Margaret Schwartzhaupt friendship album

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
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16188, Margaret Schwartzhaupt friendship album, , Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a document box BW 8.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16188, Margaret Schwartzhaupt friendship album, , Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

Margaret "Maggie" Schwartzhaupt friendship album, 1873-1876, totaling 0.03 cubic feet, is a blank book presented to Miss Schwartzhaupt of Baltimore by her father on Christmas Day, 1873. Every page is filled with holographic sentiments, each in a unique hnd, from her friends and family between 1873 and 1896. Some pages are embellished with illustrations and Victorian scrapbook material. Tipped to the last pages of the album are newspaper articles mentioning family marriages, births, and deaths. Several of the messages are written in German, though most are English. Of note is that all of these messages are writen entirely in verse, several accompanied by exceptional calligraphic elements. Messages are from family, friends, parents, and one by Maggies' son (1896)

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Brian Cassidy by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on July 6, 2016.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Friendship booklets