William H. Dierdorff collection
Scope and Contents
Collection includes a manuscript letter, 2 pages, 1880, written from English Camp, Cultus Lake, Idaho, with ink and color pencil sketches entitled "Pend d'Oreille [sic] Country"; an ink and watercolor sketch of Weeksville, Montana, circa 1880, 35 x 25 cm; a sketchbook, 1 volume, circa 1880-1890, with pencil and ink Pacific Northwest scenes; and an autograph book, 1 volume, circa 1894, containing pencil and ink sketch of Tillamook Bay, Oregon.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1880-1894
Creator
- Dierdorff, William H. (William Henry), 1849-1903 (Artist, 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
0.28 Cubic Feet (3 folders in shared box; 1 oversize folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes a manuscript letter written from English Camp, Cultus Lake, Idaho, with ink and color pencil sketches entitled "Pend d'Oreille Country"; an ink and watercolor sketch of Weeksville, Montana; a sketchbook with pencil and ink Pacific Northwest scenes; and an autograph book containing pencil and ink sketch of Tillamook Bay, Oregon.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Sketchbook, Lib. Acc. 10120.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographic negative copies of the pages of 1880 letter are designated OrHi 65040, 65041, and 65042.
Processing Information
Contains material designated Mss 5281-1 through Mss 5281-13.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the William H. Dierdorff 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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Portland OR 97205 United States
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