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Hayes Perkins diaries, 1897-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Perkins, Hayes, 1878-1964
Title
Hayes Perkins diaries
Dates
1897-2002 (inclusive)
1897-1936 (bulk)
Quantity
0.9 cubic feet, (2 letter document cases and 1 slim letter document case)
Collection Number
Coll 496
Summary
Typescript copies of diaries of Hayes Perkins, titled "Here And There." Entries from 1928 to 1936 detail Hayes's work at San Simeon. Also includes typescript memoir, "Hayes Perkins' last journeys: across the Sahara (1952) and around South America (1955)," and biographical information.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Hayes Perkins was born in 1878 in Coos County, Oregon, and died in 1964 in Pacific Grove, Calif. He was a world traveler and noted gardener, and he established what is now Perkins Park in Pacific Grove. He worked as a laborer and caretaker at William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon estate, starting in 1928.

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Content Description

Five volumes (typescript copies) of the diaries of Hayes Perkins, titled "Here And There." Entries from 1928 to 1936 (volume 5) detail Hayes's work at San Simeon. Also includes typescript memoir, "Hayes Perkins' last journeys: across the Sahara (1952) and around South America (1955)," plus biographical information.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gifts of Ruth Engelbart, August 2000 (Lib. Acc 24302) and July 2001 (Lib. Acc. 24526).

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Personal Names

  • Perkins, Hayes, 1878-1964

Corporate Names

  • Hearst Castle (Calif.)--Description and travel

Geographical Names

  • Africa--Description and travel
  • Coos County (Or.)--Biography
  • Pacific Grove (Calif.)--Biography

Form or Genre Terms

  • diaries
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