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Letters to Cymbre from Ann Carpenter and Jennie Downing, 1879-1923
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Letters to Cymbre from Ann Carpenter and Jennie Downing
- Dates
- 1879-1923 (inclusive)18791923
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2311
- Summary
- Collection consists of four manuscript letters to "Cymbre" (surname unknown) from an aunt and a cousin. The letters, sent from Salem, Sublimity, and Stayton, Oregon, regard family matters, description of Oregon, and a factory accident in which a family member, Everett Downing, was badly injured.
- Repository
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection consists of four manuscript letters to "Cymbre" (surname unknown) from family members. One letter is from her aunt, Ann Carpenter, in Salem, Oregon, 4 pages, April 1, 1891, regarding family matters. The other letters are from a cousin, Jennie Downing, and were sent from Sublimity, Oregon, and Stayton, Oregon; they are dated 1879 and 1923, and regard family matters, description of Oregon, and a factory accident in which Downing's son, Everett Downing, lost both his arms.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Letters to Cymbre from Ann Carpenter and Jennie Downing, Mss 2311, 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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Industrial accidents--Oregon
Personal Names
- Carpenter, Ann, 1818-1896--Correspondence
- Downing, Everett C. (Everett Carpenter Douglas), 1878-1940
- Downing, Jennie (Mary Jennie), 1850-1927--Correspondence
Geographical Names
- Oregon--Description and travel
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Carpenter, Ann, 1818-1896
- Downing, Jennie (Mary Jennie), 1850-1927
