapbook is arranged chronologically and generally cover at least twelve consecutive months of wartime events. The clippings include articles, cartoons, and maps, and the vast majority of them relate to the war in Europe and events that affected England, though a few articles discuss the affects of the war on Philadelphians. Loose clippings from each volume have been removed to folders (Box 1) and inventoried accordingly.
Preferred citation
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Jasper Bentley World War II scrapbooks (Collection 3869), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Historical Society of Pennsylvania , 2021.
1300 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200
Access restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of Zara Roberts, 2011.
Accession number 2011.063.
Related Materials
Related materials
At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Scrapbooks on merchant marines during World War II (Collection 3320)
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.).
- Scrapbooks.
Personal Name(s)
- Roberts, Zara.
Subject(s)
- Scrapbooks--Great Britain--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
- United States--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945.
Collection Inventory
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Scrapbook (Album 1) September 1938, September 1939-September 1940 |
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Articles removed from Album 1 1940, undated |
1 | 1 | ||
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Scrapbook (Album 2) September 1940-October 1941 |
2 | |||
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Articles removed from Album 2 1941, undated |
1 | 2 | ||
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Scrapbook (Album 3) September 1941-August 1942 |
3 | |||
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Articles removed from Album 3 1941, undated |
1 | 3 | ||
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Scrapbook (Album 4) September 1942-August 1943 |
4 | |||
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Articles removed from Album 4 1942-1943, undated |
1 | 4 | ||
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Scrapbook (Album 5) September 1943-August 1944 |
5 | |||
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Articles removed from Album 5 1938-1945, undated |
1 | 5-13 | ||
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Scrapbook (Album 6) September-December 1944 |
6 | |||
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Articles removed from Album 6 1944, undated |
1 | 14 | ||
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