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Strong Family papers, 1832-1994
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Strong family
- Title
- Strong Family papers
- Dates
- 1832-1994 (inclusive)18321994
- Quantity
- 2.09 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 0958
- Summary
- Correspondence, writing, clippings, diaries, legal documents, ephemera, and photographs of the Strong family, including social and political activists Lyman W. Strong, Arthur Tappan Strong, John Stoughton Strong, Sydney Dix Strong, Anna Louise Strong, and Tracy Strong, Jr.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Family of social and political activists.
Lyman W. Strong was a merchant who lived in Seville, Ohio. He was an opponent of slavery. His oldest son, Arthur Tappan Strong, died of "camp dysentery" in a Union army hospital at Ashland, Kentucky on February 28, 1862. Strongsville, Ohio was founded by John Stoughton Strong in 1816. Sydney Dix Strong moved to Seattle, Washington; the rest of the family are his direct descendants.
Tracy Strong, Jr., great nephew of Anna Louise Strong, was a youth educator in Germany for the U.S. military during and after World War II.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, writing, clippings, diaries, legal documents, ephemera, and photographs of the Strong family.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 3 accessions.
- Accession No. 0958-002, Strong family papers, 1918-1980
- Accession No. 0958-004, Strong family papers, 1832-1994
- Accession No. 0958-005, Strong family papers, 1944-1988
Related Materials
Additional Strong family materials can be found in the Anna Louise Strong Papers (Manuscript Collections 1309 and 1444) in the repository.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 0958-002: Strong family papers, 1918-1980 (bulk 1930-1970)Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, writing, clippings.
Bulk of the accession is letters received by Tracy and Edith Strong from their children, Robbins, Tracy Jr. and Ruth. Robbins was in Shansi, China from 1934-1937 as a recipient of an Oberlin-Shansi Teaching Fellowship and in China again late 1940s and 1950s working for the YMCA. His letters give his impressions of China before and during the Communist revolution. Later papers are Tracy Strong Jr.'s file on Anna Louise Strong's papers and research on Anna Louise.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Tracy Strong, 11/14/1985, 1/16/1986.
Accession No. 0958-004: Strong family papers, 1832-1994 (bulk 1861-1862)Return to Top
Scope and Content: Letters, typed transcriptions, photographs, diaries, legal documents and related items. Bulk is papers of Lyman Whitney Strong and Ruth Maria Strong, his wife. Includes letters to Lyman from his son, Arthur Tappan Strong, a soldier in the 42nd Ohio Regiment during the Civil War.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Jeanne R. Strong, 7/22/1968.
Other Descriptive Information
- A.L.S. = Authograph Letter Signed : Ts. = Typescript
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Personal Papers |
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Genealogy - Strong Family History Update (vol. IV),
Four |
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Descendants of Elder John Strong His Sister and a Cousin
|
1994 | ||
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 0958-004 | E. L. Baldwin & Co. to E. M. Stiger (A.L.S.
& Ts.) |
1879 |
Marian Brown to ____ (cousin) (A.L.S.) |
1858 | ||
Armeda Gibbs to Female Benevolent Society (A.L.S.
& Ts.) |
1847 | ||
James Patton to Jonas Whitney Jr. (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1826 | ||
John Sherman to Chas S. Strong
(A.L.S.) |
1895 | ||
C. R. Strong to ____ Strong (brothers) (A.L.S.
& Ts.) |
1854 | ||
J. C. Strong to ____ (brothers) (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1862 | ||
Sidney Strong to ____ (uncle) (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1858 | ||
Dewey Whitney to Jonas Whitney (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1826 | ||
Milton ____ to Whitney ____ (cousins) (A.L.S.
& Ts.) |
1864 | ||
Eliza ____ to Susan ____ (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1849 | ||
____ to Henry Clay (Ts.) |
1848 | ||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/2 | 0958-004 | Legal Documents |
1862-63, undated |
| 1/3 | 0958-004 | Speeches And Writings |
|
Haynes, Tamzen E. (Ts.) |
1916 | ||
re. Charles Sumner Strong (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
undated | ||
| box:oversize | |||
| Misc oversized box 10 | 0958-004 | Land Grants (oversized) |
1837 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/4 | 0958-004 | Notes |
undated |
| 1/5 | 0958-004 | Clippings |
undated |
| 1/6 | 0958-004 | Ephemera |
1909, 1916, undated |
| 1/7 | 0958-004 | Miscellany |
undated |
John Stoughton Strong |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/8 | 0958-004 | Incoming Letters |
|
Joseph Ritchey (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1844 | ||
Rev. T. Williston (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1859 | ||
| 1/9 | 0958-004 | Speeches & Writings |
1916 |
| 1/10 | 0958-004 | Financial Records |
1863 |
| 1/11 | 0958-004 | Bills Of Sale |
1845 |
| box:oversize | |||
| Misc oversized box 10 | 0958-004 | Bills Of Sale (oversized) |
1853 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/12 | 0958-004 | Wills |
1857, 1863 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/13 | 0958-004 | John Stoughton Strong Jr. |
undated |
Lyman Whitney Strong |
|||
Incoming Letters |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/17 | 0958-004 | Amidon, G. E. S. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 |
| 1/17 | 0958-004 | Dix, Chas H. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1869 |
| 1/14 | 0958-004 | Garfield, James A. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 |
| 1/17 | 0958-004 | House, E. J. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1870 |
| 1/15 | 0958-004 | Lyon, James M. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862-63 |
| 1/17 | 0958-004 | Lyon, William C. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1863 |
| 1/17 | 0958-004 | Stiles, H. Linworth (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
undated |
| 1/16 | 0958-004 | Strong, Arthur Tappan (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1861-62 |
| 1/17 | 0958-004 | Strong, David (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
undated |
Strong, Timothy Dowd (A.L.S.) |
1868 | ||
____, Herbert (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 | ||
____, Lovina (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1832 | ||
____, Sylvia (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1865 | ||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/18 | 0958-004 | Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1848 |
| 1/19 | 0958-004 | Legal Documents |
1846 |
| 1/20 | 0958-004 | Guardian’s Letters |
1866 |
| 1/21 | 0958-004 | Executor’s Letters |
1881 |
| 1/22 | 0958-004 | Will |
1881-1882 |
| box:oversize | |||
| Misc oversized box 10 | 0958-004 | Bills Of Sale (oversized) |
1846-1863 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/23 | 0958-004 | Pew Plate |
1882 |
| 1/24 | 0958-004 | Clippings |
1881 |
Ruth Maria Strong (dix) |
|||
Incoming Letters |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/25 | 0958-004 | Brown, A (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1841 |
Brown, Mary Anne (Ts.) |
undated | ||
Brown, Rockwell (Ts.) |
1843, undated | ||
Clark, Frances (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1964 | ||
Cramer, Mary Ann Harris (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1859 | ||
Dix, Susan F. E. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1848 | ||
Dix, William (Ts.) |
1840 | ||
Douglass, U. R. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1852 | ||
Dyer, Shepard L. (Ts.) |
1842 | ||
Gray, J. J. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1864 | ||
Olds, C. N. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1852 | ||
Russell, A. F. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1864 | ||
Southworth, Mary Ann B. (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1846 | ||
Spencer, Harriet (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1854 | ||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/26 | 0958-004 | Stiles, M. E. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
undated |
Strong, Arthur Tappan (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1861 | ||
Strong, Lyman Whitney (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1843-62 | ||
Taylor, Fanny (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1841, 1848 | ||
Warren, Jemima (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1839 | ||
____, Ben O. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1848 | ||
____, Eliza (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1848 | ||
____, Julia (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1834, 1854, 1861 | ||
____, Milton (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 | ||
____, Nara (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1858 | ||
____, Nell (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
undated | ||
____, Sidney (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1860? | ||
____, Sylvia (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
undated | ||
____, ____ (Ts.) |
1854 | ||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/27 | 0958-004 | Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1849 |
| 1/28 | 0958-004 | Miscellany |
undated |
Arthur Tappan Strong |
|||
Incoming Letters |
|||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/3 | 0958-004 | Dix, Clara C. B. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 |
Harris, Egbert (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1861 | ||
Harris, Joseph (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1861 | ||
Powers, J. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1861 | ||
Russell, Mary S. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 | ||
