Mary Etta Hayden's autograph book

Object/Artifact

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Mary Etta Hayden's autograph book

Entry/Object ID

2016.005.0015

Description

3 1/2"h x 5 1/2" wide maroon autograph album with heavy embossing on the front, washed in gold. There is a raised circle on the left with an image of a boy in a large hat, carrying a hurdy-gurdy through the streets while being chased by a small brown dog. Below the image is a curved banner reading "Autographs" in gold letters. The back is maroon, but has no decoration. The plain paper inside is now quite brown. Cover p. 2 Heavily embossed cutout of a woman's hand holding a small bouquet of red roses and "Etta Hayden" in script underneath P. 1 August 27, 1889 Four line poem to Etta from her sister Gladys Hayden P. 2 Blank P. 3 Sep. 15, 1889 Four line poem to Etta from her sister Irene Richardson P. 4 Recipe for tomato butter P. 5-14 Blank P. 15 Four line poem from J. E. Y. P. 16 Blank P. 17 Aug. 26, 1889 Four line poem to Mary Etta from her cousin Alice Burroughs p. 18-22 Blank P. 23 "Joseph Claude Hayden was born Oct. 16, 1895 Mary Pauline Hayden was born Oct. 20, 1897" P. 24-26 Blank P. 27 Recipe for lemon butter P. 28 Sep. 15, 1889 Four line poem by a friend A. J. Hayden P. 29 Charlotte Hall Aug. 26, 1889 Four line poem to Mary Etta from her cousin Sarah A. Sothoron P. 30 Blank P. 31 "The first mass was celebrated in Saint Marys County March 25, 1634" P. 32 Copy of an obituary pasted in the center of the page "Died Departed this life October 22 Mary E.C. Hayden, wife of James T. Hayden, in the sixty-fourth year of her age. May she rest in peace." Cover P. 3 Heavily embossed cutout of two doves in a flower bouquet with a small banner that says "Sweet Remembrance."

Collection

Claude Hayden Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1889 - 1897

Location

Container

Claude Hayden Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 13, Shelf 1-Back

Rack

Rack 13

Wall

East wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Claude Hayden Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 13, Shelf 1-Back

Rack

Rack 13

Wall

East wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burroughs, Alice

Person or Organization

Hayden, A. J.

Person or Organization

Hayden, Gladys

Person or Organization

Hayden, James T.

Person or Organization

Hayden, Joseph Claude

Person or Organization

Hayden, Mary E. C.

Person or Organization

Hayden, Mary Etta

Person or Organization

Hayden, Mary Pauline

Person or Organization

Richards, Irene Hayden

Person or Organization

Sothoron, Sarah A.