Jane Florence Connor autograph album
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
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
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
Subject
Genre / Form
- 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
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States