Title: Abyssinian scrapbooks
First published: 1963
Description: "Scrapbooks compiled by Robert P. Skinner, U.S. Consul General at Marseilles, relating to his diplomatic mission to the court of Menelik II, Emperor of Abyssinia (now called Ethiopia) in 1903-04.  One scrapbook consists of photographs with captions clipped from Skinner's book 'Abyssinia of To-Day' or handwritten by Mr. or Mrs. Skinner.  The other scrapbooks consist of clippings from newspapers and a few magazines, most in English but some in other languages.  A consular report on Abyssinia dated April 29, 1904 is also included"--The Library of Congress Guide to the Microform Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division, online version.
Subjects: Sources, Foreign relations, Description and travel
Places: United States, Ethiopia, Ethiopa
People: Robert Peet Skinner (1866-1960)
LC classification: Microfilm 29000 (D)