Scope and Contents note
The collection contains ninety-nine letters. Between 1869 and 1886, there is a series of detailed letters from Kate to her mother and brother and from Eunice to her grandmother Pratt. The letters describe living conditions in and near Ochoco and Prineville, with references to Indian uprisings, feuds between cattle and sheep ranchers, politics, and social life. With the collection are seven California pictorial letter sheets.
Dates
- 1855-1886
Creator
- Robbins, Kate L., 1834- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
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 note
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 note
Kate Robbins, nee Pratt, was born in Cohasset, Massachusetts. She was married to Abner Robbins. Their daughter, Eunice W., was born in 1852 and was married to James Clinton Luckey of Prineville, Oregon in 1881. About 1854, Abner Robbins went to California. He mined and farmed at Yreka Flats and Indian Creek, California between 1855 and 1859. Two letters from him describe his experiences. In 1859, he returned to Massachusetts and brought Kate back to Indian Creek. About 1868 the couple moved to Ochoco, Oregon, where Abner raised sheep, cattle, and horses. They were among the first settlers in the Ochoco area.
Extent
0.2 linear feet (4 containers) : 4 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Kate Robbins, nee Pratt, was born in Cohasset, Massachusetts, and moved with her husband Abner to Ochoco, Oregon in 1868. The family was among the first settlers in the Ochoco area. The collection is composed of correspondence that describes living conditions in and near Ochoco and Prineville, with references to Indian uprisings, feuds between cattle and sheep ranchers, politics, and social life.
Other Finding Aids note
Manuscript calendar available for use in Special Collections & University Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Agriculture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- California -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- City and Town Life Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mines and Mineral Resources Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Native Americans Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pacific Northwest History Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Pioneers Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Robbins, Kate L., 1834-
- Women Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Women Pioneers -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Kate L. Robbins papers
- Status
- Revise Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Vida Germano
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
