Griffing, Jemima Buell, album Jemima Buell Griffing album MSS 16735

Jemima Buell Griffing album MSS 16735


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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Ellen Welch

Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Identification
MSS 16735
Title
Jemima Buell Griffing album 1832-1856
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/148169
Quantity
0.03 Cubic Feet, 1 legal folder.
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16735, Jemima Buell Griffing album, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

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.

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.

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.

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