mnsss215 Florence Ada Cross Boughton Papers, 1883-1982 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-02-01 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Florence Ada Cross Boughton Papers, 1883-1982 (bulk dates 1900-1920) Finding Aid MS 457 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Boughton, Florence Ada Cross, 1885-1982 Florence Ada Cross Boughton Papers1883-1982 1900-1920 MS 457 8 boxes (6.5 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Pianist; Musician. Scrapbooks contain many photographs, memorabilia, clippings and biographical and genealogical information; correspondence, including letters written while the Boughtons lived in China from 1913 to 1915; and diaries, including Florence Ada Cross's diary from 1901, when she was 15. Biographical Note

Florence Ada Cross was born in South West Hoosick, New York, the daughter of Emma Gifford Cross and Ebenezer Cross. She graduated from Hoosick Falls High School in1902, and studied piano in Paris and traveled in Europe from 1907 to 1908. She married Arthur Clennam Boughton in Nagasaki, Japan in 1913, and lived in Shanghai, China from 1913-15. The Boughtons had one child, Elizabeth Cross Boughton Noll, born in 1921. Florence Boughton was an accomplished concert pianist and performed extensively throughout her life.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Florence Ada Cross Boughton Papers contain 2 scrapbooks of programs for concerts by Florence Ada Cross Boughton, an accomplished concert pianist; 1 scrapbook of photographs, clippings and memorabilia pertaining to the life of Florence Ada Cross before her marriage in 1913 to Arthur Clennam Boughton; and 1 scrapbook pertaining to the life of Arthur Clennam Boughton. The scrapbooks contain many photographs, as well as extensive biographical and genealogical information provided by the donor. The remainder of the collection consists of correspondence, including letters written while the Boughtons lived in China from 1913 to 1915; diaries, including Florence Ada Cross's diary from 1901, when she was 15; financial information; obituaries, condolences and testimonials; programs for concerts that Florence attended in Europe during her sojourn there from 1907 to 1908; and information about China, the State of Kansas, and Boughton family history.

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Search Terms Boughton, Florence Ada Cross, 1885-1982 China--Description and travel--Sources Family--United States--History--20th century--Sources Musicians--United States--Biography--Sources Paris (France)--Description and travel--Sources