Series 8: Scrapbooks includes microfilm copies of Stevenson's 108 scrapbook volumes, containing newsclippings and memorabilia documenting his personal and political activities. Beginning in 1952, many of the scrapbooks were compiled by Edith Gifford, a Stevenson supporter who worked for a clipping service. Thus, the post-1952 scrapbooks are uniform in size and arrangement, primarily documenting Stevenson's public activities. Earlier scrapbooks contain clippings about Stevenson's family and social activities. The scrapbooks reflect Stevenson's abrupt elevation in stature; the first four volumes cover the years 1922-1951, while later volumes each cover one or two months. A few of the volumes are devoted to specific events or topics, such as Conservation in Illinois (Volume 4, 1951) and the Cuban Missile Crisis (Volumes 105-107, 1962). The series also includes 7 additional scrapbooks which were not microfilmed, documenting his 1952 presidential campaign.