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Emily A. Bellair Autograph Album, 1861-1878 ; Detroit, Michigan (M-4574.1)

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Volume : Bellair 1861-1878
Abstract:
This volume whose decorative cover bears the title "Wreaths of Friendship," is a blank book with six engraved illustrations. She received the book from W. E. Gentle, who inscribed a two-page letter proclaiming the pair's friendship. Friends and family members contributed autographs and poetry, including several poems dedicated specifically to Emily that explored themes of friendship and parting. Her brother, Albert F. R. Arndt, wrote a poem from Cairo, Illinois, after he had "gone off to the seat of War" ( March 16, 1862). The final page contains a copy of "Auld Lang Syne," as well as several shorter poems that are darker in mood than the other verses. The volume also has its own separate finding aid, located here: Emily A. Bellair Autograph Album.

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