Hazel Mae O'Brien Studenicka letters

Collection

Identifier: Coll790

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two bound volumes containing photocopies of letters that Hazel Mae O'Brien Studenicka sent to her family and friends from 1985 to 1993. Her correspondence often also included newspaper clippings, newspaper cartoons, and writings and letters that Studenicka had composed at earlier dates. The collection includes some letters that Studenicka received from her grandchildren. The second volume includes documentation relating to genealogy, namely concerning the families of Studenicka's ancestors William Lloyd O'Brien and Richard Ferris O'Brien.

Dates

Creation: 1881-1993
Creation: Majority of material found within 1985-1993

Creator

Studenicka, Hazel Mae O'Brien, 1910-1999 (Creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical / Historical

Hazel Mae O'Brien Studenicka was born in Dufur, Oregon, in 1910 to Richard Ferris and Edith Moore O'Brien. In 1934, she married Lloyd R. Studenicka, with whom she had three daughters and one son. In 1942, she moved to Portland, Oregon, where she worked as a catalog stock clerk for Montgomery Ward from the early 1950s until 1975, when she retired. Studenicka died in November 1999, and was buried in the International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery in The Dalles, Oregon.

Extent

0.18 Cubic Feet (1 slim document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Two bound volumes containing copies of letters that life-long Oregon resident Hazel Mae O'Brien Studenicka sent to her family and friends from 1985 to 1993.