William G. Curtiss Scrapbook, 1878-1882 | University of Illinois Archives

Scrapbook of William G. Curtiss '82, containing programs of literary society meetings, oratorical contests, class day exercises, senior meetings, junior exhibitions, graduation exercises, university anniversaries, alumni exercises, meetings of the Adelphic, Alethenai and Philomathean societies and musical concerts; skits and broadsides for the Tautalogical Tautogs and Senior Slop; copies of student songs; student government and national election tickets; course admission cards; study lists; receipts; leaves of absence authorizations; and related materials. The scrapbook includes a list of graduates (1872-1880), a program for October 28, 1881 Gregorian Society Meetings, two bank notes (1939, 1962), school attendance certificate (1867) and oratorical contest grading sheets.

See also: Record Series 41/20/256, the Edward Augustus Curtiss Papers, which include a scrapbook, were created by William Curtiss' son.  These two scrapbooks are the only ones at the University of Illinois Archives known to be from a parent and child.