A Guide to the Lucretia Maria Davidson Collection #7517

A Guide to the Lucretia Maria Davidson Collection Davidson, Lucretia Maria. 7517

A Guide to the Lucretia Maria Davidson Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7517

University of Virginia Library

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Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff

Repository

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA

Collection Number

7517

Title

Lucretia Maria Davidson Collection 1825, n.d.

Extent

3 items

Creator

Location

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Lucretia Maria Davidson Collection, Accession 7517, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Deposit, 1964 May 15

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Oliver
Lucretia Maria Davidson
Marg. Davidson
Margaret Davidson
Moss Kent

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Item Listing

Manuscripts

"The Miscellaneous Works of Miss Lucretia Maria Davidson of Plattsburgh, N.Y. in Poetry and Prose Compiled from Original Manuscripts for her Parents Doctor Oliver and Mrs. Margaret Davidson . Book 2nd"
[c. 1825]
AMs [bound], 220 p.

[Handwritten, hardbound volume of manuscripts; in red leather, hand-tooled with guilt stamped ornamentation; paginated with index.]
"The Miscellaneous Works of Miss Lucretia Maria Davidson of Plattsburgh . In Poetry and Prose Compiled from Original Manuscripts for her Parents Dr. Oliver and Mrs. Marg. Davidson Book 3rd"
n.d.
AMs [bound], 244 p.

[Handwritten, hardbound volume of manuscripts; in red leather, hand-tooled with guilt stamped ornamentation; intermittent pagination, no index. Contains "The Recluse of Saranac" with "Matilda or the Enfield Family Romance" and "Clara, an Unfinished Romance." AN pinned to the beginning of Chapter Seven of "Matilda" suggests inserting a line when there is a break in the narration.]

Letter

Lucretia Maria Davidson to Moss Kent
n.d.
ALS, 1 p.

[Apologizes for a work which does not conform to his request and instructions; made several unsatisfactory attempts to comply with his wishes; did not reply in hopes she would be successful.]