Old family papers, consisting of Johnson and Crawford family material. Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, account statements, real estate documents, and wills.
The Johnson family represented in this collection is the Emmett Johnson family of Clarkston, WA. Family members represented include Lorena (Mrs. Emmett) Johnson, nee Crawford, Theresa Johnson, James B. Johnson, and Minnie Johnson. In addition to correspondence, newspaper clippings, and legal documents, these materials also include papers related to Minnie Johnson's career as a public school teacher in Washington and Idaho. The Johnson family papers include some documents related to Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Kuykendall and Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Kuykendall.
The Crawford family represented in this collection is the Arch Crawford family of Umatilla County, OR. These materials include correspondence and account statements, many relating to the family's business activities, and a temperance pamphlet.
There are also four letters with no apparent collection to the Old, Johnson, or Crawford families, from Joseph Swain in Oregon to his sister Mary Swain in Massachusetts (1865-1866).
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Richard Old donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 1991 (MS-1991-03).