Elsie Dinsmore

Book

Cohen Bray House

Name/Title

Elsie Dinsmore

Entry/Object ID

2023.384.1

Description

First in a series of 28 children’s books whose author Martha Finley attempted to promote Christian morality through the life of Elsie Dinsmore, a motherless child living on a Southern plantation who devotes her life to God in spite of the relative impiety of those around her.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamp

Location

Inside front cover

Transcription

Department of Public Instruction

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink/Stamp

Notes

Rest is obscured by an inscription

Type

Inscription

Location

Inside front and back covers

Material/Technique

Handwritten, Pencil, Pen

Notes

Interior is covered in several names and dates, which begin in 1952 and end in 1967

Type

Stamp

Location

Title page

Transcription

3262 2

Material/Technique

Ink/Stamp

Create Date

August 26, 2023