Gilman, Ann album Guide to the Ann Gilman album MSS 16310

Guide to the Ann Gilman album MSS 16310


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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/

Rose Oliveira, Accessioning Archivist

Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Identification
MSS 16310
Title
Ann Gilman album 1835-1839
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/124864
Quantity
0.2 Cubic Feet
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16310, Ann Gilman album, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from David A. Hamilton Americana Books ABAA by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on April 10, 2017.

Content Description

This collection contains the memory album of Ann Gilman. The octavo album, restored, with original light blue-green paper covered boards and new black leather spine. 71 pages, including 3 of the 5 engravings, were used for written verse and inscriptions dating from 1835-1839. Inscriptions are signed from Dover, New Hampshire and Bangor, Maine. Two inscriptiosn have small drawings. One page has a page of verse secured with pins. New front and rear end-papers. Album has 76 unnumbered pages and 5 steel engravings.

Subjects and Indexing Terms