Scope and Contents note
The Henry Clay Huston Papers consists of incoming correspondence, miscellaneous papers, school catalogs, and news clippings for Huston’s reference or quotation. Most of the letters are letters received by Huston.
Detailed access to the letters is provided by a calendar of incoming letters, in the form of typed cards located in the Manuscripts Card Catalog. The date, sender’s name, and brief content description of each letter is given. The incoming correspondence constitutes approximately 444 letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1857-1901
Creator
- Huston, Henry Clay, 1828-1899 (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
Henry Clay Huston served two terms as state senator for Lane County, beginning in 1866. He was a Democrat.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Henry Clay Huston served two terms as state senator for Lane County, beginning in 1866. He was a Democrat. The Henry Clay Huston Papers consist of incoming correspondence, miscellaneous papers, school catalogs, and news clippings for Huston’s reference or quotation.
Arrangement note
Collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence.
Other Finding Aids note
A calendar to the incoming correspondence in the Henry Clay Huston papers is located in the Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
General Physical Description note
2 manuscript boxes
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.
Subject
- Oregon. Legislative Assembly. Senate (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Henry Clay Huston papers
- Status
- Complete 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
