W. Claude Adams essays

Collection

Identifier: Coll869

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of four essays and two essay outlines written by W. Claude Adams for an English class, possibly at the University of Oregon. The subjects of the essays are: The formation of the Oregon Provisional Government; the life of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln; the life of British monarch Queen Victoria; and the chief manufacturing industries of Clackamas County, Oregon. The outlines are for the essays concerning the Oregon Provisional Government and Clackamas County manufacturing industries. Most works also include brief comments by Adams' unidentified instructor regarding the quality of the outline or essay.

Dates

Creation: 1901 January-March

Creator

Adams, W. Claude (William Claude), 1873-1961 (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

W. Claude Adams was born in 1873 in Brookline, Missouri. He studied at the University of Colorado Dental School, Northwestern University, and the University of Oregon. In 1905, he began practicing dentistry in Portland, Oregon, and continued until his retirement in 1945. His wife was Myra L. Adams (1883-1968). W. Claude Adams died in 1961.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Essays and essay outlines written by W. Claude Adams (1873-1961) for an English class, possibly at the University of Oregon. Essay topics are the formation of the Oregon Provisional Government; the lives of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and British monarch Queen Victoria; and manufacturing industries in Clackamas County, Oregon. W. Claude Adams would later become a dentist in Portland, Oregon.