Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.Please handle gently; cover and some pages are loose and materials are fragile.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16556, Sadie commonplace book, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Ecclectibles by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on August 5, 2021.

Content Description

This collection consists of a commonplace book. It is not clear the provenance but inscribed in the front and back covers is the name Sadie. The album contains 170 pages of content and a few loose clippings. Each page is filled with clippings from magazines and newspapers that focus on women's work, loss, fairy tales, literature, and poetry. The owner hand colored all the illustrations from magazines. Many of the illustrations are of women; some in non-traditional roles. Many articles are from the periodical Hearth and Home. Many of the articles are by women and include writers such as Clio Stanley, Helen Forrest Graves, Lottie Brown, Hester a Benedict, Emma Alic Brown among others.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Women's Scrapbook/ Commonplace Book Collections (University of Virginia)
• Commonplace books
• magazines (periodicals)