Margaret Emily Bates photograph album on the Nichols family, 1905-1913

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Bates, Margaret Emily, 1892-1966
Title
Margaret Emily Bates photograph album on the Nichols family
Dates
1905-1913 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.29 cubic feet, (1 album in shared flat box)
Collection Number
Album 603
Summary
Album containing black and white photographs and cyanotypes of members of the Nichols family and others. Subjects also include Capen School in Northampton, Massachusetts, house parties, the Oregon and Washington coasts, hiking, camping, picnics, tennis, Hood River, and other areas in Oregon.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Margaret Emily Bates was the daughter of Cora May Nichols (died 1895). She was a librarian at the Portland Public Library.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Album containing 338 black and white photographs and 6 cyanotypes, 1905-1913, of members of the Nichols family and others. Among the people identified are Margaret Emily Bates, Helen Bates Chenery, Dr. Ammi Sibley Nichols, Carrie Nichols, Nellie Nichols Walpole, Vida S. Nichols, Harold Bates, Sarah Faye Nichols, Clifford Edwards Nichols, Eva Alice Jones Clifford, and Frederica N. McAfee Richardson. Subjects include Capen School in Northampton, Massachusetts, house parties, the Oregon and Washington coasts, hiking, camping, picnics, tennis, Hood River, and other areas in Oregon.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Margaret Emily Bates photograph album on the Nichols family, Album 603, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

The Oregon Historical Society Research Library also holds an additional album of Margaret Emily Bates, Album 459, and her Portland Academy scrapbook, which is part of the Manners and Customs collection, Mss 1522, Box 41, Folder 1.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Recreation--United States--Photographs
  • Students--Massachussetts--Northampton--Social life and customs--Photographs

Family Names

  • Bates family--Photographs
  • Nichols family--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Hood River (Or.)--Photographs
  • Pacific Coast (Or.)--Photographs
  • Pacific Coast (Wash.)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • cyanotypes (photographic prints)
  • photograph albums
  • photographs