MSS16509Russell, Mary M. albumGuide to the Mary M. Russell album MSS 16509Rose OliveiraAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

7 June 2021

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:39:51 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Mary M. Russell album Russell, Mary M. MSS 16509 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1021 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter sized folder 1844-1860 fair English BW 28 1 [X032669071] Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Black Swan Books by the Small Special Collections Libary at the University of Virginia Library on October 1, 2019.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Content Description

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.

 Women's Scrapbook/ Commonplace Book Collections (University of Virginia) Commonplace books