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Goldsmith's Omnibus College Personal Album and Scrapbook [131310]

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Goldsmith's Omnibus College Personal Album and Scrapbook [131310]
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12.5" x 10.5" Omnibus College, America's College on wheel original notebook album of it's founder William Goldsmith, P.H.D. Goldsmith created the first College on wheels. Goldsmith charged $188 for tuition, lodging, meals, etc. for 7 weeks, 6000 miles. As the Depression deepened in 1933 it destroyed the business. This album consists of approximately 100 pages completely full of Goldsmith's memorabilia, including photographs, business cards, travel brochures, letters, and the like, easily several hundred pieces. A college on wheels followed the concept founded in the South of a library on wheels and was a great idea for a special kind of education.

Date: c1930s
Country (if not USA):
State: Kansas
City: Wichita
Provenance: Salvatore Falcone Collection