Charles Butterworth papers, 1856-1975 (bulk 1893-1970).

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Charles Butterworth papers, 1856-1975 (bulk 1893-1970).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70061536

Papers of a photographer and painter of Portland, Oregon, including studio log books, genealogical materials, writings, and a small amount of correspondence. Also included is correspondence of Charles Butterworth's daughter Esther; and minutes of the Trails Club of Oregon, 1928-1930. Of special interest among the correspondence is a letter from Charles Butterworth, 1893, describing the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; and a letter from Etta Butterworth describing the family's train trip from Ohio to California in 1895.

1 cubic foot (2 document cases, 1 flat box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8003396

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hj7bv0 (corporateBody)

The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Butterworth, Charles, 1858-1936.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zg7p99 (person)

Photographer and painter Charles Butterworth was born in 1858 in Mainsville, near Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up on his parents' farm and went to New Vienna, Ohio, to study photography. There he married Etta Miller in 1883. He worked as a photographer in Wilmington, Ohio, then moved with his family to Ontario, California, in 1895. In 1898 the Butterworths relocated to Portland, Oregon, where they remained the rest of their lives. Charles Butterworth achieved recognition for his artistic photograph...

Butterworth, Etta Miller.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vd7vfj (person)

Trails Club of Oregon

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ht7k2b (corporateBody)

Butterworth, Esther.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j68csr (person)

Butterworth family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xb17v4 (family)