Guide to the Grace Guile Purse Papers
1844-1942

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Purse, Grace Guile
Title: Grace Guile Purse Papers
Dates: 1844-1942 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 0.5 linear feet (1 container)
Collection Number: Coll. 033
Summary: Grace Guile Purse was a physician in Washington, D.C. early in the twentieth century. In 1920 Purse pursued genealogical research in an effort to join the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials written in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Grace Guile Purse was a physician in Washington, D.C. early in the twentieth century. In 1920 she began research on her family's genealogy. She pursued this genealogical information in an effort to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. This collection consists of genealogical information collected by Dr. Grace Purse. The collection includes correspondence and documents about the Guile and Wishard families. Most notable in the collection is a diary by Molly Guile that describes her family's overland journey from Missouri to Montana in 1869.

Content Description

This collection consists of genealogical information collected by Dr. Grace Purse. The collection includes correspondence and documents about the Guile and Wishard families. Most notable in the collection is a diary by Molly Guile that describes her family's overland journey from Missouri to Montana in 1869.

Two maps of the Portland, Oregon area, one dated 1908, were removed to the map library. In addition, three small photographs of an unidentified woman were removed to the Photograph Collection of Special Collections. One broadside advertising a concert with Miss Grace Guile, soprano, was removed to the Broadside Collection.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Grace Guile Purse Papers, Coll. 033, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Collection is organized into the following series:

  • Genealogical papers
  • Photographs

Separated Materials :  

Two maps of the Portland, Oregon area, one dated 1908, were removed to the Map Library.

Three small photographs of an unidentified woman were removed to the Photograph Collection under call number PH095.

One broadside advertising a concert with Miss Grace Guile, soprano, was removed to the Broadside Collection.


Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Inventory
Container(s)
box
1 1

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Genealogical Papers
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1 2 Genealogical research (Wishard and Guile family lines): Correspondence
1 3 Genealogical research: Documents
1 4 Diary of Molly Guile describing overland journey from Missouri to Montana (also used as an account ledger in 1866) 1869
1 5 Account ledger, interspersed with historical facts and recipes 1844-1883
1 6 Miscellaneous
1 7 Scrapbook: Miscellaneous clippings pasted in book,Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture

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Photographs
Photographs are stored separately under call number PH095.
Container(s)
Description
Box
1 PH095_1: Untitled
black and white print;3 x 2.5 inches
Description: Portrait of Grace G. Purse.Notes: Assumed to be of Purse, no identification on photo.
1 PH095_2: Untitled
black and white print;3 x 2.5 inches
Description: Portrait of Grace G. Purse.Notes: Assumed to be of Purse, no identification on photo. Duplicate of PH095_1.
PH095_3: Untitled
black and white print;3 x 2.5 inches
Description: Portrait of Grace G. Purse.Notes: Assumed to be of Purse, no identification on photo. Duplicate of PH095_1.

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Guile, Molly--Diaries
  • Purse, Grace Guile
  • Family Names :
  • Giles family
  • Wishard family
  • Subject Terms :
  • Overland journeys to the Pacific
  • Form or Genre Terms :
  • Diaries
  • Genealogies
  • Overland journals
  • Occupations :
  • Physicians--Washington (D.C.)

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