Scope and Contents
The collection (1929) contains a scrapbook created by Herbert S. Johnson of Adams and Goodell family documents, correspondence, and genealogical research.
Correspondence includes original letters of William Lysander Adams, Olive Frances Goodell, Helen E. Adams, Inez Adams Parker, and Thomas McBride.
There is also a typed copy of Inez Parker's "Early Recollections of Oregon Pioneer Life."
Most of the collection consists of copies of documents bearing on the genealogy of the Adams and Goodell families in America.
Dates
- 1929
Creator
- Goodell, Olive Frances, 1821- (Person)
- McBride, Thomas A. (Thomas Allen), 1847-1930 (Person)
- Adams, Helen E. (Person)
- Johnson, Herbert S. (Person)
- Adams, W. L. (William Lysander), 1821-1906 (Person)
- Parker, Inez Eugenia Adams, 1845-1933 (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
Herbert S. Johnson gathered documents and correspondence of his family. He was the son of John W. Johnson, (first president of University of Oregon), and grandson of William Lysander Adams. Other family members include Olive Frances Goodell, Helen E. Adams, Inez Adams Parker, and Thomas McBride.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (1 container)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Adams family includes William Lysander Adams, his son John W. Johnson, (first president of University of Oregon), his son Herbert S. Johnson, and family members Olive Frances Goodell, Helen E. Adams, Inez Adams Parker, and Thomas McBride. The collection (1929) contains a scrapbook created by Herbert S. Johnson of Adams and Goodell family documents, correspondence, and genealogical research.
Physical Description
1 flat box.
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.
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.
- Adams family
- Adams, Helen E.
- Adams, W. L. (William Lysander), 1821-1906
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Eugene (Or.) -- Genealogy Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Family histories Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Genealogies (histories) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Goodall family
- Johnson, Herbert S.
- Johnson, John Wesley, 1836-1898
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Parker, Inez Eugenia Adams, 1845-1933
- Parker, Inez Eugenia Adams, 1845-1933
- Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Herbert S. Johnson Scrapbook
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo.
- Date
- 2013
- 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 production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
