Letters to Cymbre from Ann Carpenter and Jennie Downing
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of four manuscript letters to "Cymbre" (surname unknown) from family members. One letter is from her aunt, Ann Carpenter, in Salem, Oregon, 4 pages, April 1, 1891, regarding family matters. The other letters are from a cousin, Jennie Downing, and were sent from Sublimity, Oregon, and Stayton, Oregon; they are dated 1879 and 1923, and regard family matters, description of Oregon, and a factory accident in which Downing's son, Everett Downing, lost both his arms.
Dates
- Creation: 1879-1923
Creator
- Carpenter, Ann, 1818-1896 (Person)
- Downing, Jennie (Mary Jennie), 1850-1927 (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
Collection consists of four manuscript letters to "Cymbre" (surname unknown) from an aunt and a cousin. The letters, sent from Salem, Sublimity, and Stayton, Oregon, regard family matters, description of Oregon, and a factory accident in which a family member, Everett Downing, was badly injured.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cymbre Ferguson, July 1975 (Lib. Acc. 13361).
Processing Information
Collection was titled "Letters to Cymbre" prior to April 2023.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the letters to Cymbre from Ann Carpenter and Jennie Downing
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; revised 2023
- 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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