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Tina Johnson Cranz autograph album

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 388

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a single autograph album signed by friends and family members of Tina Johnson Cranz. The album was given to Tina for Christmas in 1886, when she was a student. Entries are mostly short verses in English and Swedish, and many of them were collected during Tina's time at Knox Female Seminary. The album is peppered throughout by entries and drawings created by Tina's daughter, Ellen Cranz, as a young girl.

Dates

  • Creation: 1886-1911

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from Augustana College Special Collections and the copyright holder.

Historical Note

Tina (also spelled Tena) Johnson was born around 1872, possibly in Sweden. She was a resident of Galesburg, Illinois, and a former student of Knox College's Female Seminary in the late 1880s. After she left the seminary, she moved to Moline, Illinois, and married Frank A Cranz, a painter for Deere and Company, sometime in the 1890s. The couple had a daughter named Ellen around 1898. The family resided in Moline, first at 1411 15th Street and then at 1616 15th Avenue, according to Moline city directories. Tina died in 1938 or 1939.

Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Tina Johnson Cranz was a resident of Galesburg, Illinois, and a former student of Knox College's Female Seminary in the late 1880s. This collection consists of a single autograph album signed by friends and family members of Tina Johnson Cranz. The album is peppered throughout by entries and drawings created by Tina's daughter, Ellen Cranz, as a young girl.

Custodial History

Separated from MSS 385 Augustana College Special Collections local history collection, November 2014.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Philip and Eileen Anderson McAdam, December 1992.

Processing Information

Processed by Samantha Crisp, February 2015.

Title
Tina Johnson Cranz autograph album, 1886-1911.
Status
Completed
Author
Samantha Crisp
Date
August 2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository

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