James Watson Hamilton diary
Scope and Contents
The diary details James Watson Hamilton's work as a clerk in the law office of S.H. Hazard of Empire City, Oregon and his later partnership with Hazard. Folder also contains a bill from the Alcona Lodge for the year 1890.
Dates
- 1878 January 7 - 1879 September 11
Creator
- Hamilton, James Watson, 1857-1933 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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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
James Watson Hamilton (1857-1933) attended Umpqua Academy in Wilbur, Oregon, and Oregon Agricultural College. He was a circuit judge in Roseburg, Oregon and a member of the Board of Regents at the University of Oregon. He worked as a clerk in the law office of S.H. Hazard of Empire City, Oregon. On Feb. 5, 1879 he formed a partnership with Hazard.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
James Watson Hamilton was a circuit judge at Roseburg, and a member of the Board of Regents at the University of Oregon. His diary details his work as a clerk in the law office of S.H. Hazard of Empire City,and his later partnership with Hazard. Folder also contains a bill from the Alcona Lodge for the year 1890.
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal to no organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Empire (Or.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Lawyers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the James Watson Hamilton Diary
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team, Amanda Steele, and Chasmodai Cassidy
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
