Horatio Hyde Parker papers , 1850-1924

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Parker, Horatio Hyde, 1850-
Title
Horatio Hyde Parker papers
Dates
1850-1924 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.5 linear feet, (7 containers)
Collection Number
Ax 076
Summary
Horatio Hyde Parker was born in England in 1850, and migrated to America in 1869. He moved to Portland, Oregon in 1887, where he was employed in the law firm of Williams and Wood. The Horatio Hyde Parker papers consist of diaries, letters, and other documents concerning the family of Horatio Hyde Parker and his wife, Charlotte Boykin Parker.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Horatio Hyde Parker was born in England in 1850, and migrated to America in 1869. He clerked in stores and law offices in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, read law, was admitted to the bar, and came to Portland, Oregon in 1887. In Oregon, he was employed in the law firm of Williams and Wood. In 1882, he married Charlotte Boykin of Tilden, Alabama.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Horatio Hyde Parker Papers consist of diaries, letters, and other documents concerning the family of Horatio Hyde Parker and Charlotte Boykin Parker.

The papers include letters of Alfred Parker, Horatio's father, a bookseller in Manchester, and letters of Horatio's brothers and sisters, his children, and various friends. Among the letters are series from Richard H. Thornton, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood.

The diaries and journals in the collection are by Alfred Parker, Horatio Parker, and Horatio's son, Jamieson. The journal of Alfred Parker describes a walking tour from Manchester to London, and from Manchester to Scotland, 1845, 1847, and 1848. One of Horatio Parker's early diaries describes traveling from Manchester to Rouen, France, and a return, in 1867. His American diaries depict conditions in the South from 1870 to 1875. The Jamieson Parker diaries, 1916-1918, describe social life in New York during World War I, and the beginnings of the architectural career of Jamieson Parker.

One of the letter series is the so-called "Seaview Letters." It represents a series from 1888 to 1914, written from Seaview, Washington, where the Parker family maintained a summer home. The letters describe a mode of vacationing popular at the time.

The Horatio Hyde Parker Papers consist of 26 volumes of diaries, copybooks, and similar volumes, and 821 letters, 1844-1917. In addition to the Parker family records, there is material, largely genealogical, concerning the Boykin-Scott-Bibb families of Alabama.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Vacation homes--Washington (State)--Seaview

Personal Names

  • Parker, Alfred
  • Parker, Charlotte Boykin
  • Parker, Horatio Hyde, 1850-
  • Parker, Jamieson
  • Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944

Family Names

  • Bib family
  • Boykin family
  • Parker family
  • Scott family

Geographical Names

  • Alabama--Genealogy
  • France--Description and travel
  • Southern States--Social conditions, 1865-1945

Form or Genre Terms

  • Diaries