Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
SC 0012 |
Object Name |
Handbill |
Scope & Content |
The collection consists of a reproduction of a handbill advertising a lecture presented by Belle Boyd at the Leesburg Opera House on 4 Dec 1894. Maria Isabella Boyd, better known as Belle Boyd (9 May 1844- 11 Jun 1900), was born in Martinsburg, VA (now WV). Because of her activities as a spy for the Confederacy during the Civil War she was arrested and imprisoned three times. In the late 1880s she began to travel around the country giving dramatic presentations describing her memories of the Civil War and her exploits as a Confederate spy. Boyd died suddenly of a heart attack while on tour in 1900. |
Physical characteristics |
No physical characteristics affect the use of this material. Photocopying not permitted. |
Title |
Leesburg Opera House Handbill |
Copyrights |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from Thomas Balch Library. |
Collection |
Leesburg Opera House Handbill (SC 0012) |