Bidspirit auction | 1918 University of Pennsylvania Memory

1918 University of Pennsylvania Memory Book Scrapbook of Adrian S. Samuels - 1918 University of Pennsylvania personal scrapbook and memory book compiled by Adrian S. Samuels, Class of 1918. The volume is constructed with a black textured hardbound cover featuring gold-stamped text and a cord-tie binding. The interior consists of black paper leaves used for mounting a variety of collegiate ephemera, original photographs, and newspaper clippings, many of which are accompanied by descriptive captions handwritten in white ink. A significant portion of the collection documents the 1916 University of Pennsylvania Bowl Fight tragedy, including a newspaper photograph titled Bowl-Fight Scrimmage in Which U. of P. Student Was Killed, a rare announcement card for the event, and handwritten annotations identifying the deceased student as freshman William Lifson and noting the subsequent abolition of the tradition. Other notable contents include reports on Penn's 1916 intercollegiate basketball title win over Princeton, Penn Relay track events, wrestling results, and a 1914 portrait of Provost Edgar Fahs Smith. The collection further includes a 1914 photograph of College Hall, a pink admission ticket for the May 8, 1917 visit of French Marshal Joseph Joffre and Prime Minister René Viviani to Franklin Field, and an admission ticket to the 1918 Commencement Exercises at the Metropolitan Opera House. Approximate dimensions: 11.5 x 14.5 inches. The exterior cover is in poor to fair condition with significant loss and peeling of the black surface material along the top and bottom edges, exposing the underlying boards. The spine exhibits heavy wear and deterioration. Internal pages remain generally intact. The mounted ephemeral items and newspaper clippings show expected age-related toning, with some instances of minor brittleness and small edge tears. Occasional rippling of paper is present due to the original mounting adhesive.