Holcombe family correspondence

Holcombe family correspondence, 1884-1913

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Holcombe family
Title: Holcombe family correspondence
Dates: 1884-1913 (inclusive)
18841913
Quantity: .5 linear feet
Collection Number: XOE_CPNWS0167Holcombe (collection)
Summary: This collection consists of correspondence between members of the Holcombe family from Whatcom County, Washington.
Repository: Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

The Holcombe family moved to Washington State in 1909, where Rev. Holcombe served as pastor of Ferndale Church from September 1909 to 1913. Family members include Mama [Mrs. S. A. Holcombe], Mabel Lucy, Corabel A., Chester A., Fannie V., Cyril R., Grace, Helen Lucile, Elsie, Willard, and Ruth Julia.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Holcombe family correspondence dates from 1884 to 1913. The bulk of the letters are between Reverend Gilbert T. Holcombe and other family members living in various locations throughout the Midwest.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Holcombe family correspondence, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

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Acquisition Information

Donated by Mrs. Eicholz (no first name given) in 1997.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Correspondence - Rev. Holcombe to family from Ulysses Butler County, Nebraska - comments on Lincoln and the county.	1884
1/2	Correspondence - Rev. Holcombe to Mrs. Holcombe from Cameron, Missouri.	1887
1/3	Correspondence - letterhead from the American Home Missionary Society (Rev. Holcombe is named as the State Evangelist for Missouri), letterhead from Saratoga Springs, New York - Rev. Holcombe comments on other preachers' styles, describes Saratoga Springs.	1888
1/4	Correspondence - Mabel Holcombe to Mrs. Holcombe from Damers Grove (?) (near Oak Park (?)) - describes Damers Grove and family members.	1889
1/5	Correspondence - Mrs. Holcombe to Mabel Holcombe.	1891
1/6	Correspondence - family to Rev. Holcombe from Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Rev. Holcombe to family from Atkinson, Illinois.	1892
1/7	Correspondence - Rev. Holcombe to family from St. Louis, Missouri; family to Rev. Holcombe - describes cold weather, sickness in the community, money problems; Mrs. Holcombe to son - describes her exhaustion, Christmas preparations; Mabel to Rev. Holcombe - describes domestic arrangements, Christmas shopping; Rev. Holcombe to family on letterhead from Rochester German Insurance Company, Rochester, New York.	1892
1/8	Correspondence - Mrs. Holcombe to Rev. Holcombe - worries about money problems, looking for work; Rev. Holcombe to famly on letterhead from Children's Home Society in St. Louis (Rev. Holcombe listed as Financial Agent).	1893
1/9	Correspondence - describes traveling circus and parade, family sickness, financial woes.	1893
1/10	Correspondence - describes domestic chores, foodstuffs; Rev. Holcombe on letterhead of the Exchange and Savings Bank, Spring Valley, Wisconsin - looking at purchasing land.	1894
1/11	Correspondence - letterhead from St. Louis, Missouri and Sycamore, Illinois; Rev. Holcombe from Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin - comments on preaching engagements; Rev. Holcombe from Baltimore, Maryland - disapproves of seeing a woman riding a horse astride; Mrs. Holcombe to Mr. Ernest Clarage - requests employment recommendation for her son.	1895
1/12	Correspondence - letterhead from the Children's Home Society in Baltimore, Maryland (Rev. Holcombe in the heading); Cyril Holcombe (son) from Humphry, Arkansas - talks about malaria.	1896
1/13	Correspondence - Cora Holcombe (daughter) to Rev. Holcombe - speak of clothes, family appears to be living in Olivet, Michigan where Mabel worked as a waitress at the Club House, Harbor Point, Michigan (summer?) and attended school in the fall.	1897
1/14	Correspondence - describing that Mabel very ill and there are continuing money troubles.	1898
1/15	Correspondence - letterhead from the Children's Home Society in St. Louis, Missouri (Rev. Holcombe listed as Financial Agent).	1898
1/16	Correspondence.	1899
1/17	Correspondence.	1899
1/18	Postcards - W. H. Holcombe in Seattle, Washington to Mrs. Holcombe in Ferndale, Washington - images of the Central Building and YMCA Building in Seattle, appears that Grace Holcombe (daughter) is living in Seattle.	1910
1/19	Postcards - C. (Corabel?) Holcombe to Mrs. Holcombe in Ferndale, Washington.	1912
1/20	Postcards - various Holcombe children to Mrs. Holcombe in Ferndale, Washington - Crater Lake, Oregon prune orchard, valentine.	1913
1/21	Correspondence	1913

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources
Pioneers--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources

Personal Names

Holcombe, Gilbert T.--Correspondence

Family Names

Holcombe family--Archives

Geographical Names

Whatcom County (Wash.)--History--Sources

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