Illinois Handwritten Memory Album from a Young Lady 1853-1862
by [Girls Education], Illinois
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[Girls Education] Memory Album with 24 handwritten entries from friends and classmates of a Young Woman in Hillsboro, IL from 1853-1862. A memorabilia, recording many aspects of the first major movement of women's education in the United States brings depth to a movement that was groundbreaking in its time, but today is largely at risk of disappearing from the historical record. 24 entries in various hands, dated 1853-1862. Memory albums held autographs, sentiments, and reminiscences of friends and schoolmates, similar to yearbooks today. "To Hettie, Oh! do not say Farewell, We we are going to sever, Tis like sudden passing bell of Friendship gone forever. Oh, seek some other language than the mournful truth to tell, Say parting friends may meet again, but do not say farewell." Red cloth boards with a gilt motif of a girl scattering flowers in center. 7 3/4 x 6 in. Gilt edges. 130 pages. Album includes one frontispiece engraving and 5 color illustrations of flowering plants and birds. 2 hand-drawn pictures of flowers, and a hand-drawn pencil illustration of a young woman, cut out into a paperdoll. Most entries from Hillsboro, IL, but include other location such as St. Louis. Young women, particularly those finishing their time at a female academy and preparing to leave their school friends, tended to be the ones to create friendship albums. Boards faded. Good to very good condition.
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- Max Rambod Inc. (US)
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- Title
- Illinois Handwritten Memory Album from a Young Lady 1853-1862
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- [Girls Education], Illinois
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- Used
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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