Bettie A. Ford friendship 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 open for research.

Handle gentley as front cover is not attached and back cover is loose.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16578, Bettie A. Ford friendship album, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter sized folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16578, Bettie A. Ford friendship album, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a "The Forget Me Not Album" belonging to Bettie A. Ford, of Lynchburg, Virginia. The album contains a mix of hand-written sentiments, poems, and remembrances written to Ford. The entries are mostly signed by initial or first name and many are dated. A few of the entries have annotations with additional information about the creator. In addition to these entries, there appear to be journal type jottings, possibly written by Ford. Also included are printed poems, newspaper clippings, pressed flowers and at least one illustration that has been pasted in and hand colored. Some pages appear to have been torn out.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Peter Luke by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on July 20, 2021.
Physical description:
poor
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard