Southern pre-Civil War poetry album
Content Description
This collection consists of thirty-four leaves of a poetry album from Richmond, Virginia. Four poems are those of John Esten Cook (1830-1886), an American poet, novelist, and Confederate soldier, lawyer, and biographer of Jefferson, Stonewall Jackson, and Robert E. Lee. The other thirty pages consist of poems written by a variety of other authors noted by initials or their names. Many of the poems are to a woman named Edmonia or "Monie." These pages appear to be extracted from an album dedicated her.
Dates
- Creation: C. 1850-1860
Creator
- Cooke, John Esten , 1830-1886 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (This collection is one letter-sized folder.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Lord Durham Rare Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on July 10, 2020.
- Title
- Southern pre-Civil War poetry album
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2023-02-15
- 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