Barbey family collection,, circa 1942-1956
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Barbey family.
- Title
- Barbey family collection,
- Dates
- circa
1942-1956 (inclusive)19421956
- Quantity
- 2.5 : cubic feet (1 document case, 1 record carton, and 1 flat box)
- Collection Number
- Accession 25728
- Summary
- Papers and photographs of Admiral Daniel E. Barbey and his wife Katharine Barbey.
- 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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This collection is unprocessed. For information contact the reference staff of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, email: Libreference@ohs.org; telephone: 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 Description
Papers and photographs of Admiral Daniel E. Barbey and his wife Katharine Barbey. Also includes papers of Henry J. Barbey and his wife Ethel Graham Barbey, including deeds and correspondence relating to the Barbey Packing Corporation, Astoria, Or. Materials include: two (2) scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings and ephemera relating to Admiral Barbey's service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, his role in the development of amphibious warfare techniques during that conflict, and his postwar service in China, 1942-1947; two (2) scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings and ephemera relating to Admiral Daniel E. Barbey's service as the Commandant of the Tenth Naval District and Caribbean Sea Frontier, 1947-1950; and one (1) scrapbook containing newspaper clippings relating to Admiral Daniel E. Barbey's retirement and his role as the civil defense chief for the state of Washington, 1950-1956.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired May 2005, Library Accession 25728.
Separated Materials
See also additional Barbey family materials designated Accession 25437, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Related Materials
See also additional Barbey family materials designated Accession 25437, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Canneries -- Oregon -- Astoria.
- Civil defense -- Washington (State)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean.
Corporate Names
- Barbey Packing Company -- Archives.
- United States. -- Navy. -- Tenth Naval District.
Family Names
- Barbey family -- Archives.
- Barbey, Daniel E., -- 1889-1969 -- Archives.
- Barbey, Ethel Graham -- Archives.
- Barbey, Katherine -- Archives.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs. -- aat
- Scrapbooks. -- aat
