Gardner Family papers, 1892-1994.

Collection

Identifier: MS5409

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains records from various members of the Gardner Family and includes letters, travel notes, finances, writings, wills, chrurch records, birth and marriage certificates, books, postcards and more. Additional information can be found within each series and sub-series. This collection covers information from Rev. John Gardner, Agnes Baker Gardner, Rev. John Ashworth Gardner, Dorothy Luther Gardner, Gladys Gardner Jenkins, Richard Jenkins, Evelyn Gardner, Agnes Gardner Buttrick, Rev. George Buttrick, Annie Gardner Glover, Rev. Carl A. Glover and Gloria Diener.

Dates

1892-1994

Creator

Gardner, John, Rev., 1868-1954 (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.

Access for Gladys Gardner Jenkins family

Part of the agreement for accepting this collection was that the descendents of Gladys Gardner Jenkins will have the ability to maintain copies for research or publication of the 3 memoirs in her series (Snippets of Memory, Pinafore Days, and Backwards and Forwards). Verification required. This information can also be found in the collection file.

Restrictions on Use

Items in this collection are subject to U.S. Copyright Law. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the copyright status of collection items and to secure any permissions necessary for their reproduction and publication. Requests for permission to publish material must be discussed with the archivist or librarian.

Biographical Note

The Gardner family collection starts with Rev. John Gardner (1868-1954) and his wife Agnes Annie Gardner (1866-1957). They were married in 1892 and had five children together: Agnes Gardner Buttrick (1893-1990), Annie Gardner Glover (1895-1934), Evelyn Gardner (1897-1990), Gladys Gardner Jenkins (1901-1994) and Rev. John Ashworth Gardner (1904-1990). The Gardner family would move from England to the United States in 1913, living in Chicago, California, New York, and Maryland. Rev. Gardner was a Congregational pastor in the various locations his family lived, Evelyn Gardner was the Dean of women at Grinnell College and taught in a variety of schools, Gladys Gardner Jenkins was a writer and radio host, and Rev. John Ashworth Gardner was a presbyterian minister. Other people represented in the collection include Rev. John Ashworth Gardner’s wife Dorothy Luther Gardner (1904-1999), Gladys Gardner Jenkins husband, the child psychiatrist Richard Jenkins (1903-1991), Agnes Gardner Buttricks husband, minister Rev. George Buttrick (1892-1980), Annie Gardner Glover’s husband, minister and author Rev. Carl A. Glover (1891-1958) and educator and author Gloria Diener (1902-1970), Rev. Carl A. Glover's second wife.

Extent

2.4 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement

This collection has been organized into nine series listed below. Within each series, records have been arranged chronologically.

Series 1: Records of both John and Agnes Gardner, 1892-1957

Series 2: Records of John Gardner, 1894-1954, 1985

Subseries 1: Religious, 1894-1952, 1985

Subseries 2: Personal, 1895-1954

Series 3: Records of Evelyn Gardner, 1898-1991

Series 4: Records of John Ashworth Gardner and Dorothy Luther Gardner, 1904-1990

Series 5: Records of Gladys Gardner Jenkins and Richard Jenkins, 1917, 1931, 1954-1994

Series 6: Records of Agnes Annie Gardner, 1918-1958

Series 7: Records of Agnes Gardner Buttrick and Rev. George Buttrick, 1924-1993

Series 8: Records of Annie (Nan) Gardner Glover, Rev. Carl A. Glover and Gloria Diener Glover, 1934-1943, 1969-1970

Series 9: Unattributed records, undated

Acquisition Information

Collection was donated by Anne Gardner-Remley, granddaughter of Rev. John Gardner, in January 2020. Additional material may come from other members of the family at a later date.

Related Materials

Thirteen items related to John Ashworth Gardner were sent to the Presbyerian Church of the United States of America in August of 2017. A list of each individual item is available in the collection file and can be viewed by asking the archivist.

Separated Materials

The collection originally included various genealogical information compiled after the timeframe of the collection. This information does not fit with the actual collection but was kept for future users in the collection file. If you want to view these documents, please ask the staff and they will be happy to provide them.