Louise C. Lamb 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:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16147, Louise C. Lamb Commonplace book, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a document box BW 7.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16147, Louise C. Lamb Commonplace book, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

Louise C. Lamb commonplace book, 1865 with a paste in of a carte de visite of John Wilkes Booth, around 1863 by Alexander Gardner totaling 0.03 cubic feet. Quarto album with gold-stamped leather binding and central inset panel on front cover.A mostly blank commonplace book with a title page indicating that it was published by J. C. Riker, 129 Fulton St., New York. Inscribed "A happy New Year, Lou. Frank." Appears to have been pre-filled with numerous engravings, including one of Little Red Riding Hood. Many pages have been removed with scissors, though a handful of inscriptions made by individuals remain, and an ALS from S. A. Lattimore appears pasted in towards the back of the volume.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Black Swan Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on May, 2016.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Commonplace books