Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 10 photostat copies and 1 original letter. The letters reflect the hardships of mission life and the ambiguous attitude of the missionaries toward the Indians. The autograph letter is from Darius Smith to W. W. Raymond, from San Francisco, June 5, 1859, commenting on the delights of the city.
Dates
- 1840-1880
Creator
- Raymond, Almira David, 1813-1880 (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
Almira Raymond, wife of William W. Raymond, mission farmer, arrived in Oregon in 1849 as part of the mission "reenforcement" aboard the sailing ship Lausanne. She wrote detailed letters to her parents, the James Davids of Amsterdam, New York, and a sister, Mrs. John Simmo.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Almira Raymond, wife of mission farmer William W. Raymond, arrived in Oregon in 1849 as part of the mission "reinforcement" aboard the Lausanne. Her letters reflect the hardships of mission life and the ambiguous attitude of the missionaries toward the Indians.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection has been microfilmed. Microfilm reels are available for purchase, or via Inter-library Loan. When requesting reels for this collection, please request: “Women’s Lives, Series 3, American Women Missionaries and Pioneers Collection, reel(s) 74.”
Physical Description
1 folder, including 11 letters (ten are photostat copies, 1 autographed letter signed (ALS))
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal 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.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Missionaries Subject Source: Photosub
- Missionaries -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missionaries' spouses 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
- Raymond, W. W. (William Wakeman), 1815-1894
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Women Pioneers -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Almira Adeline David Raymond letters from Oregon
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team, Amanda Steele, and Chasmodai Cassidy
- Date
- 2011
- 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
