Various items found inserted in the Library Company's collection of books. Includes holy cards, paper dolls, stamps, clippings, tickets, ribbons, plants, etc., 19th century.

Things left in books collection.
The poems in this collection were clipped from newspapers, except one which is separately printed. All are in English except for 2 in German. Many of the poems are by women. Identified authors include: Lizette Woodworth Reese, Eliza Cook, Mary E. Hewitt, Sarah m. B. Piatt, L. H. Sigourney, Lottie Chatterton, Mrs. Ormsby, Eugene Field, George Fleming Richardson, William B. Tappan, Charles W. Everest, N. S. McFetridge, Barry Gray, Robert Frame, and Joseph Brenan. See box list for details., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection includes clipped poems found in books that are part of the Library Company's collections. The books in which they were found are not identified. Since the mid 1980s, the Library Company no longer separates such materials without tracking the connection through accession numbers. This collection gathers items from several sources, and is open to new additions.
Things left in books collection
These paper dolls are of two varieties, illustrations carefully cut out to create a separate figure, and hand-made dolls made from available bits of paper. In the first category, we have two frogs, a rat, a floral bouquet, and four people. In the second category, we have three people, two figures on horseback, a horse, and a sun. The horse is made of glossy embossed black paper. Two of the people have separately made clothing. A cut-out illustration of a gentleman has a note on the back: Found in N.T. of the Pictorial Bible NY 1847., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection includes paper dolls found in books that are part of the Library Company's collections. The books in which they were found are not identified. Since the mid 1980s, the Library Company no longer separates such materials without tracking the connection through accession numbers. This collection gathers items from several sources, and is open to new additions.
Things left in books collection.
Two of the nine items in this collection appear to be machine-cut paper lace. These two items are also embossed. The remaining items appear to have been made using scissors, usually after folding. One is cut in the style of traditional Scherenschnitte, and shows two birds in silhouette., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection includes paper lace and Scherenschnitte found in books that are part of the Library Company's collections. The books in which they were found are not identified. Since the mid 1980s, the Library Company no longer separates such materials without tracking the connection through accession numbers. This collection gathers items from several sources, and is open to new additions.
Things left in books collection.
The bookmarks are made of perforated cardboard, often attached to a length of ribbon. The cardboard has been used as a base for needlepoint or embroidery, and one includes bead work. All but one include a text, with one text in Hebrew. The perforated cardboard is blank, which suggests that the bookmarks date from the middle of the 19th century., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection includes bookmarks found in books that are part of the Library Company's collections. The books in which they were found are not identified. Since the mid 1980s, the Library Company no longer separates such materials without tracking the connection through accession numbers. This collection gathers items from several sources, and is open to new additions.
Things left in books collection.
These eighteen items are illustrations removed from books and other sources. Almost all are black and white. An illustration featuring a set of caricatures is hand-colored. Two illustrations are cut from labels or packaging. Two images are portraits of Benjamin Franklin., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection includes cut-out or detached illustrations found in books that are part of the Library Company's collections. The books in which they were found are not identified. Since the mid 1980s, the Library Company no longer separates such materials without tracking the connection through accession numbers. This collection gathers items from several sources, and is open to new additions.