Alma de Bretteville Spreckels Scrapbook on the Internet Archive

The scrapbook includes mostly newspaper clippings from all over the world, as well as event invitations and correspondence, that document the life and influence of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels around the time of her co-founding of the Legion of Honor in 1924.

Many of the clippings surround the founding of the Legion of Honor, including its approval, construction, and the curation of the collection. The clippings also cover events in the art world as a whole as well as in her circle of influence, including: life events of French sculptor Auguste Rodin, the close relationship between Alma and Queen Marie of Romania who gifted Alma a replica of her crown, as well as Alma's transfer of the first breed of a spaniel to the U.S.

Some clippings are in French and Italian, as Alma's influence reached around the globe and especially in Europe.

The bulk of the clippings date from 1922-1924.