Julia M. Nutter friendship album
Content Description
This collection is a friendship album of Julia Nutter. The album is approximately less then a quarter filled. Entries are mostly poems or short notes and date from 1855 to 1863. Locations are those around the Boston area. The album is inscribed as follows: "Presented to Mrs. Julia M. Nutter by her friend Fannie A. Bradbury, December 25th, 1855." Later in the book Fannie also provides a poem in the shape of a diamond. In addition to entries from friends and albums, there are tipped in items like a green ribbon embroidered bookmark that states “Remember Me,” a small pressed flower, and a cut out illustration from a letter. The album is also illustrated with color biblical scenes, with plain or colored protective tissue paper, and some pages are blue paper.
Dates
- Creation: 1855 - 1863
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter sized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Eclectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on October 1, 2019.
Condition Description
Fair.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Julia M. Nutter Friendship Album
- Date
- 02-08-22
- 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
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States