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
- 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
William Canby was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 11, 1822, to James Canby and Elizabeth Roberts. He entered Haverford College in 1837 and left in 1839. While at Haverford, he was involved with the Haverford Loganian Society and the Penn Literary Society, being a teller in the latter. He married Ann Tatnall on April 30, 1897. He was a farmer. He died on January 15, 1897, in Wilmington, Delaware. Bibliographical information from "Biographical Catalog of the Matriculates of Haverford College... 1833-1922" (1922).
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language
English
Overview
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.
- Haverford (Pa.)
- Haverford College -- History -- 19th century
- Haverford College -- Students
- commonplace books
Creator
- Canby, Roberts M. , 1819-1854 (Person)
- 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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