Visitors: Guest Book, 1948-1977
Scope and Contents note
Written reports, accounts and articles about the island, sketches, notes, songs, poems, guest books, correspondence, legal documents, leases, maps, a "portfolio" (scrapbook), and some artifacts. Includes letters from guests, tenants, and island staff, as well as "agent reports" from staff and friends, letting the McCutcheon family what was going on at the island when they weren't there. Evelyn Shaw McCutcheon put together a "portfolio" with many interesting photographs and souvenirs of their time entertaining family and VIP's on the island. There is a pack of 10 cigarettes in their original cardboard box, all printed with the island's insignia and called "King John / The First / Treasure Island / Cigarettes".
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1977
Creator
- From the Collection: McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The John T. McCutcheon papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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