William C. Schnepple Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: AC 552
Scope and Content
Collection contains 2 scrapbooks of William C. Schnepple. Scrapbook 1 contains ephemeral materials such as newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, pamphlets, lists of Rough Riders members, and flyers about the Spanish American War, Teddy Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, Rough Riders reunions.
The Scrapbooks have been taken apart, items removed from its pages and are now loosely arranged (in order) in folders. Prior to disassembly of the scrapbooks, a photographic record has been established to document the original order.
All original photographs and tintypes have been transferred to Photo Archives (HP 2012.53). The photographs dating roughly from the 1870s to the 1950s, picture mostly family members and buildings in Santa Fe. Nearly all photographs are identified. Photocopies of photographs have been retained with the scrapbooks.
The Scrapbooks have been taken apart, items removed from its pages and are now loosely arranged (in order) in folders. Prior to disassembly of the scrapbooks, a photographic record has been established to document the original order.
All original photographs and tintypes have been transferred to Photo Archives (HP 2012.53). The photographs dating roughly from the 1870s to the 1950s, picture mostly family members and buildings in Santa Fe. Nearly all photographs are identified. Photocopies of photographs have been retained with the scrapbooks.
Dates
- Placeholder Unit Date Text
- Majority of material found in Placeholder Unit Date Text
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biographical Information
William C. Schnepple, born 10 March 1879 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was raised in Santa Fe, where his (German immigrant) father Frederick Schnepple (aka Fritz Robert Gustave Schnepple) was a merchant and shopkeeper on Guadalupe Street. He enlisted in the army at age 19 in 1898 and joined Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. He married Emma Bandelier, a niece of Adolph Bandelier, on 7 December 1902 in Santa Fe. Their son William Wallace and daughter Lucile were born in Espanola, New Mexico. William Charles Schnepple moved to Burbank, California in 1942 where he remained active in Rough Riders history and reunions until his death in 1957.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet
Separated Material
Photographs has been transferrd to the Photo Archives (HP 2012.53)
- Title
- Guide to the William C. Schnepple Scrapbooks,
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library Repository
Contact:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
historylibrary@state.nm.us
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
historylibrary@state.nm.us