O'Reilly family papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, account books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogy, photographs, memorabilia, certificates, legal documents, etc., of the O'Reilly family, including James Archbold O'Reilly and Anne O'Reilly, of Portland, Oregon. Some newspaper clippings regard the Portland Rose Festival of 1927, for which Anne O'Reilly was a princess. Also included in the collection are 18th-century Irish land deeds. Materials on microfilm include diaries of James Archbold O'Reilly, 1840-1847, and miscellaneous family documents.
Dates
- Creation: 1749-1999
Creator
- O'Reilly 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.
Extent
4.3 Cubic Feet (3 flat boxes, 1 record carton, 3 document cases, 1 oversize folder, and 2 microfilm reels)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, account books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogy, photographs, memorabilia, certificates, legal documents, etc., of the O'Reilly family, including James Archbold O'Reilly and Anne O'Reilly, of Portland, Oregon.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lib. Acc. 21822; Lib. Acc. 21868.
Processing Information
Contains material previously designated Mss 2970-1.
Subject
- O'Reilly family (Family)
- O'Reilly, Anne (Person)
- O'Reilly, James Archbold -- Diaries (Person)
- Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the O'Reilly family papers
- 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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Portland OR 97205 United States
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