Alma Olive Huseby Dempsey diaries
Scope and Contents
Three composition books containing the journal of Alma Olive Huseby Dempsey of Jefferson County, Oregon, kept from December 23, 1915, to March 31, 1918. Includes details of daily life, housework, family, travel, weather, and general community news. On the first page of the first volume is the text: "Diary of Alma Olive Husely Dempsey beginning with the day she came to the homestead in Jefferson County, Oregon, where her husband, Harry Dempsey, had been since Oct. 18th 1915."
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1918
Creator
- Dempsey, Alma Olive Huseby (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 (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Three composition books containing the journal of Alma Olive Huseby Dempsey of Jefferson County, Oregon, kept from December 23, 1915, to March 31, 1918. Includes details of daily life, housework, family, travel, weather, and general community news.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Susan McElheran, December 2005 (Lib. Acc. 25861).
Subject
- Dempsey, Alma Olive Huseby -- Diaries (Person)
- Dempsey, Harry (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Alma Olive Huseby Dempsey diaries
- 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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