Collection of alba amicorum, 1813-1877

Physical description: 0.63 linear feet (7 volumes in 2 boxes)

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Items in Manuscript Collection
Call number	Note	Status
M2256		In-library use
M2256 FLAT BOX 1		In-library use
M2256 FLAT BOX 2		In-library use

Description

Contents/Summary

Summary: Seven alba amicorum (or "stammbuchkassette") kept by seven different individuals throughout central Europe. Former owners include one Hilbert from Suessenbach, Gustav Jenke, Gertrud Jenke, Anna Heuser, an individual from Glogau, a woman named Pauline, and a woman named Bertha. Some albums include color drawings, locks of hair, or embroidery.

Subjects

Subjects: Autograph albums.
Genre: Alba amicorum.; Libri amicorum.

Bibliographic information

Earliest date: 1813
Latest date: 1877
Access: Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Cite as: [identification of item], Collection of alba amicorum (M2256). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Terms: There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
Source: Purchase; 2017. Accession MSS 2017-246.

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