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Autograph albums

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Anna Sherman Autograph Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01558
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1860-1863

Autograph Album (Williamsburg, Va.)

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00713
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: circa 1925-1958

Autograph Book for Luella

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01550
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1876

Autograph Book for Sarah, Pawtucket R.I.

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01557
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1878-1879

Carrie Duester Autograph Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01549
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1879

Charles Page Bryan Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto3
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1892-1919; Majority of material found in 1892-1897

Perfecta Chavez Autograph Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01032
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1947

Annie Haseltine Judson Chiles Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto4
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1850-1854

Cornelia Bradford Pittman Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto7
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1884-1892

Dorcas Slocum Autograph Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01555
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1868

English Autographs and Signatures Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01204
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1710-1915

Frederick L. Torrey Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01553
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1838-1843

Bertha Ellithorpe Greaves Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00156
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...
Dates: 1894-1950

Hart Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.112
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1762-1913

Robert Morton Hughes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 H88
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...
Dates: 1715-1940; Majority of material found in 1871-1933

Julia's Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto14
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: circa 1870

Lizzie Starke Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto11
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1876-1877

Lou Richardson Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto8
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1881-1884

Maggie L. Watts Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto12
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1860-1870

Mary A. Rounds Autograph Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01556
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1845

Mary Lou Yancey Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto13
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1857-1865

Sue T. McPheeters Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto6
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1860-1867

Minnie L. Doak Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01554
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1875-1877

Mary A. Nevens Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01167
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1832-1837

Nora Creina Braxton Macon Autograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Auto2
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1839-1844