Shanafelt and related families collection,, circa 1880-2005

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Shanafelt family.
Title
Shanafelt and related families collection,
Dates
circa 1880-2005 (inclusive)
Quantity
7  :  cubic feet (7 record cartons)
Collection Number
Accession 25964
Summary
Seven (7) boxes of papers, photographs, documents, diaries, and other materials relating to the William Adrian Shanafelt family of Oregon, and the Prink, Welsh, Frederick, Powell, Frentriss, Schulenberg, Fisher, Simmons, and related families.
Repository
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

This collection is unprocessed. For information contact the Oregon Historical Society Research Library at libreference@ohs.org, or 503-306-5240.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Seven (7) boxes of papers, photographs, documents, diaries, and other materials relating to the William Adrian Shanafelt family of Oregon, and the Prink, Welsh, Frederick, Powell, Frentriss, Schulenberg, Fisher, Simmons, and related families. BOX 1: Photographs, negatives, cabinet photograph cards, postcards, greeting cards, and correspondence relating to William Adrian Shanafelt, other family members and friends. BOX 2: Correspondence, photographs, negatives, postcards, cabinet photograph cards, color glass slides, issues of the "Cardinal" from Lincoln High School, class notes and a report on Oregon by William Adrian Shanafelt, a copy of "QST" magazine devoted to amateur radio, a copy of "The Rough Riders" by Theodore Roosevelt, and family genealogical information. BOX 3: Files containing genealogical information, photographs, cabinet photograph cards, negatives and correspondence relating to family members and the history of the family. BOX 4: Correspondence, files containing research materials on family members, greeting cards, photographs, negatives, photographs from album, computer diskettes, notebooks and a diary. BOX 5: Binders containing photographs, postcards, correspondence, diary entries, and ephemera relating to family members; an autobiography by John Shanafelt titled "Champagne Carpenter," notes, and genealogical information. BOX 6: Binders containing photographs, postcards, correspondence, and ephemera relating to family members; a diary, family calendars, and genealogical information. BOX 7: Binders containing photographs, postcards, correspondence, and ephemera; genealogical information, an empty photograph album, and an empty letterbox.

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Acquisition Information

Acquired April 2006, Library Accession 25964.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Family Names

  • Fisher family -- Archives.
  • Frederick family -- Archives.
  • Frentiss family -- Archives.
  • Powell family -- Archives.
  • Prink family -- Archives.
  • Schulenberg family -- Archives.
  • Shanafelt familiy -- Archives.
  • Shanafelt, John -- Archives.
  • Shanafelt, William Adrian -- Archives.
  • Simmons family -- Archives.
  • Welsh family -- Archives.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Diaries. -- aat
  • Letters (correspondence) -- aat
  • Negatives (photographic) -- aat
  • Photographs. -- aat
  • Postcards. -- aat
  • Printed ephemera. -- aat