Title: David F. Griswold Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1846-1929

Creator:

• Griswold, David F., 1854-1925; Journal Printing Company

Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 44

Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Parkside Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Locations:

UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)

See the catalog entry for information about possible additional materials and access to the collection.

Abstract:

This collection contains personal and business records of the David G. Griswold family from 1846-1929. Personal material includes David Griswold's personal receipts and documents: grocery receipts, club memberships, taxes, car repair bills, photographs, stocks, and insurance contracts. The business material concerns the Journal Printing Company, with which David and his wife Eva were employed. It includes letters from companies seeking new business, brochures, and correspondence between the Journal Printing Company and their architect, Lambert Bassindale, and contracted companies. These documents are from 1921-1922 when the third location for the newspaper company was being prepared.

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Language: English

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David F. Griswold was born 26 December 1854 and died 30 June 1925. He started his career in print with the Racine Weekly Argus at the age of 18 and transferred to the Racine Journal-News, published by the Journal Printing Company, in December 1880. David Griswold was city editor of the Racine Journal-News for 44 years. He also served as a frequent correspondent for the Milwaukee Sentinel, the Chicago Herald, and the Evening Wisconsin of Milwaukee. He was elected to local offices and frequently involved in local clubs and organizations. David Griswold married Eva H. Hoyer in a small ceremony on 27 September 1895. Before their marriage, Eva Hoyer (born 19 October 1873) was chief operator for the Wisconsin Telephone Company. Eva Griswold is later listed as an employee of the Journal Printing Company on the Griswold's taxes. Mrs. Griswold died 4 May 1924 at the age of fifty.

David Griswold still worked for the Journal Printing Company when the company moved from 328 Main Street to a deep red brick building at 212 Fourth Street that is cited as a prime example of Racine's building style during the era. The Journal Printing Company series focuses on the brochures and correspondence from the preparation of the building for a modern printing office of the time. Correspondence from this series seems to be to and from Frank R. Starbuck, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Journal Printing Company at the time; or Frank W. Starbuck, the President of the company at the time

The collection consists of two series: Personal and Journal Printing Company. The Personal series includes personal receipts, notes, finances, insurance, membership documents, and contracts of the Griswold family, including David Griswold's wife and mother. It also includes photographs of David Griswold, his wife, and his brother, although most are undated and unlabeled. Funerary receipts and medical bills can be found in this part of the collection. The Journal Printing Company series focuses only on the process of preparing and equipping a new building for the company, into which it moved in 1922. This includes letters from companies looking for prospective business, brochures, and correspondence between the Journal Printing Company and companies they contracted with in the setup of their new printing office.

The collection is split into two series Personal and Journal Printing Company. It is arranged alphabetically by subject within each series.

See the UWP Libraries' Archives Department Citation Guide for Primary Sources

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Processing Information

Liz Antaramian processed this in the summer of 2015. Alicia Ryan continued processing spring 2017.

	Series: PERSONAL
Box   1 Folder   1	Contracts and deeds, 1846-1922
Box   1 Folder   2	Correspondence and notes, 1909-1929
Box   1 Folder   3	Financial, 1904-1925
Box   1 Folder   4	Insurance, 1907-1925
Box   1 Folder   5	Memberships, 1902-1926
Box   1 Folder   6	Newspaper clippings, 1895-1898
Box   1 Folder   7	Photographs, 1908
Box   1 Folder   8	Receipts, 1850
Box   1 Folder   9	Taxes, 1918-1923
	Series: JOURNAL PRINTING COMPANY	⇧
Box   1 Folder   11	Brochures from companies, 1921
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   12	Architect, Lambert Bassindale, 1921
Box   1 Folder   13	Fred Medart, A.H. Hecker, 1921-1922
Box   1 Folder   14	Lamson Company, 1921
Box   1 Folder   15	Other companies, 1921-1922
Box   1 Folder   10	Letters from companies, 1921