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Letter books

Scope note

Books of blank or lined paper on which letters to be sent have been written; also copies of letters, originally on loose sheets, bound together, usually in chronological order. GAHLM

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300026693

Broader Terms used

album

Narrower Terms used

letterpress copybooks

Term used for

books, letter
letterbooks

Equivalent Terms used

letter book

Created

13yrs ago

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