Scope and Contents
The collection (1785-1870) contains correspondence and family papers.
Correspondence is separated into letters exchanged among family members, and another section of incoming letters.
Family papers include the family arms and seal, autographs by Victor Hugo, and two biographical writings about the Gibbs family.
A paper finding aid with detailed information about the correspondence and family relations is available in Special Collections and University Archives.
Dates
- 1785-1867
Creator
- Wolcott family (Family)
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.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 container) : 1 clamshell box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Wolcott - Gibbs family members are relatives of Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), who was a member of the Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a general in the Revolutionary War, and, late in his life, the governor of the state of Connecticut (Litchfield Historical Society). The collection (1785-1870) contains correspondence and family papers.
Other Finding Aids
Paper finding aid with additional information is available in Special Collections and 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.
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.
- Coats of arms Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Connecticut -- History -- 1775-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Family histories Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Family papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Gibbs family
- Home and Family Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
- United States -- History -- 1783-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wolcott family
- Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797
- Title
- Guide to the Wolcott-Gibbs Family Papers
- 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
