Willson P. Brumback (1896-1981) Football Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
Willson Brumback's Scrapbook documents Northwestern's triumphal 1916 football season in seventeen pages of newspaper clippings. Seven pages of clippings are devoted to the October 21, 1916, game at Stagg Field, when the Northwestern Purple beat the Chicago Maroons 10-0, NU's first win over Chicago since 1901. The majority of the clippings date between October and November 1916, and include those from the Daily Northwestern, local Chicago newspapers, and the papers local to the away games. Two retrospective articles, one from 1926 and the other from 1954, begin and end the scrapbook. Many clippings are undated and/or unidentified.
Dates
- 1916
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
1.00 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Willson Brumback's Scrapbook documents Northwestern's triumphal 1916 football season in seventeen pages of newspaper clippings. Seven pages of clippings are devoted to the October 21, 1916, game at Stagg Field, when the Northwestern Purple beat the Chicago Maroons 10-0, NU's first win over Chicago since 1901. The majority of the clippings date between October and November 1916, and include those from the Daily Northwestern, local Chicago newspapers, and the papers local to the away games. Two retrospective articles, one from 1926 and the other from 1954, begin and end the scrapbook. Many clippings are undated and/or unidentified.
Arrangement
The original arrangment of the scrapbook has been retained.
Method of Acquisition
The Willson P. Brumback Scrapbook was donated to the University Archives by Wilson G. Duprey, Director of the Brumback Library, on November 3, 1980, as Accession #80-172. The Scrapbook's cover was replaced and its clippings were deacidified by the Northwestern University Library Conservation Laboratory in July, 2002.
Separated Materials
The original cover and several blank scrapbook pages were discarded.
Processing Information
Janet C. Olson; August 2002.
- Title
- Guide to the Willson P. Brumback (1896-1981) Football Scrapbook
- Author
- Janet C. Olson
- Date
- 01/08/2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu