Scrapbook of Mrs. Blanche Strebeigh Bonaparte
Class
Identifier: LAC-275-x
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the scrapbook kept by Blanche Strebeigh Bonaparte after her marriage to Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte in 1914. The scrapbooks includes clippings of press featuring Mrs. Bonaparte.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1914-1920s
Biographical / Historical
Blanche Pierce Strebeigh Bonaparte (1872-1950) was born in Newtonville, Massachusetts. She married Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, great-nephew of Napoleon I, in 1914, shortly after divorcing her first husband, Harold Strebeigh. Blanche Bonaparte was an active socialite in New York and Palm Beach circles.
Extent
TBD Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This scrapbook is a gift of Miss Barbara Strebeigh, daughter of Mrs. Blanche Bonaparte, in 1974.
Occupation
- Author
- Lydia Hessel-Robinson
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
219 S. 6th St.
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215-925-2688
research@philaathenaeum.org
219 S. 6th St.
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215-925-2688
research@philaathenaeum.org