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Autograph album, 1879-1884 of Emma Smyth. Contains words of friendship and poems dedicated to her. Most locations are in south-west Virginia and Tennessee. Also included are two news clippings.
Purchased, March 2010. Accession 2010.171
Emma Smyth Autograph Album, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William & Mary.