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E.W. Weisiger (Old Shy) poems

 Collection — Box: BW 32, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16574

Content Description

This collection contains a flip-style ruled notepad titled “Poems by Old Shy” from Manchester, Virginia circa 1905. The book contains 115 pages of poetry; almost entirely typescript, except a few handwritten notes in pencil. The poems contain small stories and morals as well as larger reflections on age and the meaning of life. The signature of E.W. Weisiger (possibly Emmett Washington) appears on the front cover back and backboard. Three poems are pinned into the book which identify Weisiger as 'Old Shy." Also pasted and taped on the back cover is a clipping of a Sergeant James A. Lipscomb, who is identified as a “best friend.” The cover wrap contains contemporary crude repairs and title is disintegrating from what appears to be the ink.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905

Biographical / Historical

Emmett W. Weisiger was a Confederate Veteran, ranked First Lieutenant, in the 6th Regiment, Virginia Infantry and battled at Gettysburg with General Pickett.

Extent

.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Peter Luke by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on July 20, 2021.

Condition Description

Fair

Genre / Form

Title
Guide to the E.W. Weisiger (Old Shy) poems
Author
Rose Oliveira, Accessioning Archivist
Date
27 September 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