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Susan W. Tudor album

 Collection — Box: BW 48, Folder: 1/1
Identifier: MSS 16698

Content Description

Susan W. Tudor album with numerous handwritten sentiments and poetry inscribed to her by men and women in southern Pennsylvania, mostly from East Berlin and Locust Grove. Of interest are a pasted in die-cut card illustrated by hand, a floral sketch, and two poems about escaping "Indian Maidens" which is accompanied by a nice watercolor rendering of the eponymous character in a canoe in front of a waterfall scene.

Dates

  • Creation: 1843 - 1860
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1843

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 folder) : album

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Caroliniana Jeffrey Rovenpor by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 2 May 2019.

Title
Susan W. Tudor album
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
2022-08-16
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