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Autograph album of Anna Sherman. Cover is inscribed "Floral Album" and interior has cutouts of flowers pasted in. Contains brief entries from friends and family.

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Autograph album, 1925-1958, of an unidentified person, likely of Williamsburg, Virginia. Includes the signatures of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., John D. Rockefeller, III, Winthrop Rockefeller, David Rockefeller, Harry F. Byrd, Grace Warren Landrum, James Hardy Dillard, Robert Morton Hughes, W.A.R. Goodwin and his wife, Earl Gregg Swem and Lilia Swem, Westmoreland Davis and Marguerite Davis, John Garland Pollard, Donald W. Davis, and Louise Chandler and Alvin Duke Chandler, among many others.

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Autograph book with entries written to Luella, with many short notes and poems. Most entries are signed and dated in Massachusetts.

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Autograph book addressed to Sarah. Contains several engravings and poems written in French.

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Autograph album containing various short notes and poems from people, with many saying "remember me." Most are signed with a location in New York, and several paper cut-outs have been pasted into different entries.

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Autograph album and guest book, 1892-1897, of [Charles Page Bryan, diplomat], containing autographs, poems, and sketches by visitors to "Byrd's Nest," Elmhurst [Chicago, Ill.] and by visitors, 1913-1917, to his home in Washington, D. C. The volume also contains photographs.

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Autograph book, 1947, of Perfecta Chavez of Albequerque, New Mexico. Includes addresses and notes from classmates and teachers after her graduation from Albuquerque Business College.

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Autograph album, 1850-1856, of Annie Haseltine Judson Chiles, Chesterfield, Virginia which also contains engravings.  Contains one carte-de-visite of an unknown man.

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Autograph album, 1884-1892, of Cornelia Bradford Pittman, Tarborough, North Carolina which contains printed illustrations.

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Autograph book of Dorcas Slocum. Cover says "Leaves of Friendship" and interior has purple pages. There are several longer poetic entries from friends.

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Artificial collection of English autographs and signatures, 1710-1915. The signatures were collected by Earl Gregg Swem. ca. 100 items.

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Autograph album of Frederick L. Torrey with entries from friends and family. Many entries are longer poems.

Scope and Contents Diaries, 1894-1950, of Bertha Ellithorpe Greaves of West Stafford, Connecticut. The first volume is an autograph book, circa 1890s, from when Greaves was in high school, and contains the autographs and addresses of schoolmates, friends, and neighbors. There is also a hospital diary, 1942, from Greaves' stay in Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. Includes the name of her doctor, her nurses, and a list of visitors. Finally, there are diaries, 1936-1950, which include...

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Autographs albums, library catalogs of personal libraries, maps, math notes and scrapbooks.

Many collections and material were purchased from John Hart during the 1930's and filed under their own accession numbers or interfiled with existing collections.

Scope and Contents Papers, 1871-1933, of Robert Morton Hughes of Norfolk, Virginia, concerning his law practice; his interest in maritime law; his biography of Joseph Eggleston Johnston; his influence in Virginia politics; and the College of William and Mary. Correspondents include Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Fitzhugh Lee, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Thomas Nelson Page, Woodrow Wilson, Flora (Cooke) Stuart and Theodore Roosevelt. There is also an autograph collection, 1715-1924, which includes signatures of Frances...

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Autograph album of a young lady named Julia.  One autograph includes a notation, "Richmond, Va."  Some autogaphs include drawings.  Many pages are faded or illegible due to water damage.  Undated, but during the 19th century.

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Autograph album, 1876-1877, of Lizzie Starke. Very few entries.  Includes a letter from her Mother.

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Autograph album, 1881-1884, of Lou Richardson containing floral stickers.

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Autograph album, 1860-1870, entitled "The Album Beauty," of Maggie Watts, Portsmouth, Va. which contains illustrations.

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Autograph book of Mary A. Rounds. Contains several engravings and longer poetic entries from friends and family.

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Autograph album, 1857-1865, entitled, "The Token Album," of Mary Lou Yancey, Patapsco Female Institute, Ellicott City, Maryland, which contains illustrations, newspaper clippings, and loose papers.

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Autograph album, 1860-1867, of Sue T. McPheeters, Raleigh, N. C.

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Autograph album of Minnie L. Doak from 1875-1877. Many entries from friends as well as a few drawings of calling cards and Latin notes.

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Mary A. Nevens Autograph Album with her name embossed in gold on the front of a leather book.  Includes an index in front of the book which has black and white plates.  Most autograph entrees consist of poetry.

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Autograph album, 1839-1844, of Nora Creina (Braxton) Macon.