Summary Information
Flora Harlos Scrapbook
1909
1937-1939
AGSL Manuscript Collection 12
.4 cubic ft. (1 box)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library (Map)
This collection, mainly consisting of a scrapbook
compiled by Flora Harlos, documents the travels of Flora and her sister Adela,
mostly though the southern and eastern United States from 1937 to 1939. Several
additional items from a trip to Yellowstone in 1909 are also included.
English
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Biography/History
Flora Harlos lived in southeastern Wisconsin. Flora and her sister Adela were the
daughters of Mary Rheingans Harlos.
Scope and Content Note
The scrapbook largely consists of postcards and travel literature, as well as a few
photographs. Items are mostly from destinations in Louisiana, Alabama, Florida,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Vermont, and Michigan. Items from several Canadian destinations in Manitoba and
Ontario are also found in the scrapbook. Detailed vacation typescripts from the
summers of 1938 and 1939 are also included.
The collection also contains a souvenir album and several photographs from a 1909
trip to Yellowstone.
Preferred Citation
Citation Guide for Primary Sources
Administrative/Restriction Information
There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to
all members of the public in accordance with state law.
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).
Loretta Kletti Houting donated the collection to the UWM Libraries' American
Geographical Society Library in September 2009.
Christel Maass, in the UWM Libraries' Archives Dept., processed the collection in
November 2009.
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