MSS16724Forget Me Not albumForget Me Not album MSS 16724Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2022-09-27

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
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William and Elizabeth Morris Fund, 2019/2020. Acquired by Molly Schwartzburg.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Eclectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 1 January 2020.

 Preferred Citation

MSS 16724, Forget Me Not album, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

 Content Description

This collection consists of a commonplace book featuring quotes and sayings from newspaper and magazine clippings from a variety of authors like Shakespeare, Goethe, Longfellow, Elliot, and Byron. Most are organized so the quotes from the same author are grouped on the same page. Also included are excerpts of poems handwritten into the album.

There are six black and white engravings and have the following titles 'Moonlight', 'Sketching from Nature', The Dukes Daughter', 'Mariana', and 'The Wife'. The cover has a hand painted floral design with nacre inlay and a gilded decorative border.

 Commonplace books Women's Scrapbook/ Commonplace Book Collections (University of Virginia)