WAUStrongfamily0958.xml Guide to the Strong Family Papers 1832-1994 Strong Family Papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/19/2018)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 0958 Strong family Strong Family papers 1832-1994 2.09 cubic feet Collection materials are in English. Correspondence, writing, clippings, diaries, legal documents, ephemera, and photographs of the Strong family, including social and political activists Lyman W. Strong, Arthur Tappan Strong, John Stoughton Strong, Sydney Dix Strong, Anna Louise Strong, and Tracy Strong, Jr.

Family of social and political activists.

Lyman W. Strong was a merchant who lived in Seville, Ohio. He was an opponent of slavery. His oldest son, Arthur Tappan Strong, died of "camp dysentery" in a Union army hospital at Ashland, Kentucky on February 28, 1862. Strongsville, Ohio was founded by John Stoughton Strong in 1816. Sydney Dix Strong moved to Seattle, Washington; the rest of the family are his direct descendants.

Tracy Strong, Jr., great nephew of Anna Louise Strong, was a youth educator in Germany for the U.S. military during and after World War II.

Organized into 3 accessions.

Accession No. 0958-002, Strong family papers, 1918-1980 Accession No. 0958-004, Strong family papers, 1832-1994 Accession No. 0958-005, Strong family papers, 1944-1988

Correspondence, writing, clippings, diaries, legal documents, ephemera, and photographs of the Strong family.

Open to all users.

Request at UW

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Additional Strong family materials can be found in the Anna Louise Strong Papers (Manuscript Collections 1309 and 1444) in the repository.

 Strong family--Archives Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970 Strong, Tracy, 1887-1968--Correspondence Strong, Robbins--Correspondence Harmon, Ruth Strong Strong, John Strong, Edith Adelaide Robbins Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970 Strong, Ruth Maria, 1862-1903--Correspondence Strong, Lyman Whitney--Correspondence Strong, Arthur Tappan--Correspondence United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 42nd (1861-1864) Young Men's Christian Association Strongsville (Ohio) China--History--Republic, 1912-1949--Sources Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Civic Activism Washington (State) Seattle Politics and Politicians Diaries Photographs

 

Accession No. 0958-002: Strong family papers, 1918-1980 (bulk 1930-1970) .83 linear feet

Scope and Content: Correspondence, writing, clippings.

Bulk of the accession is letters received by Tracy and Edith Strong from their children, Robbins, Tracy Jr. and Ruth. Robbins was in Shansi, China from 1934-1937 as a recipient of an Oberlin-Shansi Teaching Fellowship and in China again late 1940s and 1950s working for the YMCA. His letters give his impressions of China before and during the Communist revolution. Later papers are Tracy Strong Jr.'s file on Anna Louise Strong's papers and research on Anna Louise.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Tracy Strong, 11/14/1985, 1/16/1986.

 Accession No. 0958-004: Strong family papers, 1832-1994 (bulk 1861-1862) .63 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Letters, typed transcriptions, photographs, diaries, legal documents and related items. Bulk is papers of Lyman Whitney Strong and Ruth Maria Strong, his wife. Includes letters to Lyman from his son, Arthur Tappan Strong, a soldier in the 42nd Ohio Regiment during the Civil War.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Jeanne R. Strong, 7/22/1968.

Ts. = Typescript

Personal Papers Genealogy - Strong Family History Update (vol. IV), Four Descendants of Elder John Strong His Sister and a Cousin 1994 General Correspondence 1/1 0958-004 E. L. Baldwin & Co. to E. M. Stiger (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1879 Marian Brown to ____ (cousin) (A.L.S.) 1858 Armeda Gibbs to Female Benevolent Society (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1847 James Patton to Jonas Whitney Jr. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1826 John Sherman to Chas S. Strong (A.L.S.) 1895 C. R. Strong to ____ Strong (brothers) (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1854 J. C. Strong to ____ (brothers) (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 Sidney Strong to ____ (uncle) (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1858 Dewey Whitney to Jonas Whitney (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1826 Milton ____ to Whitney ____ (cousins) (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1864 Eliza ____ to Susan ____ (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1849 ____ to Henry Clay (Ts.) 1848 1/2 0958-004 Legal Documents 1862-63, undated 1/3 0958-004 Speeches And Writings Haynes, Tamzen E. (Ts.) 1916 re. Charles Sumner Strong (A.L.S. & Ts.) undated Misc oversized box 10 0958-004 Land Grants (oversized) 1837 1/4 0958-004 Notes undated 1/5 0958-004 Clippings undated 1/6 0958-004 Ephemera 1909, 1916, undated 1/7 0958-004 Miscellany undated John Stoughton Strong 1/8 0958-004 Incoming Letters Joseph Ritchey (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1844 Rev. T. Williston (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1859 1/9 0958-004 Speeches & Writings 1916 1/10 0958-004 Financial Records 1863 1/11 0958-004 Bills Of Sale 1845 Misc oversized box 10 0958-004 Bills Of Sale (oversized) 1853 1/12 0958-004 Wills 1857, 1863 1/13 0958-004 John Stoughton Strong Jr. undated Lyman Whitney Strong Incoming Letters 1/17 0958-004 Amidon, G. E. S. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 1/17 0958-004 Dix, Chas H. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1869 1/14 0958-004 Garfield, James A. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 1/17 0958-004 House, E. J. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1870 1/15 0958-004 Lyon, James M. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862-63 1/17 0958-004 Lyon, William C. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1863 1/17 0958-004 Stiles, H. Linworth (A.L.S. & Ts.) undated 1/16 0958-004 Strong, Arthur Tappan (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1861-62 1/17 0958-004 Strong, David (A.L.S. & Ts.) undated Strong, Timothy Dowd (A.L.S.) 1868 ____, Herbert (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 ____, Lovina (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1832 ____, Sylvia (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1865 1/18 0958-004 Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1848 1/19 0958-004 Legal Documents 1846 1/20 0958-004 Guardian’s Letters 1866 1/21 0958-004 Executor’s Letters 1881 1/22 0958-004 Will 1881-1882 Misc oversized box 10 0958-004 Bills Of Sale (oversized) 1846-1863 1/23 0958-004 Pew Plate 1882 1/24 0958-004 Clippings 1881 Ruth Maria Strong (dix) Incoming Letters 1/25 0958-004 Brown, A (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1841 Brown, Mary Anne (Ts.) undated Brown, Rockwell (Ts.) 1843, undated Clark, Frances (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1964 Cramer, Mary Ann Harris (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1859 Dix, Susan F. E. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1848 Dix, William (Ts.) 1840 Douglass, U. R. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1852 Dyer, Shepard L. (Ts.) 1842 Gray, J. J. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1864 Olds, C. N. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1852 Russell, A. F. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1864 Southworth, Mary Ann B. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1846 Spencer, Harriet (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1854 1/26 0958-004 Stiles, M. E. (A.L.S. & Ts.) undated Strong, Arthur Tappan (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1861 Strong, Lyman Whitney (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1843-62 Taylor, Fanny (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1841, 1848 Warren, Jemima (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1839 ____, Ben O. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1848 ____, Eliza (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1848 ____, Julia (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1834, 1854, 1861 ____, Milton (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 ____, Nara (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1858 ____, Nell (A.L.S. & Ts.) undated ____, Sidney (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1860? ____, Sylvia (A.L.S. & Ts.) undated ____, ____ (Ts.) 1854 1/27 0958-004 Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1849 1/28 0958-004 Miscellany undated Arthur Tappan Strong Incoming Letters 2/3 0958-004 Dix, Clara C. B. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 Harris, Egbert (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1861 Harris, Joseph (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1861 Powers, J. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1861 Russell, Mary S. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 Russell, Permelia (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 2/3 0958-004 Strong, Dewey (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 2/1 0958-004 Strong, Lyman Whitney (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1861-62 2/2 0958-004 Strong, Lyman Whitney (Jr.) (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 2/3 0958-004 Strong (Dix), Ruth Maria (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862, undated Strong, Timothy (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 ____, Robert (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1862 2/4 0958-004 Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1861, undated 2/5 0958-004 Diary 1862 2/6 0958-004 Legal Documents 1861 2/7 0958-004 Account Book 1834-1850 2/8 0958-004 Photographs undated 2/9 0958-004 Miscellany undated Lyman Whitney Strong (Jr.) Incoming Letters 2/10 0958-004 Chamberlain, U. T. (A.L.S.) 1856 2/11 0958-004 Strong, Sarah Elizabeth (A.L.S.) 1865-1872 2/12 0958-004 Report Cards 1878-1879 Timothy Dowd Strong 2/13 0958-004 Incoming Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1869 2/14 0958-004 Outgoing Letters (A.L.S.) 1865 2/15 0958-004 Diary 1858-1876 Sydney Dix Strong Incoming Letters 2/16 0958-004 Blake, Henry 1916 Dix, John F. 1916 Gray, I. J. 1916 Institute of American Genealogy 1934 Strong, Dewey 1916 Strong, Fred 1898 Strong, Sarah undated Tracy, Russell, L. 1916 2/17 0958-004 Ben O. Strong 1848 Hattie Strong (Snyder) 2/18 0958-004 Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1885, undated 2/19 0958-004 Speeches & Writings undated Fanny L. Taylor Incoming Letters 2/20 0958-004 Strong, Ben O. (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1849 Strong, S. B. (A.L.S. & Ts.) undated 2/21 0958-004 Outgoing Letters (A.L.S. & Ts.) 1848 Accession No. 0958-005: Strong family papers, 1944-1988 0.63 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Accession consists mainly of materials belonging to Tracy Strong, Jr. relating to his work as a youth educator in Occupied Germany, and his aunt, Anna Louise Strong. Included are commission reports, correspondence, printed ephemera, and some photographs. There is a series of family correspondence and documents relating to the death of Anna Louise Strong and the settlement of her estate. Included are lists of books which belonged to Anna Louise Strong and correspondence related to her collections.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Strong, Tracy, 2005-07-25

