Holmesburg Scrapbooks, Book 1
Book 1 of the Holmesburg Library Scrapbook Collection, collected by Katharine M. Petty, Librarian, 1911-1948
“Clearly, the Holmesburg collection is a window into a community history and a view of what was important to the people of Holmesburg at the time. In the case of librarian Katharine M. Petty, she wanted to collect newspaper clippings about Holmesburg that could be useful to the library.”