Wood family papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2023

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Papers of the Wood family include a bound manuscript day pilot book of George Warren Wood, 1914-1915; certificate of election to Native Daughters of Oregon for Sarah Welch Wood, 1900; manuscript list of members of Native Daughters of Oregon; business card for George A. Wood, M.D., son of George and Sarah.

Dates

Creation: circa 1899-1915

Creator

Wood family (Family)

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

George W. Wood was a Columbia River bar pilot who lived in Astoria. He was born in 1844. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1863 and discharged in 1865. He came to Astoria in 1867 with the United States Geodetic Survey. He died in 1915.