Albert S. Roberts diaries
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of diaries, 49 volumes, 1885-1933, regarding Albert S. Roberts' college days at the University of Oregon, farm life, his marriage to Rose Freeman, work in the state Legislature, and miscellaneous personal and family activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1885-1933
Creator
- Roberts, Albert S., 1862-1933 (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 note
Albert S. Roberts (1862-1933) was born in White Salmon, Washington, and his family moved to The Dalles in 1865. He became a wheat grower and sheep rancher and represented Wasco County as a Republican in the Oregon State Legislature. He died in 1933 in a dynamite accident.
Extent
1.35 Cubic Feet (3 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Albert S. Roberts (1862-1933) was born in White Salmon, Washington, and his family moved to The Dalles in 1865. He was a wheat grower and sheep rancher and represented Wasco County as a Republican in the Oregon State Legislature. Topics in his diaries include his college days at the University of Oregon, farm life, his marriage to Rose Freeman, work in the state Legislature, and miscellaneous personal and family activities.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Arthur L. Roberts, October 1987 (Lib. Acc. 18474).
Subject
- Roberts, Albert S., 1862-1933 (Person)
- Roberts, Rose Freeman (Person)
- Roberts family (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Albert S. Roberts diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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