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Margaret M. Tillotson album

 Collection — Box: BW 45, Folder: 1/1
Identifier: MSS 16706

Content Description

This collection contains the commonplace book of Margaret Tillotson. A full commonplace book, with many of the items religious in nature, such as psalms of personal importance, the ten commandments, Jewish translations for the months of the year, poems yearning to travel to Rome or other pilgrimage sites, besides the usual miscellaneous collection of poetry. Tillotson's father was John C. Tillotson (1791-1867) who was the son of Dr. Thomas Tillotson (1750-1832), Congressman and Secretary of State of New York. She died in 1910 in New York.

Dates

  • Creation: 1837 - 1841

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Margaret M. Tillotson's father was John C. Tillotson (1791-1867) who was the son of Dr. Thomas Tillotson (1750-1832), Congressman and Secretary of State of New York. She died in 1910 in New York.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Black Swan Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 1 January 2020.

Title
Margaret M. Tillotson album
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
2022-09-14
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