Sadie commonplace book

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.Please handle gently; cover and some pages are loose and materials are fragile.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16556, Sadie commonplace book, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.2 Cubic Feet 1 half-width letter sized document box
Creator:
Sadie
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16556, Sadie commonplace book, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a commonplace book. It is not clear the provenance but inscribed in the front and back covers is the name Sadie. The album contains 170 pages of content and a few loose clippings. Each page is filled with clippings from magazines and newspapers that focus on women's work, loss, fairy tales, literature, and poetry. The owner hand colored all the illustrations from magazines. Many of the illustrations are of women; some in non-traditional roles. Many articles are from the periodical Hearth and Home. Many of the articles are by women and include writers such as Clio Stanley, Helen Forrest Graves, Lottie Brown, Hester a Benedict, Emma Alic Brown among others.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Ecclectibles by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on August 5, 2021.
Physical description:
Poor
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard