A Guide to the Lucretia Maria Davidson Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7517
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
Lucretia Maria Davidson Collection, Accession 7517, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Deposit, 1964 May 15
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Oliver
- Lucretia Maria Davidson
- Marg. Davidson
- Margaret Davidson
- Moss Kent
Item Listing
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"The Miscellaneous Works of Miss Lucretia Maria Davidson of Plattsburgh, N.Y. in Poetry and Prose Compiled from Original Manuscripts for her Parents Doctor Oliver and Mrs. Margaret Davidson . Book 2nd"[c. 1825]AMs [bound], 220 p.
[Handwritten, hardbound volume of manuscripts; in red leather, hand-tooled with guilt stamped ornamentation; paginated with index.]
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"The Miscellaneous Works of Miss Lucretia Maria Davidson of Plattsburgh . In Poetry and Prose Compiled from Original Manuscripts for her Parents Dr. Oliver and Mrs. Marg. Davidson Book 3rd"n.d.AMs [bound], 244 p.
[Handwritten, hardbound volume of manuscripts; in red leather, hand-tooled with guilt stamped ornamentation; intermittent pagination, no index. Contains "The Recluse of Saranac" with "Matilda or the Enfield Family Romance" and "Clara, an Unfinished Romance." AN pinned to the beginning of Chapter Seven of "Matilda" suggests inserting a line when there is a break in the narration.]