Frederick W. Skiff photographic collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of three albums (Album 437, Album 438, and Album 439) containing 703 black and white photographs and 5 cyanotypes, 1907-1938, of Frederick Woodward Skiff and family. Album 437 includes images of Seaside, Gearhart and Camp Jackson, in Oregon, and many photos of children, residence interiors, and outdoor activities. Album 438, entitled "Island Snaps," includes images of fishing and hunting at Silver Lake, Washington, interior and exterior shots of Skiff's cabin at the lake, gardening, dogs, livestock, hunting and fishing licenses, and a typescript copy of a speech by Chief Seattle. Album 439 includes images of fishing, hunting, sailing, camping, hunting lodges, and golf in Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico; Berkeley, California; Lexington, Massachusetts; New York; Washougal, Washington; Oregon; and Connecticut.
Dates
- 1907-1938
Creator
- Skiff, Frederick W., 1868-1947 (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.
Biographical note
Frederick Woodward Skiff (1868-1947) was a collector and dealer of rare books and American antiques, based in Portland, Oregon.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (2 albums in shared flat box; 1 album in shared oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Three photograph albums relating to Frederick Woodward Skiff and family. The albums depict people, residences, and outdoor activities in locations including Seaside, Gearhart, Camp Jackson, and other places in Oregon; Silver Lake and Washougal, Washington; and Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, New York, Massachusetts, and California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Frederick Skiff, December 1961 (Lib. Acc. 9626).
Processing Information
Albums in the collection were individually designated as Albums 437, Album 438, and Album 439 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library. The albums were originally cataloged as Mss 1643.
- Arizona -- Photographs
- Berkeley (Calif.) -- Photographs
- Camping -- Photographs
- Children -- Photographs
- Dogs -- Photographs
- Fishing -- Photographs
- Gardening -- Photographs
- Gearhart (Or.) -- Photographs
- Golf -- Photographs
- Home and Family
- Hunting -- Photographs
- Lexington (Mass.) -- Photographs
- Livestock -- Photographs
- New Mexico -- Photographs
- New York (State) -- Photographs
- Oregon -- Photographs
- Outdoor recreation -- Photographs
- Photographs
- Seaside (Or.) -- Photographs
- Silver Lake (Cowlitz County, Wash. : Lake) -- Photographs
- Skiff family -- Photographs
- Skiff, Frederick W., 1868-1947 -- Photographs
- Sports and Recreation
- Texas -- Photographs
- Washougal (Wash.) -- Photographs
- cyanotypes (photographic prints)
- photograph albums
- photographs
Creator
- Skiff, Frederick W., 1868-1947 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Frederick W. Skiff photographic collection
- 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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Portland OR 97205 United States
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