Series 1 Tracy Strong, Jr. 1/1 0958-005 Correspondence 1948 1/2 0958-005 School Essay on Berlin's Health Problems in the American Sector 1949 1/3 0958-005 Report on Youth Activities 1946-1948 1/4 0958-005 HCOG (High Commission for Occupied Germany) Youth Program 1951 1/5 0958-005 Report on Commission on Curriculum Office of Military Government, United States 1947 1/6 0958-005 Report on the United States Social Studies Committee Office of Military Government for Germany, United States 1947 1/7 0958-005 Study of the Vocational Education Program in the US Zone of Germany 1947 1/8 0958-005 Report on Higher Education in Occupied Germany 1947 1/9 0958-005 Adult Education in the US Zone of Germany 1947 1/10 0958-005 Memo: Former Special Prisoners of War 1947 1/11 0958-005 School Wall Newspaper 1948 1/12 0958-005 Printed Ephemera, Menus, Briefs 1946-4949 1/13 0958-005 Clippings 1947-1949 1/14 0958-005 Photographs of Occupations for Amputees undated Series 2 Strong Family 1/15 0958-005 Correspondence, Clippings, Will - Anna Louise Strong 1944-1972 1/16 0958-005 Book Lists - Anna Louise Strong's Library 1972 1/17 0958-005 Correspondence, Notes, Lists - UW Libraries, Other Libraries 1968-1969 1/18 0958-005 Correspondence, Notes, Lists - UW Libraries, Other Libraries 1970-1978 1/19 0958-005 Clippings, Correspondence, Programs - Anna Louise Strong 1970-1984 1/20 0958-005 Correspondence, Clippings, Printed Ephemera - Libraries 1966-1970 1/21 0958-005 Clippings, Correspondence - Tracy Strong and University of Washington 1980-1988 1/22 0958-005 Tracy Strong Sr. Finding Aid undated