Ginn Family Collection

1672 WFCHS

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The collection contains memorabilia from the Ginn Family during the late 19^th and early 20^th century. Included are documents relating to Fairfax Hall, including certificates and a graduation diploma awarded to Edith May Ginn, letters addressed to Ginn while she was a student at Fairfax Hall, and several poems written by her while there.
(1 box) Last updated 05/09.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: The Ginn Family were long time residents of Frederick County, VA.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Taken from the collection.

CITE AS: Ginn Family Collection # 1672, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

BOX 1

Announcement – Mary and Cornelia Billings Memorial, January 24, 1899, 2 pages, printed

Address – by Dr. R. A. White before 1900, Fairfax Hall graduating class, 4 pages, printed (2 copies)

Calendar – 1896, I item, printed

Ginn, G. W. – Check # 608 for taxes, May 2, 1908, 1 item, printed

Ginn, May – Correspondence, 6 letters, 20 pages, 1 leaf, manuscript

Ginn, May – Poetry, 11 pages, manuscript

Golden Text Hymn Card – Lesson IV, July 27, 1 item, printed

Program – 27^th Annual Commencement, Fairfax Hall, June 15, 1896, 2 pages, printed

Stationary – Fairfax Hall, 2 leaves, printed

Textbook Excerpt – 5 leaves, printed

Transmitter, The – 1 item, printed

MAPCASE 1 DRAWER 5

Certificate – Awarded to May Ginn for excellent attendance, diligence, punctuality, observance of rules, and general scholarship, June 11, 1895

Certificate – Awarded to May Ginn for attendance, punctuality, diligence, and observance of rule, June 15, 1896

Certificate – Awarded to May Ginn for attendance, punctuality, observance of rules, and good scholarship, June 15, 1896

Certificate – Awarded to May Ginn for a satisfactory examination in U. S. History, and Physical Geography, June 14, 1897

Certificate – Awarded to May Ginn for a satisfactory examination in Algebra, Commercial Law, Geometry, Political Economy, Physics, and Literature, June 12, 1900

Diploma – Awarded to Edith May Ginn June 14, 1900