The
"Steele" Box
Here's a little
background on the box and it's content's....
Believe it
or not I do not collect antiques of any kind, but I happened to be fortunate
enough to stumble across this when it was being thrown out in a dumpster
filled with other boxes.
The box is
what caught my eye initially since it was made of metal and all of
the others
were the standard cardboard type.
I took the
box home and placed it in a closet where it
remained for
6 months or so.
One day I had
some free time and I decided to see what was in it,
and to me it
appeared to be just a bunch of old papers.
Not knowing
much I started to inquire about the various papers
over the internet
and I also purchased a book on "Paper Collectibles".
Much to my
suprise I was finding that many of the papers were important to
local historians
as well as national societies/museums such as
"The Cooperstown
Baseball Hall of Fame", and the
"Smithsonian"
(for the theatre papers).
With the help
and generosity of others throughtout the internet community
I plan to share
all I the information I have gathered from them.
Presently I
am trying to post as much as I can in hopes that
researchers
and people who appeciate this sort of thing can enjoy them as
well.
There are well
over 2000 individual items, so if you have any information to share please
let me know so that I can add that also.
I must say
It's been quiet a challange going through the papers and trying
to document
them since I had no prior experience, but it's worth it when the information
is put to good use.
Finally,
I would like
to say "THANKS"
to all of you who have provided feedback,
without you
I could not have learned what I have so far.
Should you
have any questions or feedback please
email
me I would like to hear from you....Mark
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Published - 10/14/1999