Willard Leonard papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss1595

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes typescript and manuscript correspondence, 1975, regarding Willard Leonard's childhood in Lakeview, Oregon, in the early 1900s, cowboys, riding, cattle raising, houses and social customs; a typescript monograph, 1974, with photographs, regarding geological phenomena and his childhood in Lake County, Oregon; a color photograph of the grave of Dr. Bernard Daly; a typescript photocopy of Dr. Bernard Daly's will, filed January 1920; and a typescript report prepared by Georgie Stephenson, November 1967, regarding the Bernard Daly Educational Fund.

Dates

1920-1975

Creator

Stephenson, Georgie Ellen Boydstun (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

.04 Cubic Feet ( 2 folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, 1975, regarding Willard Leonard's childhood in Lakeview, Oregon, in the early 1900s, cowboys, riding, cattle raising, houses and social customs; and a typescript monograph, 1974, with photographs, regarding geological phenomena and his childhood in Lake County, Oregon. Also included is a typescript photocopy of Dr. Bernard Daly's will, filed January 1920; and a typescript report prepared by Georgie Stephenson, November 1967, regarding the Bernard Daly Educational Fund.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Willard Leonard.

Publication note

Willard Leonard's recollections were published as "A Boyhood with Sheep in the Oregon Desert" in Oregon Historical Quarterly. Part 1 was published in December 1975 (Volume 76, Number 4); Part 2 was published in March 1976 (Volume 77, Number 1); and Part 3 was published in June 1976 (Volume 77, Number 2).