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Giberne, Maria Smith, 1823-1911

 Person

Biographical note

Maria Smith Giberne was born in 1823 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England to John Simm and Maria Smith. She married Judge George Giberne in Reigate, Surrey, on 20 July 1846. The couple had four children: Edgar, Evelyn, Harold and Isabel. Maria Giberne taught Gerard Manley Hopkins sketching and wrote poetry herself. She died on September 26, 1911.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Hopkins family papers

 Collection
Abstract

Composed of materials relating to members of the Hopkins family, especially Manley Hopkins, his wife Catherine ("Kate"), and their children. A number of items concern Manley Hopkins's involvement with religious and political affairs in Hawaii. The collection also includes a few pieces of correspondence by British Catholic author Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1826 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1826 - 1918

Maria Giberne to Kate (Katie) Hopkins, 1911 March 6

 File — Box 1: Series I; Series VII; Series IX; Series X; Series IV; Series V; Series VI; Series III; Series VIII; Series II, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hopkins family papers is composed of materials relating to members of the Hopkins family, especially Manley Hopkins, his wife Catherine ("Kate"), and their children. A number of items concern Manley Hopkins's involvement with religious and political affairs in Hawaii. There are also clippings, photographs and correspondence of Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ. Materials by and about other family members include correspondence, manuscripts, poems, legal documents, drawings, music and...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1911 March 6

Maria Giberne to Kate (Katie) Hopkins, 1911 August 11

 File — Box 1: Series I; Series VII; Series IX; Series X; Series IV; Series V; Series VI; Series III; Series VIII; Series II, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hopkins family papers is composed of materials relating to members of the Hopkins family, especially Manley Hopkins, his wife Catherine ("Kate"), and their children. A number of items concern Manley Hopkins's involvement with religious and political affairs in Hawaii. There are also clippings, photographs and correspondence of Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ. Materials by and about other family members include correspondence, manuscripts, poems, legal documents, drawings, music and...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1911 August 11