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Start Over Collection John Skutel Collection, 1831-1957, bulk 1850s-1900s
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

John Skutel Collection, 1831-1957, bulk 1850s-1900s

3 linear feet 1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box
Collected by John Skutel, a private collector who placed his materials up for auction in 1989. The collection contains material related to P.T. Barnum and associates, which is heavily represented by the Bridgeport History Center's P.T. Barnum Research Collection (BHC-MSS 00001). Of note in the Skutel Collection is the original contract that signed M. Lavinia Warren to P.T. Barnum's management, and the original typescript of Warren's autobiography.
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