Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Handle gentley as front cover is not attached and back cover is loose.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16578, Bettie A. Ford friendship album, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Peter Luke by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on July 20, 2021.

Content Description

This collection contains a "The Forget Me Not Album" belonging to Bettie A. Ford, of Lynchburg, Virginia. The album contains a mix of hand-written sentiments, poems, and remembrances written to Ford. The entries are mostly signed by initial or first name and many are dated. A few of the entries have annotations with additional information about the creator. In addition to these entries, there appear to be journal type jottings, possibly written by Ford. Also included are printed poems, newspaper clippings, pressed flowers and at least one illustration that has been pasted in and hand colored. Some pages appear to have been torn out.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Women's Scrapbook/ Commonplace Book Collections (University of Virginia)
• Commonplace books
• Friendship
• Virginia -- Lynchburg