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

Guide to the James Akin Papers, 1852-1919


A 001





Finding aid prepared by Erick Arenas

Finding aid encoded by Erick Arenas, April 2004
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

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

A 001
 
Creator:
 

Akin, James
 
Title:
 

James Akin Papers
 
Dates:
 

1852-1919 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

.05 linear feet
1 folder
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

The James Akin collection contains a diary recording events during the 1852 journey of the Richey, Ingram and Akin families to Oregon. The origins of this diary are unclear, since another James Akin diary is known to exist in the collections of the Wyoming state archives. Also included in the collection are secondary sources relating to the Akin diary and family history.

 
Location of Collection:
 

Collection is located with other small manuscript collections.
 

Historical Note

James Akin Jr. travelled to Oregon in 1852 from Iowa with a party of the Richey, Ingram and Akin families. He was born in North Carolina in 1807 and moved to Iowa in 1832. He died in Portland not long after his party reached Oregon in 1852. The origins of this diary are unclear since another James Akin diary is known to exist in the archives of the Wyoming State archives. The text of the diary here appears to be parallel to that of the Wyoming diary, with some small differences.

Content Description

The collection contains the 1852 diary of James Akin, an envelope in which the diary may have been kept, and two items of secondary literature. The first is a University of Oklahoma Bulletin from 1919. This publication presents a transcription of the James Akin Jr. diary; however, based on the text and photographic images contained therein, this publication appears to have been made from the Wyoming diary. The second is a program for a gathering of the "Richey Clan" in 1911. The program contains historical information provided by Frank Akin.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Gift of Otis Akin in 1948.

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], James Akin Papers, A 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

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.

 
Akin, James--Diaries
Akin family
Oregon--History--To 1859
Oregon National Historic Trail
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Pioneers--West(U.S.)--Diaries
Diaries

Detailed Description of the Collection

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


James Akin Jr. Diary
  
Envelope (addressed to F. S. Akin)
  
University of Oklahoma Bulletin
  
"Richey Clan" Program