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Oliver S. Van Olinda papers, 1895-1950

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Van Olinda, O. S. (Oliver Scott), 1868-1954
Title
Oliver S. Van Olinda papers
Dates
1895-1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.54 cubic feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number
4353 (Accession No. 4353-001)
Summary
Papers of a newspaperman, local historian, author of children's stories, photographer, and pioneer resident of Vashon Island, Washington.
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
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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Oliver Scott Van Olinda (1868-1954) was a career newspaperman who learned to set type at the Redington Press (Nebraska) at the age of 17. In 1891 Van Olinda moved to Vashon Island, Washington, where he started his first newspaper, The Island Home. The paper, lacking advertisers, was supported solely by a faithful readership of paid subscribers. In succeeding years, Van Olinda published and edited a number of papers: The Vashon Island Press (1895-1897); The Stanwood Press, a Snohomish County paper; The Island Times (1900-1909), a Coupeville paper; and The Vashon Island News-Record.

Van Olinda served for 18 years as historian of the Vashon-Maury Pioneer Society. He was an adept writer, producing many lively stories of Puget Sound pioneer life for both adults and children. His children's stories were created for his grandchildren, and each was specially bound and contained hand-drawn pictures. In 1935 Van Olinda published a book of local history, History of Vashon-Maury Island.

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Content Description

Van Olinda's papers consist of historical writings for adults and children, as well as scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings on local and regional history.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

The photographs and slides that form part of these papers have been issued electronically via the World Wide Web by the UW Libraries' Digital Initiatives Program under the title Oliver S. Van Olinda Photographs .

Restrictions on Use

The creator's literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Oliver S. Van Olinda Papers. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in ten series.

Acquisition Information

The papers were donated to the University of Washington Libraries by Mrs. Howard Shipman, Oliver S. Van Olinda's daughter, in 1977.

Processing Note

Processing of the papers was completed in 1993.

In 1993 approximately 88 photographic prints, 30 lantern slides, and one photograph album containing 353 photographic prints, 1 drawing, and 5 additional items were relocated to the Oliver S. Van Olinda Photographs and Ephemera collection, 1884-1946, PH Coll 376, which is also held by the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Authors, American--Washington (State)--Vashon Island--Archives
  • Children's stories, American--Washington (State)--Vashon Island
  • Historians--Washington (State)--Vashon Island--Archives
  • Newspaper editors--Washington (State)--Vashon Island--Archives
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Pioneers--Washington (State)--Vashon Island--Archives
  • Publishers and publishing--Washington (State)--Puget Sound Region
  • Publishers and publishing--Washington (State)--Vashon Island

Personal Names

  • Van Olinda, O. S. (Oliver Scott), 1868-1954--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Puget Sound Region (Wash.)--Newspapers
  • Vashon Island (Wash.)--History
  • Vashon Island (Wash.)--Newspapers

Form or Genre Terms

  • Children's stories
  • Newspapers
  • Periodicals
  • Scrapbooks
  • memorabilia
  • writings

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