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Jane Florence Connor autograph album

 Collection — Box: BW 59, Folder: 001
Identifier: MSS 16848

Content Description

This collection contains Jane Florence Connor's autograph album (1857-1946). The album contains two original watercolors by Johnston as well as ink drawings, and calligraphy. Also included are numerous autographs, well-wishes, notes, and drawings from numerous Philadelphia-area friends of the Connor family, some of whom are connected to Johnston's circle.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1877-1895

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Library believes that all or nearly all material in this collection is likely to be in the public domain, free of copyright restrictions. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page for more information about use of Special Collections materials. The library can provide copyright information upon request, but users are responsible for making their own determination about lawful use of collections materials.

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Biographical / Historical Description

Jane Florence Connor was born on November 2, 1857 in Pennsylvania to John Henry Connor Jr. and his wife, Jane. John Henry Connor, Jr. was a close friend of John R. Johnston, a famed American panoramic painter, photographer, and photographic colorist based in Baltimore. Jane married Charles Clifford Riggs in 1882. The couple lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She died at the age of 88 on June 9, 1946 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was interred alongside her husband in Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Full Extent

.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter folder)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from James Cummins Bookseller by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on May 15, 2024.

Condition Description

Good. Some wear on the spine of the album

Title
Guide to the Jane Florence Connor autograph album
Author
Eric Willersdorf, Student Accessioning Archivist Assistant
Date
July 22, 2024
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