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Stella Pratt scrapbook

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16417

Scope and Contents Note

The Stella Pratt scrapbook (1883-1894; 0.4 cubic feet) contains correspondence, clippings, printed material, invitations, sketches, flowers, ribbons, photos, and a sketch of Stella herself. Pratt is from Longwood, Massachusetts, a neighborhood within Brookline.

Dates

  • Creation: 1867 - 1947

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical Note

Stella Pratt was an adolescent girl living in Brookline, Massachusetts during the 1880s and 1890s.

Source: Materials within collection.

Extent

0.4 Cubic Feet (1 small oversize box, 2 folders)

Provenance

Accession Number 2018-0081, Purchased 18 April 2018.

Condition Description

Brittle pages, loose binding, loose items.

General

Note: materials contain racial imagery typical for the time that contemporary viewers may find offensive.

Title
Stella Pratt scrapbook
Status
Completed
Author
Tanner Greene
Date
29 April 2019
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

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