Box 1
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Ellen Nickles’ autograph album, 1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection begins with four 19th century autograph albums, containing autographs, poetry, prose, and wishes from friends. An album presented to Miss Ellen Nickles by a friend on April 3, 1852 in Winchester, Virginia mirrors the gift book or literary annual that was so popular from the 1820s through the 1860s. Published annually, these anthologies of fiction and poetry were presented to friends and family members as Christmas or birthday presents. Inside Ellen Nickles' album are engraved...
Dates:
Other: 1852
Marion Thayer MacMillan’s autograph album, 1877
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection begins with four 19th century autograph albums, containing autographs, poetry, prose, and wishes from friends. An album presented to Miss Ellen Nickles by a friend on April 3, 1852 in Winchester, Virginia mirrors the gift book or literary annual that was so popular from the 1820s through the 1860s. Published annually, these anthologies of fiction and poetry were presented to friends and family members as Christmas or birthday presents. Inside Ellen Nickles' album are engraved...
Dates:
Other: 1877
Ella McClure Glasgow’s autograph album, 1881
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection begins with four 19th century autograph albums, containing autographs, poetry, prose, and wishes from friends. An album presented to Miss Ellen Nickles by a friend on April 3, 1852 in Winchester, Virginia mirrors the gift book or literary annual that was so popular from the 1820s through the 1860s. Published annually, these anthologies of fiction and poetry were presented to friends and family members as Christmas or birthday presents. Inside Ellen Nickles' album are engraved...
Dates:
Other: 1881
Harry Wilson’s autograph album, 1887
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection begins with four 19th century autograph albums, containing autographs, poetry, prose, and wishes from friends. An album presented to Miss Ellen Nickles by a friend on April 3, 1852 in Winchester, Virginia mirrors the gift book or literary annual that was so popular from the 1820s through the 1860s. Published annually, these anthologies of fiction and poetry were presented to friends and family members as Christmas or birthday presents. Inside Ellen Nickles' album are engraved...
Dates:
Other: 1887