Horseback Honeymoon photographic collection

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 451

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Small collection of 25 black and white photographs taken during Ella Allen Scott and Quincy Scott's honeymoon in 1907. Many of the photographs were used in the book "Horseback Honeymoon," written by the Scotts' daughter, Dorothy Ballard, about her parents and their honeymoon trip from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, made on horseback.

Dates

Creation: 1907

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.

Biographical note

Quincy Scott (1882-1965) and Ella Beck Allen (1882-1971) married in 1907, and, for their honeymoon, took a trip of over 2,000 miles on horseback from Minnesota to Washington state. They lived in Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Seattle, Washington; and Montana before moving to Portland in 1931. Quincy Scott served in World War I, and later was the editorial cartoonist for the Oregonian newspaper in Portland for 18 years, from 1931-1949. Ella Allen Scott, also an artist, worked in commercial art for a time, particularly book and magazine illustration, and later exhibited and sold paintings. During the time the Scotts lived in Montana, she was the dean of women at the University of Montana. After Quincy Scott retired from the Oregonian, the Scotts moved to Neahkahnie. Quincy Scott was killed in an automobile accident in 1965, and Ella Allen Scott subsequently moved back to Portland, where she lived for the rest of her life.

Sources: "Quincy Scott Widow Dies," Oregonian, January 6, 1971; "Crash Kills Quincy Scott," Oregonian, November 10, 1965; "Scott Show Set At Art Village," Oregonian, November 11, 1962.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (2 folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs taken during Ella Allen Scott and Quincy Scott's 1907 honeymoon trip, made on horseback, from Minnesota to Washington State. Quincy Scott (1882-1965) was a longtime editorial cartoonist for the Oregonian newspaper in Portland. Ella Allen Scott (1882-1971), also an artist, worked in book and magazine illustration, was dean of women at the University of Montana, and later exhibited and sold paintings.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dorothy Ballard, December 1987 (Lib. Acc. 18569, Photo Acc. 988D001).

Related Materials

Papers and drawings that the Oregon Historical Society Research Library received with the photographs in this collection were separated to manuscript collections and were cataloged as the Ella Allen Scott collection (Mss 5350) and the Quincy Scott papers (Mss 5322).

Related Materials

A copy of Dorothy Ballard's book, "Horseback Honeymoon," is also held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, call number 917.8 B189h.

Publication note

Photographs in this collection were used in "Horseback Honeymoon: The vanishing Old West of 1907 through the eyes of two young artists in love," by Dorothy Ballard (New York: Two Continents Pub. Group, 1975).