Draft:Maud Miner Biglow
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Comment: Where are the sources that treat Biglow's works (or her person) in some depth? Currently, none is cited."Find a Grave" is generally unreliable. Please avoid it. Hoary (talk) 11:30, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
Maud Miner Biglow was an illustrator based in the Pacific Northwest. Miner illustrated books by award-winning authors, such as Ella Rhoads Higginson.
Life
[edit]Maud Miner was born on April 26th, 1863, in Hamilton, New York, to Henry P. Miner and Elvira Rice.[1] She married William Biglow on June 13th, 1889 in Boston.[2] Miner and Biglow traveled to Washington State in 1890, where she resided until her death. Miner lived in Tacoma, Washington in 1892 at 106 South Tacoma Ave, Tacoma.[3] Records beginning in 1900 show that Miner and Biglow were roomers in Seattle. In 1912, Miner and Biglow were homeowners and bought a house in Seattle. They lived at 1308 Summit Avenue, Seattle, Washington from 1912 until she died in 1919.
Miner and Biglow had no children. Maud was listed on the Seattle Social Register in 1915 and 1916, suggesting her higher social status.[4]
Maud died on July 1st, 1919; she was fifty-six years old when she died. A funeral service was held for her at the Church of Heavenly Rest. The exact address was given in the newspaper: 5th Ave, between 45th and 46th streets. Her obituary was published on July 3rd, the same day that her funeral was held, by the New York Tribune. Maud died in Washington State, but was buried in her birth state, New York. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York. She is buried in the same tomb as her husband, as well as the woman he married after Maud had passed. [5]
Illustrations
[edit]Miner illustrated the book, The Snow Pearls, written by Ella Rhoads Higginson. The Snow Pearls is a poem written about the snowy mountains in the North Cascades and Mount Baker. Miner drew the illustrations in the book with pen and paper. The book was published by Lowman & Hanford Stationery & Printing Company in 1897.
Maud also illustrated the booklet, A Torrent of Life, written by M.S. [Maria] Roberts, from Olympia, Washington. The booklet was a volume of religious and Christmas poems. The booklet was also published by Lowman & Hanford.[6]
List of books illustrated
[edit]- The Snow Pearls by Ella Rhoads Higginson
- A Torrent of Life by M.S [Maria] Roberts
External links
[edit]- Lucuis Horatio Biglow, William Biglow's nephew
- L&H Biglow & Co, William's family's printing press
References
[edit]- ^ "Maud M. Miner Biglow (1863-1919) - Find a Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ "William Biglow (1862-1934) - Find a Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ Trip, Dode (1992). Washington State Art and Artists, 1850-1950. Sherburne Antiques and Fine Art.
- ^ Social Register, Seattle. Social Register Association. 1914.
- ^ Accetturo, Isabella (2025-01-01). "The Life of Maud Miner Biglow". WWU Honors College Senior Projects.
- ^ Northwest Journal of Education. P.C. Richardson. 1898.