Identity elements
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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Women collection, circa 1899-1950
Date(s)
- 1899-1950 (Creation)
Extent
1 cubic feet (2 boxes and 1 oversize box)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Collection of materials assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to women in Oregon, ca. 1899-1950. Included in the collection are postcards with anti and pro-suffrage images, the correspondence and diary of Mrs. Sylvia Thompson, the correspondence of M.H. Wicoxon, scrapbook of the League of Women Voters, papers of various women's political groups (including anti-suffrage groups) and newspaper clippings regarding women's rights, legal status and prominent women.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open to the public.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes element
General note
Online collection contains a selection of items from the full collection. The remainder of the collection can be viewed on-site at the OHS Research Library.
Specialized notes
- Citation: Women Collection, Mss 1534, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Oregon Equal Suffrage Association (Subject)
- Duniway, Abigail Scott, 1834-1915 (Subject)