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Title
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Finding Aid for the Griswold Family Papers
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Type
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Collection
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Date
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Undated
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Description
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This collection contains family history documents for the Griswold family, including: family history and photographs.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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1 folder
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Identifier
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MCG 1007
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Griswold Family Papers
Collection Summary
Title
Griswold Family papers
Date
Undated
Extent
1 folder
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MCG 1007-GrFP
Processed by: Nicole Pye, 2012; Finding aid created by Amy Luther, 2012
Names of Creators
Griswold, Lillian
Rellihan, Nancy Jean
Biographical History
Lillian Griswold was born Lillian Long on July 27, 1902. She married Emery A. Griswold and lived in
Independence, Missouri. The Griswold family had lived on Forest Avenue since the early 1900s. Emery
bought the house at 420 in 1938. Lillian’s written history “Forest Avenue, Independence, Missouri” is
undated but was recorded before her death on November 1, 1996. She lived at 420 Forest Avenue from
1938 until her death.
Nancy Jean Rellihan is related to Lillian Griswold through her grandmother Joy Griswold Myers. Joy was
Emery Griswold’s sister. Nancy was born on March 8, 1955 in Independence, Missouri and currently
resides in the city.
Scope and Content
This collection contains family history documents for the Griswold family, including: family history and
photographs.
Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in one series.
Series 1, Griswold family history
Item 1, History of Griswold Family on Forest Avenue Independence, MO, undated
Item 2, Copies of photographs of Griswold Family on Forest Avenue, undated
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Griswold Family Papers
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Finding Aids
Name index is available from the archivist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Nancy Jean Rellihan.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. “1920 United States Federal Census.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operation Inc., 2010.
Ancestry.com. “1930 United States Federal Census.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operation Inc., 2002.
Ancestry.com. “Social Security Death Index.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2011.
Ancestry.com. “U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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