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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Batts, Georgeanna. |
| Title: | Georgeanna Batts Friendship Album |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1845-1851 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | friendship album with floral decorations |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Nothing is known about the creator of this album. The ownership of Georgeanna Batts is assumed because the fly leaf of the album is signed with her name and multiple poems therein are directly dedicated to her.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Georgeanna Batts Friendship Album is a single volume. The cover title reads "Scriptural Album with Floral Illustrations." It is clothbound and gold stamped containing handwritten poetry or scripture verses from different hands. Some pages have been decorated with feathers, dried or paper flowers. The place names in the album refer to places in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Georgeanna Batts Friendship Album,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1960.
Originally acquired from Syracuse University's Library School as the Children's Literature Study Collection.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: SM
Date: 27 Jun 2017
Revision history: 20 Jul 2017 - aquisition information updated (SM)