Margaret Parton papers, 1885-1981.

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Margaret Parton papers, 1885-1981.

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Collection consists of materials that deal extensively with the personal and professional life of an American family at home and abroad throughout the 20th century. The creative as well as the professional pursuits of the Parton family are represented by diaries, correspondence, dispatches from India and Japan, and articles on growing social awareness in the United States. Correspondents include Lincoln Steffens, Fremont Older, Theodore Dreiser, Carl Sandburg, Elmer and Berta Hader, and Inez Haynes Irwin. The collection includes Parton's diaries, manuscripts, school work, artwork by Parton and others, photographs, and tape recordings. Other family members' papers are included in the collection as well as those of Martha and Robert Bruère.

43 linear ft. (83 containers)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7710614

University of Oregon Libraries

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