Durham family papers
Scope and Contents
Most of the correspondence is from Kentucky relatives to family members living in Oregon. There is one letter dated 1857, from a grandmother in her 97th year, writing to her grandson.
Family members include Mary A. Durham and her husband John Duram, who traveled overland to Oregon in 1846, as a part of the wagon train with Elder Glen O. Burnett.
Papers include an obituary of Mary A. Durham and her husband John Duram, which lists the names and locations of their eight children. There are also telegrams regarding a mother who was ill, and one telegram states, "Come immediately if you want to see your mother alive."
There are also a few sheets of handwritten poetry.
Also in the collection is a newspaper clipping (1925) of an interview with John Henry Durham (born 1853, in Polk County, Oregon), son of Mary and John Durham. The clipping describes his parents' overland journey, life and business in Polk County, and in Pendleton, Oregon. The clipping also states that his parents had eleven children.
Dates
- 1846-1925
Creator
- Durham, John Henry, 1853- (Person)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Durham family was based in Kentucky, although some family members moved out west. The collection (1846-1925) contains correspondence, telegrams, an obituary, an article clipping, and poetry.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tanya Parlet, 2013.
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.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Durham family
- Durham, John, circa 1820-1889
- Durham, Mary A. (Mary Ann), 1826-
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Home and Family Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Obituaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Overland Journeys to the Northwestern United States Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Overland journeys to the Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pendleton (Or.) -- History Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Pioneers -- Kentucky -- Correspondence 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
- Poems Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Polk County (Or.) -- History Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Telegrams Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Durham Family Papers
- 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 is 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
