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Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16848, Jane Florence Connor autograph album, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

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.

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.

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Autograph albums.
• Johnston, John R., approximately 1820-approximately 1895