Joseph Greene Francis Correspondence
Collection — Container: MS 5045
Call Number: MS 5045
Scope and Contents
This collection includes nine letters from Joseph Greene Francis to Dorothy McMichael Collins written between 1915 and 1925. Topics in the letters include reminiscence of time spent in Maine with Collins.
Also included in the collection is bibliographic material on Joseph Greene Francis, his obituary, background on Francis by Mary Paranchych, and a photograph of Dorothy McMichael Collins taken in 1990.
Also included in the collection is bibliographic material on Joseph Greene Francis, his obituary, background on Francis by Mary Paranchych, and a photograph of Dorothy McMichael Collins taken in 1990.
Dates
- 1915-2010
- Majority of material found in 1915-1925
- Other: Date acquired: 05/10/2010
Creator
- Francis, Joseph Greene (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical / Historical
Joseph Greene Francis (1849-1930) was an American author and illustrator. He was born in Boston on April 21, 1849. For many years he was the treasurer of the First Church in Boston. Francis published two children’s books: A Book of Cheerful Cats and Other Animated Animals (1892) and The Joyous Aztecs (1929). He died on April 15, 1930.
Extent
13.00 Items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Source of Acquisition
Mary A. Paranchych
Method of Acquisition
Donation
Processing Information
Finding aid written by Alissa Link, March 2012.
Processing Information
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Creator
- Francis, Joseph Greene (Person)
- Paranchych, Mary A. (Person)
- Title
- Joseph Greene Francis Correspondence
- Date
- 03/00/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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