Volume 18
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Meigs, Montgomery C., 1816-1892
label: Collection Photographer
content: Russell, Andrew J., 1829-1902
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content: Montgomery C. Meigs Papers
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content: Montgomery C. Meigs Papers / Series 1: Scrapbooks
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content: 1884 February 21 to 1886 July 7
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content: Box 9
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Text
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content: Volume 18 is a bound scrapbook with numbered pages and an index with no notes. The volume consists of newspaper clippings and illustrations and some handwritten notes. 

The bulk of the clippings in Volume 18 relate to foreign policy and events from around the world. Two of the most prominent topics are the resurgence of conflict in Egypt and the war in the Sudan, both fought by Great Britain. There are stories and illustrations of and about notable political figures in the United States that detail their personalities and income. Meigs also included several stories related to Civil War battles and campaigns. Obituaries of prominent public figures are included. 

Some of the newspapers featured regularly in Volume 18 include Scientific American, the Army and Navy Journal, The Daily Graphic, and The Evening Star.