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Lemon Family papers , 1861-1934
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lemon family; Lemon, Millard
- Title
- Lemon Family papers
- Dates
- 1861-1934 (inclusive)18611934
- Quantity
- 3 linear feet, (4 containers) : 1 record storage box, 3 manuscript boxes
- Collection Number
- Ax 060
- Summary
- The Lemon Family were early pioneers who settled in various areas of the Pacific Northwest. Collection consists of autobiographies of members of the Lemon family, correspondence, mementos, photographs, and miscellaneous papers from family members.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Lemon Family were early pioneers who settled in various areas of the Pacific Northwest.
Most of the collection concerns Millard Lemon (1852-1943), who was born on the Oregon Trail, raised at Cloquato, W.T., and educated at Willamette University and Indiana Asbury (DePauw). In 1881 he went to Santiago, Chile, a teacher in the boys' department of Santiago College. In 1883 he became a construction engineer for American railroad contractors in Chile. In 1888 he returned to the United States to wed Marabella Cook of Long Beach, Calif., and then moved to Seattle, where he operated a real estate business and located railroad lines for logging companies. In 1891, he purchased the Capital City Abstract Co. of Seattle, and was later city and then became the county's county engineer.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection consists of autobiographies of members of the Lemon family, correspondence, mementos, photographs, and miscellaneous papers from family members.
Millard Lemon's papers include an autobiography dictated to his daughter in 1934 and a series of letters to "Bella" Cook, from Chile, 1882-1888.
Other family papers consist of an autobiography of David Webster III (1815-1896), grandfather of Marabella Cook; he was an early resident and developer of Garden Grove, California, settling there in 1876.
There are minor papers of Alonzo G. Cook, representative of the Oregon and Washington Trust Investment Co., Ltd.,
Mementos include those of the Philadelphia Exposition, 1876, and Santiago College.
There are also many photographs, including tintypes, of the Lemon Family. Dating: early 1850-1900.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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| Guide to the Lemon Family Papers |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Scrapbooks
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Jenn Newby
2012
