Ellinor Norcross poems - Archives West

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Norcross, Ellinor
Title: Ellinor Norcross poems
Dates: circa 1910-1972 (inclusive)
19101972
Quantity: 0.2 linear feet, (2 containers) : 2 folders
Collection Number: A 192
Summary: Ellinor Norcross was an Oregon poet and a teacher. She was known nationally for her poetry. The Ellinor Norcross poems collection contains manuscripts of published and unpublished poems.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Additional Reference Guides: See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
Languages: English

Historical Note

Alice Ellinor Lehnherr Norcross (1889-1972) was born on April 20 1889 in Bandon, Oregon.

Her paternal grandfather, Christian Lehnherr, founded the town of Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon. Her maternal grandmother, Sarah Graves Fosdick Ritchie Spires was a survivor of the Donner Party.

Alice Ellinor Lehnherr married David Eli Norcross in 1909 at her parents home in Myrtle Point, Oregon. They had one daughter, Ellinor. Norcross was a teacher and poet. She worked for McFadden Publications in the 1930s.

Norcross died in 1972 in Eugene, Oregon.

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