Folk Art Herbarium album

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

160 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Brenda Gunn

Email: bg9ba@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 924-1037

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/reference-request

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16573, Folk Art Herbarium album, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:

.05 Cubic Feet bound pages of paintings of landscapes and pressed flowers

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

MSS 16573, Folk Art Herbarium album, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Folk art herbarium album filled with many pages of paintings and drawings from edge to edge; other pages are filled with flower, leaf, and shrub cuttings with hand written captions.

Acquisition information:

This collection was a purchase from White Fox Rare books and antiques LLC. by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 21 September, 2017. It was originally from the MidAtlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society.

Physical facet:

album

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard