Lavinia Hetherling Leinau commonplace book
Collection
Identifier: W-0124
Scope and Contents
This commonplace book, compiled by Tennessee resident Lavinia Hetherling Leinau, contains literary quotations, poems, and handwritten notes from friends. The notebook is embossed with Leinau's name and contains several printed engravings. Leinau began compiling the commonplace book in 1831, when she was a young woman living in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The majority of entries are dated from 1831 to 1836; the book contains one entry dated 1879, added after Leinau's death. The majority of entries are notes and poems written by friends and dedicated to Leinau, dealing with themes such as friendship, remembrance, and morality. The collection also includes handwritten copies of essays on the "character of a good wife" and "character of a good husband."
Dates
- 1831 - 1879
- Majority of material found within 1831 - 1836
Creator
- Leinau, Lavinia Hetherling (Author, Person)
Physical Description
Commonplace book is very fragile; both front and back covers have separated from binding.
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
The daughter of Daniel Leinau and Eliza Jardon, Lavinia Heatherling Leinau was born on October 9, 1817, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Leinau married Isaac Henry Hilliard on May 26, 1836, in Beersheba Springs, Tennessee. On April 15, 1837, the couple's only daughter, Lavinia Hilliard, was born. On August 11, 1837, Leinau died at the age of nineteen.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Tennessee resident Lavinia Heatherling Leinau's commonplace book, containing poetry and notes from friends
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama.
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
Physical Description
Commonplace book is very fragile; both front and back covers have separated from binding.
Processed by
Haley Aaron, 2013
Creator
- Leinau, Lavinia Hetherling (Author, Person)
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Lavinia Hetherling Leinau commonplace book
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- January 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository