Jane Florence Connor autograph album

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Terms of access:

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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Preferred citation:

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

Summary

Extent:
.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter folder
Creator:
Riggs, Jane Florence Connor, 1857-1946
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from James Cummins Bookseller by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on May 15, 2024.
Physical description:
Good. Some wear on the spine of the album
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard