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Margaret Dolly Hinman Photograph Album, 1865-1900
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hinman, Margaret Dolly, 1871-1961
- Title
- Margaret Dolly Hinman Photograph Album
- Dates
- 1865-1900 (inclusive)18651900
- Quantity
- 0.25 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MS.57
- Summary
- Margaret Dolly Hinman was the great-granddaughter of Alanson Hinman, one of the earliest and most notable pioneers to settle in the Forest Grove area of Washington County, Oregon. The photograph album contains 40 photographs, mostly portraits of her family and friends.
- Repository
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Pacific University, Archives
Pacific University Archives
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR
97116
Telephone: 5033521400
archives@pacificu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Margaret Dolly Hinman was the great-granddaughter of Alanson Hinman, one of the earliest and most notable pioneers to settle in the Forest Grove area of Washington County, Oregon. A Congregationalist minister, he immigrated to Oregon in 1844 and helped to found Pacific University. He served on its Board of Trustees for decades, from the late 1840s until the early 1900s. Many of Alanson Hinman's descendants, including Margaret Dolly Hinman, were students at the University and/or faculty. The Hinmans were related by marriage to several other notable pioneer families in the Tualatin Valley region, including the Gerrish and Sewall families.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The photograph album contains 40 photographs, nearly all of which are portraits of the relatives and friends of Margaret Dolly Hinman. Together, the photographs provide an excellent photographic record of the Hinman Family of Forest Grove, along with several other notable 19th century families of Washington County. The lone landscape photograph in the album, a carte-de-visite format print of Pacific University, shows its first two buildings: Old College Hall and Academy. Probably dating to the late 1860s or early 1870s, this is among the earliest extant photographs of the campus.
Most of the photographs are albumen prints in carte-de-visite format. There are several tintypes, and a few of the images are hand-tinted. They are undated, but were probably taken between the late 1860s and about 1900. There is a handwritten index at the beginning of the book which lists captions for all of the photographs in the album. This index is transcribed in the "Detailed Description of the Collection" section, below.
A note on the flyleaf reads, "This is to go to my grand-nephew Alanson Hinman III. With love from 'Aunt Dolly.'" The album was donated to Pacific University by George Williams, who is a descendant of Margaret Dolly Hinman.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Margaret Dolly Hinman Photograph Album, Pacific University Archives, Forest Grove, Oregon.
Restrictions on Use
Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
|---|
| 1. James Gerrish - Grandma Hinman's father |
| 2. Pacific University & Tualatin Academy |
| 3. Alanson Hinman 1st. [Note: This is Margaret Dolly Hinman's Great-Grandfather] |
| 4. Great-Uncle Sewall of Hillsboro, Ore. |
| 5. Great Aunt Sewall of Hillsboro, Ore. |
| 6. Grandma Hinman's Sister |
| 7. Her little son |
| 8. Husband of No. 9 |
| 9. Grandpa Hinman's sister |
| 10. John W. Sewall, Papa's cousin |
| 11. Ida Hinman Leabs, Papa's sister |
| 12. Cynthia Bowen Rosencrans, Grandma's sister |
| 13. ? Bowen, Grandma's cousin T., Great Uncle Oliver Hinman's wife |
| 14. Oliver Hinman, Papa's brother |
| 15. Mary Lyman, dau[ghter] of Prof. Lyman of P.U. [Pacific University] |
| 16. Annie Sewall, Eagleton. Papa's cousin. |
| 17. Laura Sewall Dingman |
| 18. Mrs. Sarah Raymond Carter. Gaston |
| 19. Mrs. Elizabeth Haskell Marsh, Forest Grove |
| 20. Rev. D. B. Gray, Astoria |
| 21. Mrs. D. B. Gray |
| 22. Carl F. Hinman, Papa's brother |
| 23. Susan Tanner Raymond & son, Gaston |
| 24. Grandpa Hinman's sister |
| 25. Grandpa Hinman's nephew Arvid Elliott |
| 26. Anna Minor's husband |
| 27. Anna Minor, Arvid Elliott's sister |
| 28. Grandpa Hinman's niece |
| 29. Anna Minor, again |
| 30. Grandpa Hinman's brother-in-law |
| 31. Grandpa Hinman's sister, wife of No. 30 |
| 32, 33, 34, 35. Children of 30 & 31 |
| 36. Mary Lyman |
| 37. Sarah Lyman |
| 38. Aunt Chintig [i.e. Cynthia?], again, see No. 12 |
| 39. Nellie Barnes, Grandma's niece |
| 40. Horace Robb |
| Loose pictures: Group: Mrs. Killin, Frank Stott [Note: These appear to have been separated from the album.] |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Forest Grove, Or.
- Pacific University
Family Names
- Hinman Family (Forest Grove, Ore.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photograph albums
Finding aid prepared by Eva Guggemos
2012
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