Commonplace books
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books in which noteworthy literary passages, cogent quotations, poems, comments, recipes, prescriptions, and other miscellaneous document types are written.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Commonplace book of Louisa Clemson Browne, 1800s?
Item — Box 101, Shelf: Bound Manuscripts/Ledgers
Identifier: 2016-SC-024-004
Scope and Contents
Commonplace book of Louisa Clemson Brown (later Rogers), a descendant of George Washington Steptoe, nephew of George Washington. Louisa lived from 1862-1939 in West Virginia.
Dates:
1800s?
Commonplace book of Mary Washington Rogers, 1840
Item — Box 101, Shelf: Bound Manuscripts/Ledgers
Identifier: 2016-SC-024-001
Scope and Contents
Commonplace book signed on title page Mary Rogers, believed to be Mary Washington Rogers (later Laidley) of West Virginia, a descendant of George Washington Steptoe, nephew of George Washington. The scrapbook contains letters and poems regarding God, Autumn, love, religion, friendship, prayer, Mrs. Rogers, and Mary.
Dates:
1840
