Title: Frank Place Scrapbooks of Trail Clippings
Inclusive Dates: 1908-1950

Creator:

• Place, Frank, 1880-1959

Call Number: AGSL Manuscript Collection 6

Quantity: 17 volumes
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library (Map)

Abstract:

This scrapbook collection contains trail clippings, collected by Frank Place, related to walking. The clippings are primarily from newspapers, magazines, and books from the New York and New Jersey area.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-agsl-agslmss0006

Frank Place was born in 1880. He organized and served as president of the Tramp and Trail Club of New York, and co-founded the New York-New Jersey Conference to develop the Appalachian Trail in those states. Place co-authored The New York Walk Book with Raymond H. Torrey. He died in 1959.

This scrapbook collection of trail clippings, compiled by Frank Place, consists of news items and articles from newspapers and magazines pertaining to walking and hiking trails. Also included are some poems about walking. Most of the clippings are from New York and New Jersey newspapers, primarily from The New York Times and The Evening Post. Articles about walking written by Place are included, as are clippings from a weekly column called "The Long Brown Path" by Raymond H. Torrey which appeared in The New York Evening Post.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

The scrapbooks are also available on microfilm in the UWM Libraries' Media Library. Call number: Microfilm F136.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Custodial History

The American Geographical Society (AGS) acquired these scrapbooks as a gift from Frank Place on May 23, 1951.

Acquisition Information

The American Geographical Society (AGS) donated these scrapbooks to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries in 1978 as part of its entire map and library collections.

Processing Information

Denise Gergetz (supervised by Christel Maass, UWM Libraries' Archives Dept.) processed the collection in October 2009.

	Scrapbooks
Volume   1	1908-1921
Volume   2	1921-1922
Volume   3	1922-1923
Volume   4	1923
Volume   5	1924
Volume   6	1925-1927
Volume   7	1928-1930
Volume   8	1930-1932
Volume   9	1932-1933
Volume   10	1934-1935
Volume   11	1935-1936
Volume   12	1936
Volume   13	1936-1937
Volume   14	1937-1938
Volume   15	1938-1939
Volume   16	1939-1940
Volume   17	1941-1950