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Marianne Hunsaker D'Arcy papers , 1937-1939
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- D'Arcy, Marianne Hunsaker, 1842-1932
- Title
- Marianne Hunsaker D'Arcy papers
- Dates
- 1937-1939 (inclusive)19371939
- Quantity
- 0.1 linear feet, (1 container) : 1 folder
- Collection Number
- CB D244
- Summary
- The collection contains Marianne Hunsaker D'Arcy's autobiography, both in handwritten form, and typed. D'Arcy was among the first generation of Americans to settle in Oregon.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Marianne, often "Mary," Hunsaker D'Arcy (1842-1932) came from a family of twelve children. Born in Illinois, D'Arcy left for Oregon when she was three and a half or four years old. Her family settled in Fruit Hill, near Oregon City, where D'Arcy's grandfather purchased land for a family home.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The D'Arcy papers contains a hand-written manuscript of D'Arcy's family history as well as a typed copy of the family memoir to which D'Arcy's daughter, Daisy Sanford, contributed. The collection is limited in scope to memories of this 1845 journey – memories recorded in the late 1930s, when D'Arcy was an elderly woman. Topics include housing, food, drink, and medicines, Oregon City in the 1840s and 1850s, social life, courting customs, the building of the first bridge over the Clackamas River in 1852, the founding of McMinnville College (Linfield College), and schools in early Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
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| Guide to the Marianne Hunsaker D'Arcy Papers |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Pioneers--Oregon Territory
- Women Pioneers--Oregon
Geographical Names
- Oregon National Historic Trail--Description and travel
Form or Genre Terms
- Reminiscences
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team
2010
