Southern pre-Civil War poetry album, 1855/1860

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16738, Southern pre-Civil War poetry album, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet This collection is one letter-sized folder.
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten , 1830-1886
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16738, Southern pre-Civil War poetry album, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of thirty-four leaves of a poetry album from Richmond, Virginia. Four poems are those of John Esten Cook (1830-1886), an American poet, novelist, and Confederate soldier, lawyer, and biographer of Jefferson, Stonewall Jackson, and Robert E. Lee. The other thirty pages consist of poems written by a variety of other authors noted by initials or their names. Many of the poems are to a woman named Edmonia or "Monie." These pages appear to be extracted from an album dedicated her.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Lord Durham Rare Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on July 10, 2020.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard