Fiske, Jennie McGraw, 1840-1881

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Jennie McGraw was the daughter of John McGraw of Dryden, N.Y. and later became the wife of Willard Fiske, Cornell's first University Librarian.

From the description of Jennie McGraw diary, 1877. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64032050

Mrs. Fiske and her husband, Prof. Willard Fiske, were wealthy, traveling to Europe and filling their home, Fiske Mansion, with art and goods purchased there.

From the description of Inventory Book, 1889, 1891. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 36708710

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn McGraw family. McGraw family papers, 1854-1956. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Douglass Boardman papers, 1839-1891. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Cornell, Franklin Cuthbert. Franklin Cuthbert Cornell family papers, 1857-1938. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Boardman, Douglass, 1822-1891. Douglass Boardman papers, 1839-1891. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Amdursky, Robert S. The background of and decisions in the Fiske-McGraw will suit, 1959. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Gauntlett, John C. Gauntlett family papers, 1843-1928. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Waterman Thomas Hewett papers, 1857-1920, 1870-1905 (bulk) Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Hewett, Waterman Thomas, 1846-1921. Waterman Thomas Hewett papers, 1857-1920, 1870-1905 (bulk). Cornell University Library
referencedIn Curtiss, Charles,. McGraw records, 1870-1901. Cornell University Library
referencedIn McElheny family. McElheny family papers, 1846-1907. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Miller, William Henry, 1848-1922. William Henry Miller miscellany, 1879-1916. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Cornell University. Cornell University miscellaneous autograph collection, 1874-1929. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Franklin Cuthbert Cornell papers, 1857-1938. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Fiske, Jennie McGraw, 1840-1881. Inventory Book, 1889, 1891. Clarke Historical Library
creatorOf Fiske, Jennie McGraw, 1840-1881. Jennie McGraw diary, 1877. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Evans, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1831-1917. Edward P. Evans letters, 1870-1915. Cornell University Library
referencedIn McGraw family papers, 1854-1956. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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associatedWith Amdursky, Robert S. person
associatedWith Boardman, Douglass, 1822-1891. person
associatedWith Cornell, Franklin Cuthbert. person
associatedWith Cornell University. corporateBody
associatedWith Curtiss, Charles, person
associatedWith Douglass, Boardman 1822-1891. person
associatedWith Evans, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1831-1917. person
associatedWith Fiske, Willard, Professor. person
associatedWith Franklin Cuthbert Cornell. person
associatedWith Gauntlett, John C. person
associatedWith Hewett, Waterman Thomas, 1846-1921. person
associatedWith McElheny family. family
associatedWith McGraw family. family
associatedWith Miller, William Henry, 1848-1922. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Ithaca (N.Y.)
New York (State)--Ithaca
Ithaca (N. Y.)
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Inventories of decedents' estates
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Birth 1840-09-14

Death 1881-09-30

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