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Louise Savier Washburn photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 282

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of two albums containing 360 black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera, circa 1890-1960, of family, friends and a trip to Europe. Also included are a small quantity of loose photographs, clippings, and other items from the albums. Subjects include members of the Savier and Washburn families; Louise Savier Washburn; members of the Du Mond family; and scenes of Germany; Crater Lake, Oregon; and Hawaii. The albums also contain a few photographs of Chinese people in Oregon.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1890-1960

Creator

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

Louise Savier Washburn (1867-1963) was the daughter of Thomas Savier, a Portland pioneer and merchant for whom Savier Street is named.

Extent

0.48 Cubic Feet (1 flat box; 1 album in shared flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Two albums containing photographs, clippings, and ephemera, and a small quantity of loose material that had been in the albums. Subjects include members of the Savier and Washburn families, and friends; Louise Savier Washburn; members of the Du Mond family; a trip to Europe; and scenes in Hawaii.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Wilson Clark, February 1966 (Lib. Acc. 10213).

Related Materials

Robert Washburn papers, Mss 1657, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Processing Information

The albums that make up this collection were individually designated as Album 226 and Album 227 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Title
Guide to the Louise Savier Washburn photograph albums
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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