Una Wonn commonplace book
Content Description
Each page contains questions about preferences, likes, and dislikes and are answered by different friends, family, and acquaintances. Many entries are signed and include locations, with most being signed "Eckhart Mines, Md."
Some questions include what epoch would you choose to have lived; Favorite books, or artists? What trait do you most admire, or most detest; What is your idea of happiness, misery? What are the saddest words in the world?
Dates
- Creation: 1880 - 1884
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (1 folder) : Album
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Black Swan by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on October 30, 2018.
Condition Description
Good.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Una Wonn commonplace book
- 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