Griffin family and Lydia Sigourney papers 1807-1885 Griffin family and Sigourney papers

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Griffin family and Lydia Sigourney papers 1807-1885 Griffin family and Sigourney papers

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The collection consists of correspondence related to the Griffin family of New York City and includes 58 letters that George Griffin and his family exchanged between 1833 and 1854 with author Lydia H. Sigourney of Hartford, Connecticut. Additional material includes correspondence among members of the Griffin family that provides commentary on family life, two extended trips to Europe, Protestant theology, and higher education. The final series in the collection is a 3-page manuscript copy of Sigourney's poem on the death of American poet John Trumbull.

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William L. Clements Library

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Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

Richmond, William, 1797-1858

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Griffin family

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Lydia H. Sigourney: Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney (1791-1865) published a prolific amount of poetry, educational tracts, stories, travel narratives, memorial tributes, and conduct literature during her lifetime. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, the only child of Ezekial Huntley, a gardener, and Zerviah Wentworth, she benefitted from the patronage of a wealthy family in Hartford, the Lathrops, in receiving her education. After her formal education ended, she con...

Trumbull, John, 1750-1831

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American poet and jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Detroit, to Noah Webster, 1830 Jan. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573323 American author. From the description of Receipt signed : "United States Loan Office," 1781 Dec. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270867950 Poet, jurist, lawyer, author, and state legislator from Connecticut. From the description of John Trumbull correspondence, 1772 January 8. (Unknown...

Columbia College (Columbia University)

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Park, Benjamin

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Griffin, Lydia Butler, 1783-1860

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Walsh, Robert, 1784-1859

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American journalist. From the description of Letters of Robert Walsh [manuscript], 1831-1844. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813285 Journalist. From the description of Robert Walsh correspondence, 1818 February 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981303 From the description of ALS : Baltimore, to George Ticknor, 1815 May 25. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122591736 Robert Walsh was a journalist, litterate...

Beecher, Edward, 1803-1895

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Theologian, abolitionist and author; first president, Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1836-1844; one of the founders of Congregationalist, editor-in-chief, 1849-1853; pastor, First Congregational Church, Galesburg, Illinois, 1855-1871. From the description of Letter : Illinois College, [Jacksonville, Ill.], to John F. Brooks or Elisha Jenney, Waverly, Illinois, 1839 Sept. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27045507 ...

Gray, Eliza.

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Griffin, Edmund D. (Edmund Dorr), 1804-1830

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Griffin, George, 1778-1860

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Crawford, R.

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Key & Biddle

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Havens, C. G.

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Fisher, G. J.

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Hubbard, F. M.

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Hammersley, John W.

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Olmstead, A. F.

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Shelton, George A.

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Russell, Mary Huntley Sigourney, 1828-1889

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Forman, M.

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Miner, Charles, 1780-1865

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Prince, Ann.

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Gray, Alexander

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Epithet: of Add MS 42072 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x0003d9 ...

Griffin, Francis Butler.

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Griffin, Charles Alexander, 1814-1859

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Sigourney, Charles, 1778-1854

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Gould, Robert Howe

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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x000013 Epithet: translator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x000014 ...

Williams College

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Harper & Brothers.

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Correspondence (129 letters) and typescript (unsigned) revisions and notes, 1954, (23 p.) concerning the publication of The Scope of Total Architecture by Walter Gropius. Includes 22 letters from Gropius. From the description of Correspondence with Walter Gropius, 1952-1956. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612369957 Publishing firm in New York City. From the description of Harper & Brothers Records 1817-1929. (Columbia University In the City of New ...

Lord, H.

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Tyng, Stephen H. (Stephen Higginson), 1800-1885

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American clergyman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. George's Rectory, to C.C. Leigh, 1861 Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573748 From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. George's Rectory, to Theodore Tilton, 1860 Jan. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573752 ...

Hadder, H. B.

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Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Ford, George H.

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Griffin, Augusta, b. 1835

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Griffin, Mary Sands, 1804-

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Epithet: widow of Edward, 3rd Baron Griffin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001089.0x00024c ...

Griffin, George, 1811-1880

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Day, Sophia A.

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Leavitt, Lord, and Co.

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D. Appleton and Company.

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Appletons' Journal was a journal of literature, science, and art published in the 19th century. From the description of Pages from "Appleton's Journal" regarding salmon fishing on the Columbia River [manuscript], 1870-1876. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 712599137 From the guide to the Pages from "Appleton's Journal" regarding salmon fishing on the Columbia River, 1870-1876, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Griffin, Francis, 1802-1852

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Lloyd, Delia A.

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Waddell, L.

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McVickar, John, 1787-1868

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Lyell, Thomas, 1775-1848

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Woodworth, W.

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Gray, Jane

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Griffin, Edward Dorr, 1770-1837

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Sigourney, Andrew, 1830-1850

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