Hayes Perkins diaries, 1897-2002
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Perkins, Hayes, 1878-1964
- Title
- Hayes Perkins diaries
- Dates
- 1897-2002 (inclusive)18972002
1897-1936 (bulk)18971936 - 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
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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
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.
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.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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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