Archives West Finding Aid
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Papers, 1868-1941
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Eliot, T. L. (Thomas Lamb), 1841-1936
- Title
- Papers
- Dates
- 1868-1941 (inclusive)18681941
- Quantity
- 1 cubic foot, (2 document cases), (1 custom box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 9
- Summary
- Papers of a Unitarian minister of Portland, Oregon, including correspondence, speeches, and school records of his grandaughter Ruth Eliot Johnson.
- 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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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Thomas Lamb Eliot, Portland clergyman, was born October 13, 1841 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1867, Eliot came to Portland, Oregon, where he became the first pastor of the First Unitarian Church, a position he held until 1893. Rev. Eliot was influential in Portland's social, cultural, and educational life, which included serving as Multnomah County superintendent of schools (1872-1876), director of the Portland Library Association (1896-1925), and trustee of Reed College (1904-1925). He also played an important part in founding the Mazamas mountaineering club. He died April 28, 1936 in Portland.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Papers include: records of inspection for various schools in the Portland area (1874); articles and newspaper clippings (1911-1941) about Eliot; correspondence and papers collected and received (1868-1934), including a Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition stock certificate (1903); sermons (1870-1899) on numerous religious and social topics, including: "Mount Hood and Its Suggestions to the Religious Mind" (1870); "The Brook by the Way" (1884); "The Holy Church Throughout the World" (1891); "The Radical Difference between Liberal Christianity and Orthodoxy" (1892); school report cards and needlework (1908-1917) of Eliot's granddaughter Ruth Eliot Johnson; bills and receipts (1871-1916); and St. Louis newspaper stories by Eliot's father, Rev. William Greenleaf Eliot, Sr. describing the family's trip west.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Thomas Lamb Eliot Papers, Mss 9, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Thomas Lamb Eliot correspondence and writings, 1871-1941
- Series 2: Eliot Family Materials, 1869-1922
- Series 3: Bills and Receipts, 1871-1918, undated
- Series 4: Portland Schools Inspection Ledger, 1874
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series 1: Thomas Lamb Eliot correspondence and writings, 1871-1941Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1-2 | Correspondence and general materials |
1871-1940 |
| 1/3 | Articles and clippings (mostly biographical) |
1935-1941; undated |
| 1/4 | Sermons (transcripts and manuscripts)
Includes two hand-written sermons, 1870 and 1880 (from accession
28190)
|
1870-1894 |
| 1/5 | Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition stock
certificate |
1903 |
Series 2: Eliot Family materials, 1869-1922Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/6-7 | Ruth Eliot needlework class examples
Eliot, Ruth
|
1912 |
| 1/8 | Ruth Eliot school report cards and papers
Eliot,
Ruth
|
1907-1922 |
| 1/9 | Mary E. Eliot school notebook
Eliot, Mary
E.
|
undated |
| 1/10 | Letters of William Greenleaf Eliot regarding trip to the
west as published in St. Louis newspapers |
1869 |
Series 3: Bills and receipts, 1871-1918, undatedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/11-13 | Bills and receipts |
1871-1877 |
| 2/1-12 | Bills and receipts |
1878-1918 |
| 2/13 | Bills and receipts |
undated |
| 2/14 | Tax receipts |
1874-1884 |
Series 4: Portland Schools inspection ledger, 1874Return to Top
Container(s): Box 3
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Needlework—Patterns
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- School superintendents—Oregon—Multnomah County
- School management and organization—Oregon—Multnomah County
- Schools—Oregon—Multnomah County—Records and correspondence.
- Social advocacy—Oregon—Portland
- Social reformers—Oregon—Portland
- Unitarian Universalist churches—Oregon—Portland—Clergy
- Unitarian Universalist churches—Oregon—Portland—Sermons
Personal Names
- Eliot, T. L. (Thomas Lamb), 1841-1936—Correspondence (creator)
- Eliot, T. L. (Thomas Lamb), 1841-1936—Sermons (creator)
- Johnson, Ruth (creator)
Corporate Names
- First Unitarian Church (Portland, Or.)
- Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.)
Geographical Names
- Portland (Or.)—Social conditions
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
- Financial records
- Letters
- School records
- Sermons
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Eliot, William Greenleaf, 1811-1887 (creator)
