Scope and Contents This scrapbook documents a trip that BYU journalism professor, Harrison R. Merrill took to Mexico City in 1934 with his friend, Dr. George Hanson (geology professor) and their wives. They drove from Provo to Mexico City and back. The purpose of the trip was to visit the ancient ruins that surround Mexico City. The scrapbook contains valuable information regarding Mexican history, culture, and modern cities such as Laredo, Acapulco, and Cuernavaca. Merrill details his impressions of the ancient...

Scope and Contents Three newspaper columns written in 1926 fill this scrapbook: "The Glory of America," and "Great Empires of the World," each written by C. N. Lund, and "The Service of Science" by BYU professors, F. S. Harris and N. I. Butt of Brigham Young University. "The Glory of America" talks about American history, from Christopher Columbus to the First World War. "Great Empires of the World" was a column that discussed ancient empires such as Rome, Assyria, Egypt, and Babylonia. "The Service of Science"...