The prairie flower

Collection

Identifier: Mss2536

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photocopy, made in October 1979 by the Oregon Historical Society from an original loaned by Brenda Hood, of a manuscript school paper. The title page reads: "The Prairie Flower / December 18th, 1974 / Editress / Mary E. Lacey." The paper, 20 pages, includes reminiscences and chapter titles such as "Bad habits" and "My dear pupils."

Dates

Creation: 1874 December 18

Creator

Herren, Mary E., 1858-1887 (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

Mary E. Lacey was born in Iowa in 1858. In 1873, her family emigrated to Oregon, living near Salem and then Independence. In 1878, Mary Lacey married Theodore Herren, who had been a neighbor when her family lived near Salem. The couple moved to a farm in Yamhill County, and they had two children. Mary Herren contracted tuberculosis, and she died in 1887. (Source: " 'This Worry I have': Mary Herren Journal" by Brenda Hood, published in Oregon Historical Quarterly, Volume 80, No. 3, pages 228-257).