Schwartzhaupt, Margaret, friendship albumMargaret Schwartzhaupt friendship album MSS 16188Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

5/15/17

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 17:49:17 +0000.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Margaret Schwartzhaupt friendship album MSS 16188 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/373 0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a document box BW 8. 1873-1876 English BW 8 1 [X031589299] Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Brian Cassidy by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on July 6, 2016.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Scope and Contents

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)

 Friendship booklets