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Jemima Buell Griffing album

 Collection — Box: BW 50, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16735

Content Description

An autograph album of Jemima Buell Griffing from Clinton, Connecticut.The album is filled with phrases, poems (some original), and short entries, including stories of Griffing with her family and friends.

Additionally there is a pencil drawing of what appears to be a grave with "Sacred to Memory" written on it surrounded by foliage drawn by J.R. Carns. It includes four engravings, some of which are hand-colored.

Dates

  • Creation: 1832-1856

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Jemima Buell Griffing was born in or around 1811 in Killingworth, Connecticut. She married Ebenezer "Ebben" Griffing in 1833, and they adopted Alice R. Griffing (b.1852), Caroline Griffing (b.1849), and Almira Dark.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 legal folder.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Ecclectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on February 19, 2020.

Title
Jemima Buell Griffing album
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
2023-02-10
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States