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Immigrants Who Go Back (Legal Documents Belonging to James McBey)
Immigrants Who Go Back (Legal Documents Belonging to James McBey)
Immigrants Who Go Back (Legal Documents Belonging to James McBey)

Immigrants Who Go Back (Legal Documents Belonging to James McBey)

Associated (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1956
Object NameNewspaper Article
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions27.8 x 19.2 x 0.1cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009505.26
Keywords
About MeSix page article titled "Immigrants Who Go Back" by Oscar Handlin, professor of History at Harvard, printed in Atlantic Montly in June 1956. Handlin travelled to Europe to keep an eye out for Americans who had left their homeland to find their fortunes in the "New World," and then returned. The article seeks to discover what Americans think of these "lost sons."

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this article.