Scope and Contents
William Porter's diaries range from 1861-1885 and describe the weather, finances, events and daily routines along with some notes on his neighbors.
Dates
- 1861-1885
Creator
- Porter, William, 1812-1899 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
William Porter (1812-1899) was an Oregon pioneer who settled in Aumsville, Oregon. He was born in Lincoln County, Montana in 1812 and moved to Illinois in 1836. When he was 19 he entered Illinois College, where he spent four years obtaining an education. He then taught school until moving to Oregon in 1848, where he continued to teach for a number of years.
Extent
0.2 linear feet (4 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
William Porter was an Oregon pioneer who settled in Aumsville, Oregon. His diaries range from 1861-1885 and describe the weather, finances, events and daily routines along with some notes on his neighbors.
Arrangement
Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Physical Description
4 folders
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal to no organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Aumsville (Or.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Educators -- Oregon -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the William Porter Diary
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Amanda Steele
- Date
- c2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
