Louise C. Lamb commonplace book
Scope and Contents
Louise C. Lamb commonplace book, 1865 with a paste in of a carte de visite of John Wilkes Booth, around 1863 by Alexander Gardner totaling 0.03 cubic feet. Quarto album with gold-stamped leather binding and central inset panel on front cover.A mostly blank commonplace book with a title page indicating that it was published by J. C. Riker, 129 Fulton St., New York. Inscribed "A happy New Year, Lou. Frank." Appears to have been pre-filled with numerous engravings, including one of Little Red Riding Hood. Many pages have been removed with scissors, though a handful of inscriptions made by individuals remain, and an ALS from S. A. Lattimore appears pasted in towards the back of the volume.
Dates
- Creation: 1865
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (One folder in a document box BW 7.)
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 on May, 2016.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Louise C. Lamb commonplace book
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 5/11/17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
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