William A. Brown autograph album
Scope and Contents
This small album contains autographs from students at Haverford College and Penn College who were friends with William A. Brown. The entries contain short notes or poems along with the person's signature, the date, and their college affiliation. There are also pencil annotations throughout the next labeling some entires as "original" and adding the fill names of some people who only wrote their initials.
Dates
- Creation: 1835 - 1838
Creator
- Brown, William A. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical / Historical
William A. Brown entered Haverford College Introductory Department in 1833 and left after his junior year in 1842. He was born in Philadelphia on December 14, 1824. His parents were Jerimah Brown and Elizabeth Stewardson.
Extent
.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This small album contains autographs from students at Haverford College and Penn College who were friends with William A. Brown. The entries contain short notes or poems along with the person's signature, the date (between 1835 and 1838), and their college affiliation. There are also pencil annotations throughout the next labeling some entires as "original" and adding the fill names of some people who only wrote their initials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Phillip Cowan 1955.
Processing Information
Processed by Madison Arnold-Scerbo, completed May 2018.
Subject
- Haverford College -- Students (Organization)
- Haverford College -- History -- 19th century (Organization)
- Title
- William A. Brown autograph album
- Author
- Madison Arnold-Scerbo
- Date
- May, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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