"Tay Pay Borden Passes On", circa 1970

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 34

Identifier: 014.01.34.2d

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:

Tay Pay Borden was born of Irish-Swedish parentage in St. Paul April 6, 1896. He attended St. John's parochial school in St. Paul and graduated from St. Thomas college in 1912. He served two years in France in World War I. There he fell in love with a French girl, Henriette Labee, who died a few years ago. Their son, Richard, was killed in a car accident in 1959.
Borden served in WOrld War II in the Minnesota State Guard, 1941 to 1945, and was discharged with the rank of Master Sergeant in 1945. He started writing poetry at the age of 14 and wrote various types of nonsense, both petry and prose. For ten years he wrote for the Hawf and Hawf column in the St. Paul Dispatch.

Dates

circa 1970

Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions regarding access to the physcial materials are in place due to COVID precautions.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.58 Linear Feet (1 container) : This scrapbook, composed of 37 pages, front and back, with a front cover and a back cover. Each page also features two punch holes along one, short edge. This scrapbook has been unbound, with each page placed in a protective sleeve. An acid-free, archival folder containing photocopies of the newspaper and article clippings is also contained within the box. The front and back covers of the scrapbook are forest green in hue, with gold detailing. The center of the front cover features a sigil of a green lion in a gold shield, standing on his hind legs. The condition of individual materials pasted, clipped, or stapled to each page is generally good, but does feature adhesives such as tape, glue, staples and clips. Photographs have some fading and discoloration, otherwise the condition is good. General condition of the scrapbook is good. ; Each contruction paper-like page is a deep violet, almost burgundy color, with the following dimensions: 40 cm by 26 cm.