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W. W. Carl papers, 1897-circa 1912; 1994
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Carl, W. W. (William Winter), 1869-1938
- Title
- W. W. Carl papers
- Dates
- 1897-circa 1912; 1994 (inclusive)18971994
- Quantity
- 0.23 cubic feet, (1 slim legal document case)
- Collection Number
- Coll 1015
- Summary
- Papers of W. W. Carl (1869-1938), a carpenter and farmer who lived in the area of Carlton, Oregon. The bulk of the papers consists of diaries that Carl kept from 1897 to 1905. Other papers include information about materials used for buildings he helped to construct; descriptions of land that his mother, Mary J. Carl, willed to him; and transcriptions of his diary entries, made by his great-grandson, John A. Beutler.
- 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 - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
William Winter Carl was born in 1869. He lived for much of his life in or near Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon, where he worked as a carpenter and a farmer. He married Ella Mae Longacre (1873-1957) in 1894. The couple had two children: Irene Ella Carl (1896-1973) and John William Carl (1904-1972). Later in his life, W. W. Carl lived in Garibaldi, Oregon. He died in 1938 in Portland, Oregon.
Sources: Vital, census, and family tree records via Ancestry.com; article in the Corvallis Gazette Times, December 9, 1938; introduction to transcript of Carl's diaries by John A. Beutler.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of the papers of W. W. Carl, a carpenter and farmer who lived in the area of Carlton, Oregon. The bulk of these papers consists of three diaries that Carl maintained from 1897 to 1905, which detail his activities, particularly his work in farming and carpentry. The diary for 1897 was written in a repurposed school record book, so some of its pages record the attendance of pupils at an unidentified school, most likely in Carlton. Other materials in the collection include a record book, which lists materials that were used in the construction of buildings that Carl helped to build in 1908, and contains a description of land that his mother, Mary J. Carl, willed to him; a loose copy of the description of land willed to Carl; and a volume of transcriptions of Carl's diary entries, produced by his great-grandson, John A. Beutler. The volume of transcribed entries includes an introductory page and an index of people referred to in the diaries, listing the dates of entries where they appear.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
W. W. Carl papers, Coll 1015, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Carpenters--Oregon--Yamhill County
- Farming--Oregon--Yamhill County
- Real property--Oregon--Yamhill County
Personal Names
- Carl, W. W. (William Winter), 1869-1938--Diaries
Form or Genre Terms
- diaries
- transcripts
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Beutler, John A. (transcriber)
