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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.

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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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

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