Scrapbook Pages. , 1784-1850., bulk: 1836 - 1850
Scope and Contents
This subsubseries comprises large sheets with multiple attachments, including prints, handbills, newspaper clippings, and journal articles. It is arranged in chronological order. The earliest page contains two engravings from the second volume of Barthélémy Faujas de Saint-Fond, Première suite de la description des expériences aérostatiques de MM. de Montgolfier (1784): the second human ascent, by Jacques Charles and Noel Robert from the garden of the Tuilleries, Paris, December 1, 1783; and the third human ascent, of "Le Flesselle", the largest hot-air balloon ever constructed, at Lyon, 19 January 1784. The remaining pages relate to ballooning in Britain, 1836-1870, in particular the career of Charles Green and the "Vauxhall Royal Balloon" (later, "Great Nassau Balloon"). They were probably originally part of the William Upton scrapbook now housed at the National Air and Space Museum Archives. Materials include a print of the environs of Liège, as seen from the "Vauxhall Royal Balloon", November 7, 1836, and a portrait of Green, circa 1870; an autograph note by Green; and handbills advertising ascents by Green in 1839, 1845, 1846, and 1850. The materials also include accounts of ascents by John Hampton (1838, 1839) and Hugh Bell (1850), and a double-sided full-color broadside, published in 1843, favorably comparing the "Great Aerial Navigator or Atmospheric Machine"--a fantastical machine based on the engraving "Pro bono publico" first printed by J. Willir, London, in 1784--with W. S. Henson's "Aerial".
Dates
- Creation: 1784-1850.
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1836 - 1850
Creator
- From the Collection: Hoxsey, Arch (Archibald) (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Carruthers, John Franklin Bruce (Collector, Person)
Access
The collection is open to researchers when Special Collections is open, and at other times by appointment. There are no access restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 16.25 Linear Feet ( (13 archive boxes, 6 archive half-boxes, 8 clam-shell boxes, 3 shoe boxes, 15 oversize print boxes))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Ordered chronologically.
Container Summary
6 items.
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu