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Register of the Gilpin Family Papers
Biographical NoteThe Gilpins lived in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Most winters, they took extended pleasure trips to Florida, where they stayed in small hotels or on board chartered sailing yachts. Yachts they chartered included the Seminole (built by A. W. Dimick, Palm Beach) and the Wabun (built by Ralph Munroe, Coconut Grove). Husband John Robinson Gilpin was a commodities broker. Most of his letters are written to his sister, Susan Gilpin Hazard. Wife Emma (b. 1846?) kept diaries of their trips. In later years as an adult, their son Vincent (b. 1874?) wrote several nautically-themed books, including co-authoring The Commodore’s Story with Ralph Munroe. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsLetters and diaries written by the Gilpins while on winter trips to the east and west coasts of Florida. John R. Gilpin (JRG) wrote most of the letters, and his wife Emma (EEG) wrote most of the diaries. Their son Vincent (VG) wrote a few letters and diaries. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementArranged chronologically. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessPapers are open for research. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialThe Historical Society of Palm Beach County has an 1888 diary, written by Emma Gilpin in Osprey. Return to the Table of Contents Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. Persons:Gilpin, Emma
Gilpin John Robinson
Gilpin, Vincent
Organizations:Seminole (Sharpie)
Wabun (Ketch)
Family Names:Gilpin family
Places:Cat Cay (Bahamas)
Florida--Description and travel
Subjects:Boats and boating--Florida
Document Types:Diaries
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCustodial HistoryGift of Mrs. Eric Warner Johnson, 1977. Preferred CitationHistorical Museum of Southern Florida, Gilpin Family Papers. Return to the Table of Contents BibliographyGilpin, Emma. "Diary of a West Coast Sailing Expedition, 1885," by Mrs. John R. Gilpin. Tequesta, no. 1 (1940). Gilpin, Emma. "A Victorian Mother's Vigil over her Sick Son: Emma Gilpin's Journal of 1888" / edited by Karen Davis. In The Journal of the Florida Medical Association, v. 75, no. 8 (August 1988), p. 501-507. Gilpin, Emma. "To Miami, 1890 Style," by Mrs. John R. Gilpin. Tequesta, no. 1 (1941). Gilpin, Vincent. The Cruise of the Seminole among the Florida Keys, March 10-April 5, 1905. Gay Gilpin Johnson, Margaret Gilpin Hall and Vincent Gilpin, Jr., c2000. Munroe, Ralph Middleton. The Commodore's Story / Ralph Middleton Munroe and Vincent Gilpin. New York : I. Washburn, c1930. Return to the Table of Contents Container List
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