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Myra A. Straw essays and homemade newspaper

 Collection — Box: BW 40, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16645

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

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States