Griswold, Francis, 1902-
Variant namesAuthor of Sea Island Lady and The Tides of Malvern, works of historical fiction set in the South Carolina low country; resident of Santa Barbara, Ca., ca. 1970 when he penned later letters in the collection.
Francis H. Griswold (1902-2001) was born in Albany, N.Y., and reared in Slingerlands (Albany County, N.Y.). He graduated from Albany Academy and attended Union College for one year. Tutoring jobs afforded him the opportunity to spend time in the South and at the end of his employment as a tutor, he remained in the southeast to do research in Charleston, Beaufort, and Georgetown in South Carolina and Savannah (Georgia). Doing most of his writing in Augusta, Ga., and in the mountains of North Carolina, he published two best-selling novels set in South Carolina.
From the description of Francis Griswold collection, 1970-1990. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 60361194
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| creatorOf | Norwich (Conn.). Extract from Norwich proprietor's book of records, p. 112, ca. 1775? | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, 1873-1945. Papers of Ellen Glasgow [manuscript], 1880-1963. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Brewer, Henry Bridgman, 1813-1886. Letters, 1839-1847. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Griswold, Francis, 1902-. Francis Griswold collection, 1970-1990. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Hide, Richard,. [Norwich proprietor's record of land sales], 1770. | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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| correspondedWith | Brewer, Henry Bridgman, 1813-1886. | person |
| correspondedWith | Davidson, Chalmers Gaston, 1907-1994 | person |
| associatedWith | Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, 1873-1945. | person |
| associatedWith | Norwich (Conn.) | corporateBody |
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Birth 1902
