Ira Gardner letters from Oregon

Collection — Folder: 1 (shares a clamshell)

Identifier: A 256

Scope and Contents

The collection (1865) contains three pieces of Gardner's correspondence, in which he praises Oregon's "froots" and "psalmon," but damns the weather.

Dates

1865

Creator

Gardner, Ira (Person)

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.

Extent

0.1 linear feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Ira Gardner was a woodworker, who wrote letters from Oregon to his family in Iowa, during the mid 1800s. The collection (1865) contains three pieces of Gardner's correspondence, in which he praises Oregon's "froots" and "psalmon," but damns the weather.

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.

Subjects

Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oregon -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Pioneers -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Classifications

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Ira Gardner letters from Oregon
Status: Complete Description
Author: Tanya Parlet.
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).