Mary M. Russell album

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

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.

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter sized folder
Creator:
Russell, Mary M.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Black Swan Books by the Small Special Collections Libary at the University of Virginia Library on October 1, 2019.
Physical description:
fair
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard