mss0097_0111.xml Finding aid for John Saxon copybookcirca 1860s University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2009 April 16) Finding aid encoded 2009 April 16 English John Saxon copybookcirca 1860s Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267 Phone: 302-831-2229 Fax: 302-831-6003 URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/
Saxon, John, fl. 1860s John Saxon copybookcirca 1860s MSS 097, Item 111 1 v. (24 p.) ; 20 cm. This copybook, presumably owned by John Saxon, possibly of Boston, Massachusetts, was used to practice penmanship. It also contains pasted-in newspaper clippings on the topics of farming, flowers, handwriting, frogs, Civil War battles, and women. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

Gift of Robert Fleck, May 1979.

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The collection is open for research.

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 Citation

MSS 097, Item 111, John Saxon copybook, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

 Shelving Summary Item 111: Shelved in SPEC MSS 097 Processing

Processed and encoded by Evan Echols, April 2009.

 Biographical Note

John Saxon lived in the Northern United States, presumably in Boston, Massachusetts, during the 1860s.

Biographical information derived from the collection.

Scope and Content Note

This copybook presumably owned by John Saxon, possibly of Boston, Massachusetts, was used to practice penmanship. It also contains pasted-in newspaper clippings on the topics of farming, flowers, handwriting, frogs, Civil War battles, and women.

The cover of the copybook features a stylized seal of the United States and information stating that the book was manufactured by James French and sold at his Book and Stationery Store in Boston, Massachusetts. It is further advertised that store sold other writing supplies "at the Lowest Cash Prices." The name John Saxon and date October 25th are written in ink on the upper right corner of the cover.

On each page of the copybook is a single saying or quotation repeated multiple times as writing practice. There are twenty-four sentences, each, such as "Justice should characterize all our actions," having to do with virtue or self improvement. Newsclippings on various topics are pasted to some pages, partially or completely covering the writing in several cases. The back cover of the book features an advertisement for "French's Victoria and School Pen" as well as a multiplication table and four small illustrations.

The volume is paper bound and hand sewn. With the exception of paste having been applied to the pages, this copybook is in good condition.

 Selected Search Terms Topical Terms Copybooks--United States--History--19th century--Specimens. Penmanship, American--History--19th century. Form/Genre Terms Clippings (information artifacts) Copybooks (instructional materials) Scrapbooks. Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 097 Diaries, Journals, and Ships' Logs collection.

 Detailed Contents List 111 John Saxon copybookcirca 1860s