Thomas Hawkes Griffith Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of letters of Thomas H. Griffith of St. Louis to his niece Mrs. Belle Resor in Cincinnati, which mostly discuss family news. Collection also contains two biographical sketches and an autobiographical sketch of Griffith.
Dates
- 1878-1949
- Majority of material found within 1886-1900
Creator
- Griffith, Thomas Hawkes, 1816-1900 (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Biographical Sketch
Thomas Hawkes Griffith was born September 18, 1816, in London, England. His family immigrated to the United States in 1827, locating briefly in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh before settling in Cincinnati. In 1834 he moved to Louisville, and two years later moved to St. Louis, where he worked as a steamboat clerk, captain, and secretary-treasurer of the Northern Line Packet Company. On January 18, 1843, he married Elizabeth Wilson. They had six children who lived to adulthood: Sarah, William, Caroline, Isabella, Robert, and Thomas. Thomas Hawkes Griffith died April 10, 1900, in St. Louis; his wife died September 14, 1900, in St. Louis.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet ( (4 folders))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The letters are arranged chronologically; additional papers are filed at the end of the collection.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers were donated to the Missouri Historical Society by Sallie and Marguerite B. Resor in 1949.
Separated Materials
This collection was transferred from the Steamboats and River History Collection in November 2004.
Processing Information
Processed by Dennis Northcott, November 2004.
Creator
- Griffith, Thomas Hawkes, 1816-1900 (Author, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of Thomas Hawkes Griffith Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository