Sybil Westenhouse Research papers on Oregon and the City of Salem

Sybil Westenhouse Research papers on Oregon and the City of Salem, 1810-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Westenhouse, Sybil
Title: Sybil Westenhouse Research papers on Oregon and the City of Salem
Dates: 1810-2009 (inclusive)
18102009
Quantity: 3 linear feet, (3 boxes)
Collection Number: WUA037
Summary: The Sybil Westenhouse collection covers the years 1810 to 2009 and documents her research on the history of Salem and Oregon.
Repository: Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to researchers.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Sybil Westenhouse was born in Eugene, Oregon. Her paternal family has lived on a farm east of Scio since 1894, and, since the turn of the century, her maternal family has lived in the Salem, Dallas, and Independence areas. While in Salem, Sybil attended Englewood Elementary for three years. She later attended Oregon State College and received her B.S. degree in Elementary Education. Retired from teaching, she has been able to devote more of her time to the pursuit of historical information in depth, including doing research for classroom history projects. Sybil continues to volunteer on the Salem Public Library Advisory Board and the Northwest Neighborhood Association Board.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Sybil Westenhouse Research papers on Oregon and the City of Salem includes a broad spectrum of information on the history of the city of Salem and the state of Oregon, dating from the early 1800s up to the 1990s. Included in this collection are newspaper clippings, book selections with her personal notes, and a number of research materials on William and Chloe Clarke Willson. The collection also includes the papers and accompanying notes taken in a class in the fall of 1987 on the history of Oregon.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Sybil Westenhouse Research papers on Oregon and the City of Salem, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection retains original order when possible.

