Autograph book of Mary Helena Tongue of Douglas, Isle of Man

Date(s): 1889-1927

Creator(s): Various

Scope & Content: Featuring plentiful original and copied artwork and poetry, sometimes accompanied by photographs of contributors. Entries are from acquaintances and family on the Isle of Man, also Dublin, Leeds, Liverpool and elsewhere off island. Volume includes contributions from Haydn Wood with an excerpt from Roses of Picardy, Isabel Broadbent, A.Coupe and E. M. Joughin (an ink drawing of a full skeleton and reference to Noble's Isle of Man Hospital); also pasted in signatures of Manx dignitaries and the signatures of three veterans of the American Civil War, collected at Portland, Oregon August 1918.

Language: English

Extent: 1 volume

Collection: Manuscript Archive

Level: ITEM

ID number: MS 13527

Record class: Private

Access conditions: No regulations or restrictions are implemented on this material. Advance notification of a research visit is advisable by emailing library@mnh.gov.im

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