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Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917 [Scrapbook of E.R. Archer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.165 Author/Creator: Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Scrapbook Date: 1882/09/21-1896/05/17 Pagination: 30 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

Scrapbook containing programs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to the variously named Richmond Mozart Association and two or three clippings relating to the death of Joseph R. Anderson, Confederate general and owner of the Tredegar Iron Works. Notation on fly "E. R. Archer from Annie W. Jeffery X mas - 1890". Green leather spine and corners, vertical red and blue marbled boards. "Scrap Book" blind stamped on spine.

Archer, Edward Richard, 1834-1918
Johnston, Joseph A., fl. 1882-1896

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