ohy_mss2508.xml Guide to the Tarbell-Brown family papers Tarbell-Brown family papers Geoffrey B. Wexler Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2006; revised 2024

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-01-25. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2024-01-19 Revised to condense description and conform to current standard. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Tarbell-Brown family papers Tarbell family Mss 2508 0.45 cubic feet 1 document case 1891-1978 1891-1941 Correspondence of the Tarbell and Brown families of Yankton, Oregon and Aroostook County, Maine. The bulk of the letters are from family members in Oregon, particularly Alice Tarbell Brown, Charles and Nancy Tarbell, and Lawrence Tarbell, to Everett and Anna Tarbell in Maine. The collection also includes research materials relating to Yankton and St. Helens, Oregon, and to Yankton Church. English

Collection is open for research.

Gift of Egbert S. Oliver, July 1978 (Lib. Acc. 14513).

Transcriptions of some of the letters in this collection are included in "The Tarbells of Yankton: a family and a community, 1891-1932, presented in letters," by Egberg S. Oliver, which is held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, call number 979.124 O48T.

Frank and Alice Tarbell Brown came to Oregon by train from Aroostook County, Maine, around 1890. Alice Tarbell Brown was the daughter of Charles and Nancy Tarbell. The Browns settled in Columbia County, Oregon, near St. Helens. The community was originally called Yankeetown, but was known as Yankton after the establishment of a post office in 1894. In 1892, members of the extended family of Alice Tarbell Brown migrated to the Yankton area. These included her parents, Charles and Nancy Tarbell; her brother Lawrence Tarbell, his wife, Emma, their children, Iris, Cora, Guy and Ray; her brother Bert, and Bert's wife, Jennie. Members of the family corresponded regularly with Alice Tarbell Brown's brother Everett and his wife, Anna, who had stayed in Maine. Alice Tarbell Brown's father, Charles Tarbell, was a devout Baptist and is credited with building the Yankton Church.

Tarbell-Brown family papers, Mss 2508, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

The collection consists primarily of correspondence of members of the Tarbell and Brown families from 1891-1941. Much of the correspondence is from Oregon family members to Anna and Everett Tarbell in Maine, and to Hattie Dunn, a family friend. Among the correspondents represented in the collection are: Charles and Nancy Tarbell, Alice Tarbell Brown, Beth Brown Masters (Alice Tarbell Brown's daughter), Joseph and Almeda Tarbell, Mrs. D. J. Wilkin (Cousin Maggie), Lawrence Tarbell, Lucius Tarbell, and C. H. McKee (a pastor). Subjects include agriculture, hops, livestock, and schools. Also included are research notes on the history of Yankton Church, as well as the Yankton and St. Helens post offices and school districts.

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Oliver, Egbert S., "The Tarbells of Yankton: a family and a community, 1891-1932, presented in letters" (Portland, Oregon: The HaPi Press, 1978). Tarbell family--Correspondence Brown family--Correspondence Brown family Saint Helens (Or.)--History Yankton (Or.)--History Agriculture--Oregon--Columbia County Churches--Oregon--Columbia County--History Hops--Oregon--Columbia County Livestock--Oregon--Columbia County Schools--Oregon--Columbia County--History Postal service--Oregon--Columbia County--History Oregon Home and Family correspondence clippings (information artifacts)