Mary Gay Cogswell Cemetery collection
Scope and Contents
Collection includes typescript extract from the diary of Martha Ann Gay Masterson, 1851, regarding the overland journey of the Gay family and the establishment of the Mary Gay Cogswell Cemetery outside Eugene, Oregon; and biographies of pioneers buried in the cemetery, including Martin Baker Gay, Mary Gay Cogswell, and members of the Campbell family.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1850-1955
Creator
- Campbell, Celeste (Compiler, 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.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (2 folders in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes typescript extract from the diary of Martha Ann Gay Masterson, 1851, regarding the overland journey of the Gay family and the establishment of the Mary Gay Cogswell Cemetery outside Eugene, Oregon; and biographies of pioneers buried in the cemetery, including Martin Baker Gay, Mary Gay Cogswell, and members of the Campbell family.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Phillip Cogswell, July 1984.
Subject
- Masterson, Martha Gay, 1838-1916 -- Diaries (Person)
- Cogswell, Mary Gay (Person)
- Gay, Martin Baker, 1803-1867 (Person)
- Campbell family -- History (Family)
- Cogswell family -- History (Family)
- Gay family -- History (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Mary Gay Cogswell Cemetery collection
- 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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