Myra A. Straw essays and homemade newspaper
Content Description
Amateur newspaper and handwritten essays by a young woman from Hopkinton, New Hampshire in the 19th century. Four handwritten essays, totaling eleven pages, plus a manuscript amateur newspaper, all signed by the author. The essays include a four page spoof titled "Autobiography of an old stove," describing the life of a stove from its existence as a lump of ore in an iron mine, to the manufactory, to being used in a schoolhouse. The other essays are titled "Summer," "Our talents," and "A critics report."
Dates
- Creation: 1888
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Jeffrey Rovenpor by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on October 14, 2018.
Condition Description
Good.
- Title
- Myra A. Straw collection of essays and homemade newspaper
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2022-01-18
- 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