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purchase.
John Hart was an educator having served on the faculty of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and as a book dealer in Richmond, Virginia.
Hart Collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Collection contains autographs albums, library catalogs of personal libraries, maps, math notes and scrapbooks.
Many materials were purchased from John Hart during the 1930's and filed under their own accession numbers or interfiled with existing collections.
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Martha Beverly was from Nottoway County, Virginia. Album has a red morocco cover and includes seven loose sheets of verse, one dated 1835. There are not many autographs. Mrs. Martha A. Hatchet, Lunenburg County, Va., is written inside the cover, 8.25 x 6.5 inches.
Autograph album of Julie Jesse of Epping Forest, Lancaster County, Virginia while a student at Albemarle Female Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia. Includes autographs, along with poems, sayings and stories from her friends. 166 pages.
Smith is a physician of Gates County, North Carolina. The book includes illustrated plates, original sketches and watercolors, some of Confederate flags and references to University of Virginia where Dr. Smith studied medicine. 128 pages, 8.5 x 7.
Day book of John Cullen, physician, of Richmond, Virginia. Lists patients he saw each day and occasionally notes their illness. 164 pages, 15.5 x 7 inches.
Typed carbon copy of a library catalog, probably belonging to J. Wilson of Washington, D.C. 53 pages.
Bound typed catalog of items in a Virginia Library. Probably written prior to 1894. Most of the publications listed are about Virginia or United States History. 65 pages.
Most of the maps are not original, but were probably removed from books and other publications.
Many of these maps appear to have been removed from books. Battle Plan by Adjutant's Office, Monterey, California, of Sierra Nevada and Gulf of California area. June 19, 1847 Sketch accompanying Col. Price's "Despatch." A battle plan near Pueblo de Toas. Undated. Sketch accompanying Col. Price's "Despatch" of 15 Feb. 1817. A battle plan near Rio Del Norte and Embudo. Map of United States along the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. Undated. Map of the European Settlements in South America by Thomas Kitchin, Senior, the Hydrographer to his Majesty.Published May 1, 1783. Map of Indostan, published by J & J Harper, New York, 1832. An Accurate Map of South America by Eman Bowen, Geographer to his Majesty. 1747. British America. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, illustrations made by W. Warren and engravings made by R. Wallis. Published by John Tallis and Company, London and New York. Undated. Map of the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic off of the East Coast of the United States and Canada. Torn. Undated. Carte Du Bresil /Depuis la Riviere des Amazones jusqua la Baye de Tous les Saints (Map of Brazil) pour servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages. Undated. Carte De La Riviere De La Plata par M.B. Ing de la Marine, pour servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages. Undated. Plan de la Ville De St. Salvador, Capitale du Bresil. Undated. Carte de la Guyane pour servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages. Undated. Suite Du Bresil, Depuis la Baye de Tous les Saints Jusqu'a a St. Paul, pour servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages. Undated. North America from the Best Authorities by Thomas Bowen, Geographer. Undated. A General Map of North America from the Best Authorities, published by Thomas and Andrews, Boston. Undated. Map of North America.Undated. East Canada and New Brunswick. Illustrations made by H. Warren and engraved by J.B. Allen. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, and published by John Tallis and Company, London and New York. Undated. Map of Census Districts, Quebec, 1871. Map of Census Districts, Ontario, 1871. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, 1871. Explanatory Sketch of the Strategic Operations towards the close of the Campaign of 1793. Map of France. General Map of Germany. Undated. Map of Portions of Germany, Switzerland and Italy, Battle plans. 1800. A New Plan of the Road from London to Dover and from Calais to Paris. Printed for C. Smith, mapseller, No. 172 Strand. Printed on paper and linen backed. Cardboard slip case. Color. April 12, 1814.
"Map of Route of Gov. Spottswood in Aug. and Sept 1716" Map shows route of Governor Spotswood from "Germanna to Shenandoah River as indicated by Journal of John Fontaine one of the Knights of the Golden Horse Shoe." Possibly removed from a book.
John T. Leigh lived in Newcastle, Powhatan County, Virginia. The book contains notes on trigonometry and algebra. 167 pages, 7.5 x 6.25 inches.
Scrapbook of George Edmund Holt, American Vice and Deputy Consul General, Tangier, Morocco, 1908-1913. Includes photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, invitations, wax seals, programs and menus. Includes photograph labeled "His Shareefian Majesty Mulai ABD-UL-AZIZ, Sulton of Morrocco, with H.R.H. Prince Jiame de Borbon, Pretender to Spanish Throne, (Duke of Madrid) Marques Gaytan de Ayala." 48 pages.
Includes Virginia and Maryland newspaper clippings of a general nature and about historical people, places and events plus a Richmond, Virginia confederate hundred dollar bill, dated August 12, 1862. The date 1877 appears on the first page. Undated, but late 1800's. 82 pages, 10 x 7.75 inches.
Scrapbook containing 576 monograms and crests cut from writing paper with names of the senders on the adjacent page. Some senders have been identified by where they live, such as Albany or Boston, or by fame. Selected monograms: #26 National Base Ball Club Albany Selected embossed monograms with dates, when possible: #11 U.S. Naval Academy #14 William Makepeace Thackery #17 Hamilton Fish, Governor of New York, U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of State (1808-1893). #282 George Templeton Strong (1820-1875) #310 Public Latin School. Boston. #536 Caroline B. Belmont (Mrs. August Belmont, Sr., August Belmont (1813-1890). 150 pages, 10 x 8.25 inches.
Newspaper clippings and prints from 1876 and 1877 which are glued on top of a handwritten ledger dated 1835-1850. Very little of the ledger is visible. 90 pages, 7.75 x 6.25.