Roberts Canby commonplace book
Scope and Contents
The commonplace book contains notes from friends of Roberts Canby, mostly his peers at Haverford College. The entries include prose or poetry, a signature, the hometown of the signer, their college, and the date. The book itself is a published book with illustrations at the top of every page.
Dates
- Creation: 1834-1835
Creator
- Canby, Roberts M. , 1819-1854 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Roberts M. Canby was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 7, 1819, to James Canby and Elizabeth Roberts. He entered Haverford College in 1833 and left the same year. Canby was one of the twenty-one students present at Haverford on opening day. He died on September 25, 1854, in Wilmington, Delaware. Bibliographical information from "Biographical Catalog of the Matriculates of Haverford College... 1833-1922" (1922).
Extent
.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This album contains notes from friends of Roberts Canby from 1834 to 1835, mostly his peers at Haverford College. The entries include prose or poetry, a signature, the hometown of the signer, their college, and the date. The book itself is a published book with illustrations at the top of every page.
Acquisition
Acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Madison Arnold-Scerbo; completed May, 2018.
Subject
- Haverford College -- History -- 19th century (Organization)
- Haverford College -- Students (Organization)
- Title
- Roberts Canby commonplace book, 1834-1835
- 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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