Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16195, Lucretia Foster friendship album, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Eclectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on July 22, 2016.

Scope and Contents

Lucretia Foster friendship album, 1843-1846, 0.03 cubic feet, contains personal heartfelt messages written by the friends and family of Lucretia Foster, of Brewster, Massachusetts in a red leather binding with blind and gold stamped designs. Commercial album, "Floral Album" published by J. Riker, New York, ca 1841. Verse and prose including an acrostic poem.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Friendship booklets

General

Part of Women's Scrapbook / Commonplace Book Collection (University of Virginia)