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Collection

Identifier: Mss 2887

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Typescript autobiography of Lucy Sophia (Adams) Ransom (1874-1948), written near the end of her life, and later edited by her son, Jay Ellis Ransom, who also wrote the preface.

Dates

Creation: circa 1980

Creator

Ransom, Lucy Sophia, 1874-1948 (Author, Person)
Ransom, Jay Ellis, 1914- (Author of introduction, etc., 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

0.67 Cubic Feet (1 document case; 1 slim document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Typescript autobiography of Lucy Sophia (Adams) Ransom (1874-1948), written near the end of her life, and later edited by her son, Jay Ellis Ransom, who also wrote the preface.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Jay Ellis Ransom.

Existence and Location of Copies

Extracts from the autobiography were published in Oregon Historical Quarterly, Volume 86, No. 2 (Summer 1985), pages 116-152; Volume 86, No. 4 (Winter 1985, 419-434); Volume 87, No. 1 (Spring 1986), pages 67-87; Volume 87, No. 2 (Summer 1986), pages 205-224; and Volume 87, No. 3 (Fall 1986), pages 277-319.