The University of Chicago Library > The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center > Finding Aids > Guide to the Scrapbook on Gas Use, 1800s 1800s
© 2010 University of Chicago Library
| Title: | Scrapbook on Gas Use |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1800s |
| Manuscript Number: | Crerar Ms 297 |
| Size: | 1 volume |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Collection of clippings on the topic of the rise of gas use in the United States and Europe in the 19th century. The clippings are accompanied by commentary by an anonymous author. Includes an index to the clippings with a registry of all materials contained. |
The colletion is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Scrapbook on Gas Use, Crerar Ms 297, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
This is a collection of clippings on the topic of the rise of gas use in the United States and Europe in the 19th Century. The arrangement of materials within the scrapbook follows the development of natural gas use in production companies to the general use of gas as a convenient, economic energy source for daily use in households. The clippings are accompanied by commentary from the journal’s author. The author supplies an index to the notebook with a registry of all materials contained within it.
The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/select.html
| Volume 1 | Crerar Ms 297 |