Oregon City Seminary collection

Collection

Identifier: Mss 994

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Small collection consisting of a periodical and a letter related to the Oregon City Seminary in Oregon City, Oregon. The periodical is issue No. 2 of Magnolia, a publication produced by students at the school and edited by Mary Warren, according to information on its front page. The issue is dated February 15, 1867, and is handwritten and bound with ribbon; the collection also includes a typescript copy. The letter in the collection, also handwritten, is by S. D. Pope, a former principal of the school. The three-page letter, dated June 25, 1910, was sent from Victoria, British Columbia, and is addressed to "My dear Miss Barlow." In the letter, Pope thanks Barlow for inviting him to a 40th anniversary reunion of graduates, sends his regrets that he cannot attend due to poor health, and asks that she convey his congratulations and well wishes.

Dates

1867, 1910

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 (2 folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Small collection consisting of a periodical and a letter related to the Oregon City Seminary in Oregon City, Oregon. The periodical is issue No. 2 (February 15, 1867) of Magnolia, a publication produced by students at the school and edited by Mary Warren. The letter, dated June 25, 1910, is by S. D. Pope, a former principal of the school; in it, he declines an invitation to a 40th anniversary reunion of graduates due to poor health, and conveys his congratulations and well wishes.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Letter was the gift of William Wallace Laxton, July 1973 (Lib. Acc. 12637); issue of Magnolia was the gift of Marion Lawrence, September 1962 (Lib. Acc. 9893).