OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: William Francis Jacobs
Title: William Francis Jacobs Collection
Dates: 1880s-1930s
Quantity: 72 digital images
Location: As of 2007, original photographs are in the possession of David Kent Jacobs. Digital images are stored electronically by Greene Connections administrator, Candice Buchanan (63 W. Franklin St.; Waynesburg, PA 15370), and are available to view online at www.greeneconnections.com.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF WILLIAM FRANCIS JACOBS

William Francis Jacobs was born 14 October 1902 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, the third of twelve children born to Joseph Warren Jacobs and Mary Emma (Dulaney) Jacobs. He was married to Audrey Muriel Lamb.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The William Francis Jacobs Collection photographs were passed from Joseph Warren Jacobs [1868-1947] and his wife, Mary Emma Dulaney [1878-1958], to their son William Francis Jacobs and his wife, Audrey Muriel Lamb, to their son David Kent Jacobs who owned and shared the photographs with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Photo Archives Project in 2006. Each generation added to the collection with photographs from their own family and in-laws.

The collection has been divided into two series: Family and Friends. The series were initially arranged by family; however, additional photos continue to be added to the end of the series as they are shared for scanning. Consequently, it is best to use the JACD Collection Index to look for specific individuals or subjects.

Photographs in this collection with unidentified or unverified subjects are as follows, if you can help to identify them, please email Candice Buchanan: # JACD_AN002_0024.

*Family Series (Catalogue Code: AN001). In addition to photographs of relatives, this series includes a photograph of Benjamin F. Dulaney’s store (Item # JACD_AN001_0019).

*Friends Series (Catalogue Code: AN002). This series includes a number of Waynesburg High School students and athletic teams. Also included are three photographs of the Downey House Fire which took place in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania on 23 December 1925 (Item # JACD_AN002_0045 through # JACD_AN002_0047.)

RELATED MATERIALS

See COLL – Mariah "Mae" (Kent) Finch Collection.
See JACB – Helen Mae (Jacobs) Fonner Collection.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession Information
Digital images were made in 2006 for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Photo Archives Project, but the original photographs in this collection remain in the possession of David Kent Jacobs, as of 2007.

Processing Information
Processed by Candice Buchanan, 2008. Indexed by Candice Buchanan, 2008.

Preferred Citation
See each photograph for specific citation.

Restrictions
Photographs may be reproduced and used for family and genealogical/historical purposes. The only request made in exchange for this service is that the appropriate citation information be included with any photo reproduction, this includes both digital and physical presentations. See each photograph for specific citation.

INDEX

This Collection has been indexed. The index provides detailed listings for all known photograph subjects. Unidentified photographs are not included in the index.