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Book of Patience - 1896 - Annie M. Stearn, 1896

 File — Folder: 9

Scope and Contents

Bound notebook, hand written and illustrated, apparently by Annie M. Stearn, containing the rules and directions for fifty variations of the card game Patience, or Solitaire. The notebook consists of 74 pages, of which 52 are manuscript, 1 written index and 21 blank. The text is adorned with 25 hand drawn diagrams of card arrays, mostly illustrated in black and red.

Dates

  • Creation: 1896

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository

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Trinity College Library
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Hartford Connecticut 06106