Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16509, Mary M. Russell album, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Black Swan Books by the Small Special Collections Libary at the University of Virginia Library on October 1, 2019.

Content Description

This collection contains a commonplace book of Mary M. Russell. The first entry, signed "Mortimer," and dated Rose Mont, August 7, 1844," is a kind of paean to "The Album" itself. Book includes engraved images, verses, drawings, and handwritten entries with place names, including Virginia, Washington, and Maryland. Laid in hand-lettered piece of music, "We no more," addressed to Miss Mary Russell.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Women's Scrapbook/ Commonplace Book Collections (University of Virginia)
• Commonplace books