Lillian Caldwell Blackwood letters and photographs , 1877-1928

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Blackwood, Lillian Caldwell, 1877-1928
Title
Lillian Caldwell Blackwood letters and photographs
Dates
1877-1928 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 linear feet, (2 containers)  :  1 clam shell box, 1 photo box
Collection Number
A 010
Summary
Lillian Caldwell Blackwood was an Oregon pioneer who lived in Jacksonville, Oregon. The collection (1877-1928) contains correspondence regarding family and Oregon society and family photographs.
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 production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Lillian Caldwell Blackwood was an Oregon pioneer who lived in Jacksonville, Oregon. Her correspondence received includes letters from Mrs. M. J. Courtney (address unknown), 1877-1880; Richard Blackwood, Tombstone, Arizona, 1880-1881; and Kate Murray, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1892-1897. They all concern family matters and social news.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection (1877-1928) contains correspondence regarding family and Oregon society, and photographs.

Correspondence consists of sixty-five letters and concerns family matters and social news.

Correspondents are Mrs. M. J. Courtney, address unknown, 1877-1880; Richard Blackwood, Tombstone, Arizona, 1880-1881; and Kate Murray, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1892-1897.

The collection also includes five photographs of Blackwood and friends or family, circa 1900-1928; one photograph is a portrait of Andy Boise, an African-American man, in a suit with cane, c. 1880s. Photographs have been separated from the rest of the collection for preservation reasons, and are stored under the call number, PH236.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Pioneers--Oregon
  • Pioneers--Oregon--Correspondence
  • Women Pioneers--Oregon--Correspondence

Personal Names

  • Blackwood, Lillian Caldwell, 1877-1928
  • Blackwood, Lillian Caldwell, 1877-1928

Geographical Names

  • Jacksonville (Or.)--Social life and customs
  • Oregon--Social life and customs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Silver gelatin prints
  • Snapshots