Russell, Permelia (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 | ||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/3 | 0958-004 | Strong, Dewey (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 |
| 2/1 | 0958-004 | Strong, Lyman Whitney (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1861-62 |
| 2/2 | 0958-004 | Strong, Lyman Whitney (Jr.) (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1862 |
| 2/3 | 0958-004 | Strong (Dix), Ruth Maria (A.L.S. &
Ts.) |
1862, undated |
Strong, Timothy (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 | ||
____, Robert (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1862 | ||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/4 | 0958-004 | Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1861, undated |
| 2/5 | 0958-004 | Diary |
1862 |
| 2/6 | 0958-004 | Legal Documents |
1861 |
| 2/7 | 0958-004 | Account Book |
1834-1850 |
| 2/8 | 0958-004 | Photographs |
undated |
| 2/9 | 0958-004 | Miscellany |
undated |
Lyman Whitney Strong (Jr.) |
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Incoming Letters |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/10 | 0958-004 | Chamberlain, U. T. (A.L.S.) |
1856 |
| 2/11 | 0958-004 | Strong, Sarah Elizabeth (A.L.S.) |
1865-1872 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/12 | 0958-004 | Report Cards |
1878-1879 |
Timothy Dowd Strong |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/13 | 0958-004 | Incoming Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1869 |
| 2/14 | 0958-004 | Outgoing Letters (A.L.S.) |
1865 |
| 2/15 | 0958-004 | Diary |
1858-1876 |
Sydney Dix Strong |
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Incoming Letters |
|||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/16 | 0958-004 | Blake, Henry |
1916 |
Dix, John F. |
1916 | ||
Gray, I. J. |
1916 | ||
Institute of American Genealogy |
1934 | ||
Strong, Dewey |
1916 | ||
Strong, Fred |
1898 | ||
Strong, Sarah |
undated | ||
Tracy, Russell, L. |
1916 | ||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/17 | 0958-004 | Ben O. Strong |
1848 |
Hattie Strong (Snyder) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/18 | 0958-004 | Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1885, undated |
| 2/19 | 0958-004 | Speeches & Writings |
undated |
Fanny L. Taylor |
|||
Incoming Letters |
|||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/20 | 0958-004 | Strong, Ben O. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1849 |
Strong, S. B. (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
undated | ||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/21 | 0958-004 | Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) |
1848 |
Accession No. 0958-005: Strong family papers, 1944-1988Return to Top
Scope and Content: Accession consists mainly of materials belonging to Tracy Strong, Jr. relating to his work as a youth educator in Occupied Germany, and his aunt, Anna Louise Strong. Included are commission reports, correspondence, printed ephemera, and some photographs. There is a series of family correspondence and documents relating to the death of Anna Louise Strong and the settlement of her estate. Included are lists of books which belonged to Anna Louise Strong and correspondence related to her collections.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Strong, Tracy, 2005-07-25
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Series 1: Tracy Strong, Jr. |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 0958-005 | Correspondence |
1948 |
| 1/2 | 0958-005 | School Essay on Berlin's Health Problems in the
American Sector |
1949 |
| 1/3 | 0958-005 | Report on Youth Activities |
1946-1948 |
| 1/4 | 0958-005 | HCOG (High Commission for Occupied Germany) Youth
Program |
1951 |
| 1/5 | 0958-005 | Report on Commission on Curriculum Office of Military
Government, United States |
1947 |
| 1/6 | 0958-005 | Report on the United States Social Studies Committee
Office of Military Government for Germany, United States |
1947 |
| 1/7 | 0958-005 | Study of the Vocational Education Program in the US
Zone of Germany |
1947 |
| 1/8 | 0958-005 | Report on Higher Education in Occupied
Germany |
1947 |
| 1/9 | 0958-005 | Adult Education in the US Zone of Germany |
1947 |
| 1/10 | 0958-005 | Memo: Former Special Prisoners of War |
1947 |
| 1/11 | 0958-005 | School Wall Newspaper |
1948 |
| 1/12 | 0958-005 | Printed Ephemera, Menus, Briefs |
1946-4949 |
| 1/13 | 0958-005 | Clippings |
1947-1949 |
| 1/14 | 0958-005 | Photographs of Occupations for Amputees |
undated |
Series 2: Strong Family |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/15 | 0958-005 | Correspondence, Clippings, Will - Anna Louise
Strong |
1944-1972 |
| 1/16 | 0958-005 | Book Lists - Anna Louise Strong's Library |
1972 |
| 1/17 | 0958-005 | Correspondence, Notes, Lists - UW Libraries, Other
Libraries |
1968-1969 |
| 1/18 | 0958-005 | Correspondence, Notes, Lists - UW Libraries, Other
Libraries |
1970-1978 |
| 1/19 | 0958-005 | Clippings, Correspondence, Programs - Anna Louise
Strong |
1970-1984 |
| 1/20 | 0958-005 | Correspondence, Clippings, Printed Ephemera -
Libraries |
1966-1970 |
| 1/21 | 0958-005 | Clippings, Correspondence - Tracy Strong and
University of Washington |
1980-1988 |
| 1/22 | 0958-005 | Tracy Strong Sr. Finding Aid |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- China--History--Republic, 1912-1949--Sources
Personal Names
- Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970
Corporate Names
- United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 42nd (1861-1864)
- Young Men's Christian Association
Family Names
- Strong family--Archives
Geographical Names
- Strongsville (Ohio)
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Harmon, Ruth Strong (creator)
- Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970 (creator)
- Strong, Arthur Tappan--Correspondence (creator)
- Strong, Edith Adelaide Robbins (creator)
- Strong, John (creator)
- Strong, Lyman Whitney--Correspondence (creator)
- Strong, Robbins--Correspondence (creator)
- Strong, Ruth Maria, 1862-1903--Correspondence (creator)
- Strong, Tracy, 1887-1968--Correspondence (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
