Wright, Laura, A., friendship album Laura A. Wright friendship album MSS 16533

Laura A. Wright friendship album MSS 16533


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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Ellen Welch

Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Identification
MSS 16533
Title
Laura A. Wright friendship album 1830-1860
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/121886
Quantity
.04 Cubic Feet, 1 legal sized folder, 1 album
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16533, Laura A. Wright friendship album, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from David A. Hamilton Americana Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on November 27, 2017.

Content Description

This collection contains one volume belonging to Lauren A. Wright of Hebron, Connecticut, with 67 pages of inscriptions, prose, and drawings. An intricate calligraphy inscription reads "Calvin H. Phelps to Miss Laura A. Wright, Hebron." Dates for inscriptions range from 1830 to 1860, with the majority written in the 1830's and 1840's. Locations written in the book include Hebron, Hartford, Glastenbury, Belchertown, New Haven, Columbia, and West Dennis, Connecticut.

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