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Gardner, Louise M., Friendship Album, 1859-1862
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of a friendship album kept by Louise M. Gardner during the entirety of her time studying at the Maplewood Young Ladies' Institute in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the mid 19th century. The album contains entries from 57 female classmates and 12 from male students at nearby Williams College, some of which are accompanied by photographs. With particularly intimate and friendly notes, this album provides insights into the close-knit friendships of young women drawn together to an academic space from Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. In some of the entries, students reflect on their differing opinions on the American Civil War. The album provides insight to the culture at a 19th century "finishing school" as well as how the young women formed friendships, romantic relationships, and a community with one another and with men from a nearby college.
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by the name of the creator or by the date of acquisition.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Whitmore Rare Books in 2020 (AM 2021-53).
- Appraisal
No material was separated during processing.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Gardner, Louise M., Friendship Album; General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, C0140, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss)
- Boxes B-001559
NoteBoxes 59 and 63 are stored in special vault facilities.
Find More
- Existence and Location of Copies
Parts of this collection are available on microfilm, cataloged separately as RCPXM-7497696.
- Separated Materials
Citizens of Coculco & Tempatetetzintla v. Antonio de Padilla, 1624, previoulsy in Box 10, has been removed and transferred to the Princeton Collection of Mesoamerican Manuscripts (C0940).
- Subject Terms:
- Women -- Education -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Women -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century -- Sources - Genre Terms:
- Autograph albums -- 19th century
- Places:
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion -- Sources
