Strong Sydney papers, 1860-1938, undated

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Strong, Sydney, 1860-1938
Title
Strong Sydney papers
Dates
1860-1938, undated (inclusive)
Quantity
5.75 linear feet plus 4 ephemeral items
Collection Number
0959
Summary
Congregational minister and political activist
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Congregational minister and political activist.

Sydney Dix Strong was born in 1860. He attended Oberlin College from 1877-1884. Strong served as a Congregational minister in Illinois and Seattle, Washington, and as a missionary to South Africa, 1903. He wrote on pacifism and other social movements. The family included wife Ruth Tracy Strong, daughter Anna Louise Strong, and his son, Tracy (1887-1968). Strong died in 1938.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

Strong, Sydney. A Seattle pulpit, Sept. 2, 1917-Feb. 1922 (sermons). Special Collections PNW 979.743 St8s v.1-2

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 0959-001: Sydney Strong papers, 1860-1938Return to Top

4 linear feet

Scope and Content: Personal documents, correspondence, legal documents, newspapers and clippings, photographs, minutes, diaries, writings, sermons, scrapbooks, and financial records.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Mrs. Tracy Strong, Sr., and Tracy Strong, Jr., 7/22/1968

Container(s) Description Dates
Incoming Letters
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 0959-001
General
1877-1928
1/2 0959-001
From wife
1887-1896
1/3 0959-001
From mother
1897-1903
1/6 0959-001
From Tracy
1886; 1903
1/7 0959-001
General
1877; 1903-1905
1/8 0959-001
From children
1904
1/9 0959-001
From Tracy
1905
1/10-11 0959-001
From children
1906-1907; 1909
1/12 0959-001
From family
1899; 1910; 1912-1914
1/13 0959-001
From children
1921-1923
2/1-3 0959-001
From Tracy
1924-1926
2/4 0959-001
From family
1925; 1927
2/5-6 0959-001
General
1920; 1927-1930; 1932-1933; 1935
Outgoing Letters
Box/Folder Accession
1/4 0959-001
To father
1876-1894
1/5 0959-001
General
1876-1894
2/7-16 0959-001
General
1885; 1905; 1924-1938
Box/Folder Accession
2/17 0959-001
Diplomas from Oberlin
undated
2/18 0959-001
Letters, incoming, from Oberlin student days
1874-1884
2/19-24 0959-001
Oberlin debates
1879-1884
3/1 0959-001
Bicycle trips abroad
undated
3/2-4 0959-001
American notes
1924-1927
3/5-6 0959-001
Writings
undated
4/1 0959-001
"Writings at Geneva"
undated
4/2 0959-001
Writings
circa 1931-1932
4/3 0959-001
Sermons
1917-1918
5 0959-001
Diaries
undated
6 0959-001
Scrapbooks and diary
undated
7 0959-001
Scrapbooks
undated
8/1 0959-001
Notes
undated
8/2 0959-001
Minutes - Committee appointed by the Congressional Churches of Ohio
undated
8/3 0959-001
Tax receipts
undated
8/4 0959-001
Legal documents and insurance papers
undated
8/5 0959-001
Outline of Marriage Service
undated
8/6 0959-001
Photographs
undated
8/7 0959-001
Newspapers and clippings
undated
8/8 0959-001
Memorabilia
undated
9 0959-001
Memorabilia
undated
Ruth Strong (wife)
Incoming letters
Box/Folder Accession
10/1 0959-001
From husband
1887; 1889; 1894-1897; 1902
10/2-3 0959-001
From mother
1885-1902
Box/Folder Accession
10/4 0959-001
Outgoing letters
1895-1896
Tracy Strong (son)
Box/Folder Accession
10/5 0959-001
Incoming letters - from family
1895-1934
10/6 0959-001
Outgoing letters
1908-1910
10/7 0959-001
"World Friendship Committee"
undated
10/8 0959-001
Writings
undated

Accession No. 0959-002: Strong Sydney papers, undatedReturn to Top

4 items

Scope and Content: Two letters, Gospel Temperance Union, Pledge card and pamphlet.

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, 12/16/1975.

Accession No. 0959-003: Strong Sydney papers, undatedReturn to Top

1.75 linear feet

Scope and Content: Nine scrapbooks containing clippings, ephemera and photographs.

Much of the material concerns Anna Louise Strong, particularly her child welfare exhibits. Some of the articles are travel writings by Sydney Strong.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Received 9/1/1984.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970
  • Strong, Sydney, 1860-1938--Archives
  • Strong, Tracy, 1887-1968

Corporate Names

  • American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Deputation to Africa, 1903
  • Central Council of Social Agencies, Seattle
  • Oberlin College
  • Queen Anne Congregation Church (Seattle, Wash.)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970 (creator)
    • Strong, Tracy, 1887-1968 (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Young Men's Christian Association (creator)