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Fannie Fern Eaton Bentley scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2006-001

Scope and Contents

This collection contains only one item: a daybook formerly used at a grocery store, the contents of which are almost completely obstructed by various newspaper clippings, mainly from the Binghamton Press, which Fannie Fern Eaton Bentley collected and pasted into the book. The majority of the clippings date from the early twentieth century.

Dates

  • Creation: 1864 - 1918

Creator

Biographical Note

Fannie Fern Eaton (December 13, 1877 - April 15, 1960) was a Binghamton resident and Endicott Johnson employee. She married DeForest Chauncey Bentley (1872 - 1950), with whom she had three daughters and one son: Winifred (wife of Willis Pert Nimmonsburg), George (wife of Walter Williams Clyde), Eva (wife of Martin York), and Archie W. Bentley.

Fannie spent many of her years in Binghamton working for the Endicott Johnson Corporation, and was a prominent member of Boulevard United Methodist Church of Binghamton. She died on April 15, 1960, and is buried in Vestal Hills Memorial Park in Vestal, NY.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection comprises a scrapbook created by Fannie Fern Eaton Bentley using a daybook formerly used at a grocery store. The clippings pasted by Bentley are mainly from the Binghamton Press, and most date from the early twentieth century.

Title
Guide to the the Fannie Fern Eaton Bentley scrapbook
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Mary Tuttle.
Date
2017-02-02
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Binghamton NY 13902 USA