Finding Aid for the Mary Heal Autograph Book, 1878-1952 (bulk 1878-1884)
MS-2510 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 20, 2006.
Summary Information
Mary Heal Autograph Book
Date/Date Range : 1878-1952 (bulk 1878-1884)
0.2 linear feet
Abstract: This collection contains the 1878-1884 autograph album of Mary Heal from London, Ontario, Canada. It contains autographs, verses, drawings, etc. from friends and family in London, Ont., Knoxville, TN, and South Carolina. There is a separate folder, containing loose material from the book, including a letter from 1952 and other items.
MS-2510
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
Collection is property of the UT Special Collections Library.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Mary Heal Autograph Book, MS-2510. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of two folders.
Biography / History
No information could be found on Mary Heal or her family.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection contains the 1878-1884 autograph album of Mary Heal from London, Ontario, Canada. It contains poems, Bible verses, notes, and autographs from friends and family, mostly in London, Ont., Knoxville, TN, and South Carolina. There are also drawings, stickers, and watercolor paintings. Some of the autographs are from the Heal, Nesbitt, and Kingsmill families. Most of the notes are not headed, but some that are say "Dear Polly/Pollie" or "Dear Annie," while most are to "Mrs. Heal." There is a separate folder, which contains loose material from the book, including letters, notes, and paper hearts. The only post-1900 item is a 1952 letter from Mary Heal's daughter Alice to Hazel Burbage of Knoxville, TN, about the book and other belongings.
Subject Terms
- Heal, Mary.
- Autograph albums.
- Ontario -- Social life and customs.
Contents List
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Item
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Autograph album, belonging to Mary Heal of London, Ontario, Canada, 1878-1884
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Item
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Christmas poem found in the front cover, undated
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Item
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Letter found between a page with a drawing of Egypt and a page with a note from Edward M. Heal, undated
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Item
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Letter to Hazel Burbage of Knoxville, TN, on June 23, 1952, from Alice (Mrs. G. W.) Shuff about sending her mother's autograph album and other things found on page with a note to "Mrs. Heal" from Naney [Mabee], 1881 November 18
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Note on Mrs. Pillow and her brother-in-law General Pillow by Mary Heal found on page with note from Carrie [Liyars], 1880 December 30
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2
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Half of a paper heart found between a page with note from F.O. [Cormill] on April 1, 1884, and a page with a poem from O. D. Pillow of Knoxville, TN, 1884 November 22
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2
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Item
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Half of a paper heart found on a page with a note from Mary Rebecca Bratton and J. R. Bratton of Yorkville, SC, 1883 March 20
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