Ella F. Simons, "A Young Ladies school newspaper written for subscribers" , MSS 16137

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

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16137, Ella F. Simons, "A Young Ladies school newspaper written for subscribers", Albert and Chirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Eclectibles, 2 May 2016.

Scope and Contents

Ella F. Simons, "A Young Ladies school newspaper written for subscribers"(1859; 0.03 cubic feet) Contains eleven pages of hand written material. Begins with an "edatoreal" about the state of the nation and the mission of the paper, followed by articles with titles such as "Night," "The Poet," "Dear Emily," "A Ride," "Our Wreath," "Composition," "Sniff," and more. All articles are written in the same hand and with the same unique writing voice, leaving one to ponder if she was a scribe or perhaps the individuals' names attributed to each writing were fictitious. A lace paper cover with embossed cut-outs serves as the wrapper. Windsor, CT.