The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Frances Aspril Finley
Title: Memorabilia
Dates: 1880-1923
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 77x648.1-.7
Quantity: 7 items and two reels of
microfilm
Location: 9 B 1 and microfilm cabinet
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Frances Aspril Finley was a resident of
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
Consists of a diary; genealogical information on the
Ginn, Reynolds, Price, and Cleaver families; a playbill from Hofele's Theatre,
Broadway advertising "Uncle Tom's Cabin;" a diploma from
Goldey-Wilmington Commercial College presented to J. Archie Finley in 1900;
wills for Jonathan K. Williams and Fanny Williams (grandparents of Frances
Finley); and a trade card with directions for using the Imperial Self-Heating
Flat Iron manufactured by the Imperial Brass Manufacturing Co., Chicago.
The diary was kept in the autumn of 1881 and documents
a trip taken by Frances Finley from
The genealogical information was kept in a notebook
distributed by E, Mosher, outfitter from men and boys and advertising clothes
made by Schloss Bros. & Co. The
first page contains a note "Frances A. Finley's aunt M.A. Ginn" as
well as the notations "This book is the property of J.R. Ginn, son of M.T.
Ginn and Emma J. Ginn.
Also forming part of the collection are microfilmed
copies of four scrapbooks kept by Mrs. Finley.
They contain photographs, invitations, newspaper clippings, advertisements,
postcards, letters, maps, report cards, etc.
Three scrapbooks dating 1860-1961 are on one reel, and the fourth
scrapbook, dating 1870-1920, is on another reel.
ORGANIZATION
The items are in accession
number order.
PROVENANCE
Gift of Mrs. James A. Finley, Jr.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Ginn family - Genealogy.
Reynolds family - Genealogy.
Cleaver family - Genealogy.
Price family - Genealogy.
Williams, Jonathan K.
Williams, Fanny.
Topics:
Imperial Brass
Manufacturing Co.
Freedmen.
Advertising.
Manufacturing processes -
Irons (Pressing).
Manners and customs.
Diaries.
Wills.
Certificates.
Playbills.
Trade cards.
Scrapbooks.
Letters.
Pictures.
Maps.
Postcards.
Clippings.
Invitations.
Adverstisements.
Travelers.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 9 B 1
.1 Diary of Mrs. Finley’s trip from
[see entry M33 in E.
.2 Record of the Ginn-Reynolds-Price-Cleaver
families, handwritten in a small memorandum book. On front flyleaf: “This book is the property
of JR Ginn, son of M.T. Ginn and Emma J. Ginn.”
A later hand penciled in “Frances A. Finley’s aunt M.A. Ginn.” The notes relate to Martin Ginn (1842-1907)
and his wife Emma J. Reynolds (1844-1917), who were married in
The memo book was given by E.
Mosher, dealer in men’s and boy’s clothes, from Rawlins,
.3 Diploma, Goldey-Wilmington Commercial
College, Department of Shorthand and Typewriting, presented to J. Archie
Finley, attesting that he is a competent stenographic amanuensis and typewriter
operator; Wilmington, Delaware, March 23, 1900
.4 Trade sheet or official program, “Uncle
Tom’s Cabin,” Hofele’s Theatre, Broadway,
.5 Will, Jonathan K. Williams, St. Georges
Hundred,
[Williams was the grandfather of
Mrs. J.A. {Frances Aspril) Finley, Sr.]
.6 Will, Fanny Williams, St. Georges
Hundred,
[grandmother of Mrs. J.A. Finley,
Sr.]
.7 Card with “Directions for using the
Imperial Self-Heating Flat Iron,” manufactured byt eh Imperial Brass Manufacturing
Company,
Mic. 2652, Mic.
2697 microfilm of scrapbooks
kept by Mrs. Finley
Index
to
Arch
Street House .1
Coup,
J., & Sons .4
Cramer
Wagon Works .1
Decker
Brothers .4
DeSota
House .1
Dumahaut .4
Dupaw
Glass Works .1
Falk .4
Finley,
Frances A. .2
Finley,
J. Archie .3
Finley,
Mrs. James A. .1
Ginn,
Emma J. .2
Ginn,
J. R. .2
Ginn,
M. A. .2
Ginn,
M. T. .2
Ginn-Reynolds-Price-Cleaver
Families .2
Grant,
(General) .1
Haines
Bros. .4
Hofele's
Theatre .3
Hoffle,
Ferdinand W. .4
Hotel
– Lucaa’s .4
Imperial
Brass Manufacturing Company .7
Kabus,
Robert .4
Levintan,
H. .4
Lucaa's
Hotel .4
Mosher,
E. .2
Pettinger,
Edward .4
Ryder
& Co. .4
Schloss
Bros. & Co. .2
Schuler .4
Shannon,
M. H. .4
Studley,
Mr. J. B. .4
Walsh,
John .4
Wayne,
[Anthony] .1
Weber
Piano-Fortes .4
Williams,
Fanny .6
Williams,
Jonathan K. .5
Yeamans,
Miss Jennie .4