Beatrice Griffin papers, 1928-1979.

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Beatrice Griffin papers, 1928-1979.

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The papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs and reminiscences from 1928-1960 documenting Griffin's career as a violinist. Griffin provided English translations for all correspondence and newspaper clippings written in Swedish. Many of the newspaper clippings in English are also annotated with her version of the same story. The collection also contains correspondence from 1978-79 between Beatrice Griffin and Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village Archives staff. In addition, the correspondence contains detailed reminiscences of meeting Henry Ford in 1930.

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Beatrice Griffin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She began her violin studies at the age of four and studied under noted violinists including Emmanuel Ondricek, Richard Bargin, and Leopold Auer. The family later moved to Detroit, Michigan where Griffin continued her violin studies under Ilya Schkolnik, concertmaster of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In 1930, the conductor of the symphony, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, mentioned to Henry Ford that Beatrice needed a better violin. Ford allowed her to b...