Box 1

Scope and Contents

Book of letters from Wiggins trip, including photographs taken by Wiggins.

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs taken by Wiggins.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains a hand-made photograph album with poetry documenting life in Wiggins’ apartment in New York from 1891to 1892. The scrapbook has Wiggins’ nomination materials for an achievement award at the National League of American Pen Women biennial convention in Washington DC, 1948 as well as other items. There are three diaries which contain notes and journal entries; a published version of letters from the 1904 trip in a book entitled Letters from a Pilgrim and an album of typed...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Correspondence series contains correspondence with family, friends and business letters. The letters are organized chronologically by correspondent. Wiggins’ business correspondence deals with various companies including the Photographic Times, the Malted Cereals Company, Camera Club of New York, Chicago Photographic Salon and Pittsburgh Amateur Photographer’s Society. There is also original correspondence from her 1904 trip to Europe, Greece and other countries.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains photographs of Myra Wiggins’ life including photographs of her wedding and her trips to Europe. It also includes photographs of her teachers at Art Students League, including William Merritt Chase and photographs of her oil paintings.