Newspaper clipping re: Dunbar's trip to England, 1897 March 30

This collection contains a book by Anne Virginia Culbertson, Lays of a Wandering Minstrel, which reportedly was carried by Paul Laurence Dunbar on his visit to England in 1897. Handwritten notes on the inside front cover document the ownership of the book by Mrs. David Gebhart, and it is signed by the author. Inside the back cover, Mary Ellen Gebhart explains the story of loaning the book to Dunbar and its journey with him.

Also included is a photocopy of the original newspaper clipping from March 30, 1897, about Dunbar’s trip.