Location of Collection

Mark O. Hatfield Library

Separated Materials

Books have been removed from this collection for preservation purposes. A list of book titles is available upon request.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	African Americans in Salem	1850-2000
1	2	Atwood, Bashford, Gatke, Yarnes, Erle Howell Notes on articles and books written by A. Atwood, James Bashford, Robert Gatke, Thomas Yarnes, and Erle Howell.	1818-2009
1	3	Boise Photocopies of obituaries of Boise family members and transcriptions of letters from Boise family members.	1823-1998
1	4	Boise materials Article by Westenhouse on Boise family and transcriptions of Boise Jr. diary.	1859-2001
1	5	Brosnan, Palmer, Gay, Loewenberg, Franchere Research notes on books or articles written by Cornelius Brosnan, Joel Palmer, Theressa Gay, Robert Loewenberg, and Hoyt Franchere, among others.	1834-1936
1	6	Chronology – Salem List of dates and events in Salem and Oregon up to 1990.	1990 September 25
1	7	David Duniway, Statesman Index Project	1982-1994
1	8	Down by the riverside	1886-1985
1	9	Early Oregon history related to Willsons era	1840-1992
1	10	Early Salem History Contains a calendar with historic photographs and a 'bird's-eye' (aerial) view of Salem in 1876.	1840-2001
1	11	Excerpts from an article by Conrad Prange The Statesman, March 20, 1950.	1950 March 20
1	12	Fort Vancouver, Oregon Trail Contains a good map of the Oregon Trail.	1990-2001
1	13	"Historic Context Statement Salem, Oregon"	1992 August
1	14	Historic Marion Excerpt from an article by Mary Eyre.	1978 April
1	15	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society.	1985 December
1	16	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 24, Number 1-9.	1986
1	17	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society.	1987 January - February
1	18	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 27, Number 2, 4-10. Both the July and August of 1989 are Volume 27, Number 7.	1989
1	19	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 28, Number 1-4, 6-7, 9-10.	1990
1	20	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 29, Number 1-8.	1991
1	21	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 30, Number 1-2, 4-6.	1992
1	22	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 31, Number 1-4.	1993
1	23	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 32 Number 1-4.	1994
1	24	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 33, Number 1-4.	1995
1	25	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 34, Number 1-4.	1996
1	26	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 35, Number 1-4.	1997
1	27	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 36, Number 1-4.	1998
1	28	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 37, Number 1-4.	1999
1	29	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 38, Number 1-4.	2000
1	30	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 39, Number 1-4.	2001
1	31	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 40, Number 1-3.	2002
1	32	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 41, Number 1-4.	2003
1	33	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 42, Number 1-3.	2004
1	34	Historic Marion Bulletin of the Marion County Historical Society, Volume 43, Number 1.	2006
1	35	Historically Speaking…Polk County Historical Society	undated
1	36	Hop Industry-Heritage Room SPL Exhibit (Salem Public Library)	1900-1993
1	37	"Instructional Activities Relating to Methodist Missionary Period," Patricia L. Stewart	1992 January
1	38	Judson material from Emma Crouser Contains transcriptions of interviews with Lewis Judson, grandson of Lewis H. Judson.	1951, 1964
1	39	Ladd Bush, Bankers Contains Ladd & Bush Quarterly, Volume 1, Number 1 through Volume III, Number 3 and the Tables of Contents for these publications.	1912-1931
1	40	Lee Mission Dig (Wheatland Site)	1979-1980
1	41	McNary, Charles Linza	1874-1944
1	42	Maps and other information	1853-1989
1	43	Map showing original four claims taken by members of the Oregon Methodist Mission Original claims were made by L. H. Judson, W. H. Willson, David Leslie, H. B. Brewer, and J. L. Parrish.	1847
1	44	Marion County back roads tour	1997
1	45	Marion County and Silver Creek Falls Park	1947-2001
1	46	Missionary Period	1872-1966
1	47	Missionary Pioneer era	1846-1991
1	48	Newspaper clippings on Salem	1986-1991
1	49	Notes from SPL (Salem Public Library) Maxwell Collection	1990-1997
1	50	Notes from the 1900 Statesman Journal	1900
1	51	Personal notes Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	52	Chronological History of Oregon Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	53	Biographies Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	54	Maps: Columbia River and Oregon Question Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	55	Echos of Oregon Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	56	Echoes of Oregon Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	57	Crossing the Plains - Sarah Stewart Sutton Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	58	Declarations of Intention Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	59	Rules of the House/Organic Laws/Committee Report on Changing the Organic Laws Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	60	Letters from HBC (Hudson's Bay Company) Officials on Company Deserters Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	61	McLoughlin Letter Requesting to Vote/Shark Deserters(?) Broadside Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	62	Rouge River War Letter/ Yakima War Certificate of "Doc" Newell Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	63	Petition to Pardon Enoch Smith Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	64	"Oregon Fever" Part I and II Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
1	65	"A Peculiar Paradise" Oregon History: The Frontier Period. Class taken by Sybil Westenhouse in 1987.	1987
2	1	Oregon history information from copies of old newspaper clippings	1923-2005
2	2	Oregon Journal	1929 February 10
2	3	Oregon Magazine	circa 1953
2	4	Oregon Pioneer wa-wa by Charles B. Moores	1848-2004
2	5	Oregon weather references and "Californians"	1830-1996
2	6	Oregon/California	1871-1999
2	7	OSU (Oregon State University) had tough beginning, by J. Kenneth Munford	1984 November
2	8	Overland Journal, Volume 3, Number 3	1985 Summer
2	9	Personal notes	1954-2001
2	10	Pioneer Times Outside Salem: Champoeg / The Barlow Road	1846
2	11	Pioneers and education	1821-1999
2	12	Portland history	1898-1984
2	13	Provisional government of Oregon	1841-1843
2	14	Raymond versus Raymond, Judson versus Judson (Nancy)	1847-1999
2	15	Research resources	1949-2000
2	16	Salem – after missionaries till present	1900-2001
2	17	Salem buildings/businesses Most materials regarding buildings from the 1850s-1950s.	1850-2002
2	18	Salem (City) streets, water, parks, state fair	1851-1994
2	19	Salem Directory Photocopy	1867
2	20	Salem Directory Photocopy	1871
2	21	Salem file	1940-2009
2	22	Salem historical architecture	1885-2002
2	23	Salem history	1878-1996
2	24	Salem history land claims	1861-1971
2	25	Salem people	1844-2003
2	26	Salem - photographs and postcards	circa 1880
2	27	Salem - Portraits of History	1987-1988
2	28	Salem's First Merchant: Thomas Cox, Earle Stewart	1939 October 23
2	29	Some Recollection by Margaret Wythe, M.D.	1933-1935
2	30	Statesman Journal 150th celebration.	1990 October 30
2	31	Statesman Journal newspaper clippings Topics include slavery in Oregon.	1999
2	32	Statesman Journal Topic is West Salem, Oregon.	2002 November 19
2	33	Table of contents for the Statesman Issue promoting Salem.	1900 January 1
2	34	The Hop Industry in the Willamette Valley, by Sybil Westenhouse	1999 November
2	35	The Lausanne Voyage as seen by Sarah Beggs Frost	undated
2	36	Transportation	1866-1941
2	37	Weather, floods, volcanoes – Salem, Willamette Valley	1914-1994
2	38	Wildflowers	1991
2	39	Willson descendants	2001
2	40	Willson information	1840-1872
2	41	Willsons in Salem: working papers by chapter/date	undated
2	42	Willson, William Holden	1937-2003
3		Maps, newspaper clippings, and City of Salem Master Plan Oversize box containing maps of Oregon, Salem, and the Willamette Valley. Dates of maps cover the late 1880s through the mid 1990s. Also included are numerous newspapers and newspaper clippings along with a City of Salem Master Plan.	1818-2009

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

City Planning
City and Town life
Pioneers

Personal Names

Boise, Reuben Patrick, Jr., 1859-1933
Duniway, David
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944
Moores, Charles W. (Charles Washington), 1862-1923
Morgan, William Wilson, 1831-1913
Willson, Chloe Aurelia Clarke, 1818-1874
Willson, William H., 1805-1856
Wythe, Margaret W. (Margaret Wllhelmina), 1880-1958

Geographical Names

California
Columbia River
Fort Vancouver (Wash.)
Marion County (Or.)
Oregon
Polk County (Or.)
Portland (Or.)
Salem (Or.)
Silver Falls State Park (Or.)
Willamette River Valley (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

architectural drawings (visual works)
maps (documents)

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