Grosvenor S. McKee scrapbook

The Grosvenor S. McKee scrapbook was compiled by McKee while he was a student at Ohio University from 1912 to 1916. The first several pages of his book are devoted to addresses and thoughts from his many friends at OU, and many included a small picture next to their signatures. He follows this with what is perhaps the most interesting aspect of his book-his daily log-which provides a brief description of his activities nearly every single day that he was enrolled at the university. He also recorded the atletic scores during his years at Ohio University, and provided details about his favorite actresses, trips, dances, classes, music, books, and professors. Following these pages are a number of pages of photographs of McKee and his friends. He included pictures of fraternity life, memorable events, and of many girls he knew. He appeared to favor a young woman two years his senior named Catty, and he devoted several pages of his book to her picture alone. Next, he gathered dance cards and other memorabilia from the balls he attended. The next section of his book consists of programs and other materials from campus events, organizations he was involved in, and other items he collected. Included is a floor plan of the Phi Delta Theta house, the Philomathean society's constitution and by-laws, and ballots for student government elections. The final section of McKee's scrapbook contains newspaper articles from his time at Ohio University about athletics, McKee's achievements, and events that he found interesting.

The collection consists of one large green book with McKee's nickname, "Groney," in gold and the university seal on the front cover. The book contains over 100 fragile pages and must be handled with care. The binding has come loose, and many of the items are coming unglued, so in the future work should be done to preserve these materials. The book is placed in one large, flat box.