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Versailles Union newspaper

 Collection — Box: BW 29, Folder: 1 [X032669078]
Identifier: MSS 16502

Content Description

Handwritten amateur newspaper containing fourteen pages of text bound at the top, written on lined paper created in Versailles, Ohio. Several boys signed their names to the articles, including two members of the Schman family. The first two articles are on western trips -- one to the Indiana/Ohio border and the other to Iowa. Also included are poetry and editorials.

Dates

  • Creation: 1873-04-04

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Handle gently. Two pages have been damaged by fire and are fragile.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Jeffrey Rovenpor by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on December 13, 2019.

Genre / Form

Title
Guide to the Versailles Union newspaper
Author
Rose Oliveira
Date
20 May 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States