A Guide to the The Rays, ca. 1860-1880 The Rays 7750

A Guide to the The Rays, ca. 1860-1880

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7750

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

7750

Title

The Rays, ca. 1860-1880

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of a 77-page manuscript, AMs, with hand-sewn binding.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

The Rays, Accession #7750, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was deposited on 1963 December 17.

Scope and Content Information

The Rays was written by an unknown [woman ?] author. It is a domestic, moral tale about the Ray Family and its five children set in a small village [in Pennsylvania ?], showing the influence of Louisa May Alcott. The mention of tintypes would date it ca. 1860-1880. The number of misspelled words indicate that the writer was not an academic. Illustrated with delicate pen and ink drawings at beginnings and ends of chapters. The second version is pasted on pages of the first.