Mary C. Gould friendship album

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-1015

Staff Only

Content Description

This friendship album belonged to Mary C. Gould of Baltimore. Inside are poems and other messages from Gould's family and friends, the bulk of which are from P. Roman Steck, whom she later married in 1846. Two of Steck's messages to Mary are encoded, and one poem dated January 1842 seems to indicate that the two would soon be married, although their wedding would not occur until May 1846. Some pages include hand-colored engravings. The album also includes loose newspaper clippings of poetry and a floral needlepoint design that reads "Love."

Dates

Creation: 1841 January 2-1845 May 18
Creation: Majority of material found within 1841 - 1842

Creator

Gould, Mary C. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.