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Almira Collins Giddings album

00-1974-35-1

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1974-35-1

Scope and Contents

The Almira Collins Giddings album (1874-35-1) is comprised of three loose album pages. Each album page contains pressed leaves and flowers collected by Almira Collins Giddings from Niagra Falls and Litchfield in 1848. Included are items from Miss (Sarah) Pierce, as well as the family burying of Mr. F. Wolcott.

Dates

  • created: 1848

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been transferred to the Litchfield Historical Society for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical or Historical Information

Almira Collins Giddings was born on July 13, 1790 to William Collins and Esther Morris Collins of Litchfield, Connecticut. It is believed that as a young woman she may have attended the Litchfield Female Academy in 1805, and after completing her studies she taught art at the Female Academy in the 1820s. On February 4, 1826 she married Salmon Giddings in Collinsville, Illinois. After their marriage the couple resided in St. Louis, Missouri, where Salmon was a pastor at the First Presbyterian Church. In 1827 Almira and Salmon had a son, Frederick Salmon Giddings. The following year Salmon passed away. After Frederick received a law degree and established himself in the practice of law in Quincy, Illinois Almira resisted with her son until she passed away on May 10, 1872.

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Almira Collins Giddings album (1874-35-1) is comprised of three loose album pages. Each album page contains pressed leaves and flowers collected by Almira Collins Giddings from Niagra Falls and Litchfield in 1848. Included are items from Miss (Sarah) Pierce, as well as the family burying of Mr. F. Wolcott.

Source of Acquisition

Mrs. Richard T. Bently

Method of Acquisition

Gift.

Existence and Location of Originals

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Other Descriptive Information

This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Title
Almira Collins Giddings album
Date
04/05/2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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