Amelia R. Combs report on Lane County historic buildings

Amelia R. Combs report on Lane County historic buildings , 1906 July 8

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Creator: Combs, Amelia R., 1855-1939
Title: Amelia R. Combs report on Lane County historic buildings
Dates: 1906 July 8
1906-07-081906-07-08
Quantity: 0.25 linear feet, (1 container) : 1 half manuscript box
Collection Number: CA 1906 July 8
Summary: Amelia R. Combs lived in Eugene, Oregon and was a member of a history association, "Native Daughters." Acting as chairperson of a committee to gather information about the history of the Eugene Skinner cabin, the location of Columbia College, and the early history of the first Eugene court, Amelia Combs compiled a report in the form of a list responses to these questions.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
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Amelia R. Combs was the youngest daughter of Mary Cook and Eugene F. Skinner, on whose land claim the city of Eugene, Oregon was founded and for whom the city is named. Amelia Combs gathered statistical information from Oregon pioneers who came to Lane County between the years of 1847 and 1853 as a member of Native Daughters of Oregon, the women's auxiliary of the Native Sons of Oregon, a fraternal organization committed to the preserving of the history of white settlement in Oregon.

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The Amelia Combs' Native Daughters document consists of a single hand-written report. Addressed to "The President and Native Daughters," it was composed on July 8, 1906, and lists the results of Combs' survey of twelve individuals who were among the earliest settlers in Eugene, Oregon, and Lane County. Among the list of questions she posed to these early residents were the location of Skinner's Cabin and Columbia College. While the results of this inquiry were less than precise, she reported her findings in this document. The document is four pages long.

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