MSS16738Southern pre-Civil War poetry albumSouthern pre-Civil War poetry album MSS 16738Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2023-02-15

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:43:27 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Southern pre-Civil War poetry album Cooke, John Esten , 1830-1886 MSS 16738 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1452 0.03 Cubic Feet This collection is one letter-sized folder. C. 1850-1860 English BW 51 1 Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

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.

Preferred Citation

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

Content Description

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.