Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 244
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Creator:
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Dyson, George Allan
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Title:
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George Allan Dyson Papers
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Dates:
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1861–1931 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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1.5 linear feet
1 container
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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George Allan Dyson was born in England in 1843 and his family moved to the United States soon
after. In 1861 Dyson sailed to California to work in the gold mines. A few years later he moved
to Brownsville, Oregon and established the town’s first newspaper, the Brownsville Advertiser,
in 1878. Dyson mined in central Idaho in the 1880s, and moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1899, where
he worked as a tinsmith until his death in 1935. The collection consists of diaries, letters,
ledgers, manuscripts and an autobiography.
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Biographical Note
George Allan Dyson was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, in 1843 and came to the
United States around 1845. In 1861, he went to California, via Panama, and worked in San
Francisco, St. Helena, California, and Gold Hill, Nevada, as a tinsmith and gold miner. He
returned to the Midwest in 1869, but came west again in 1874, this time to Brownsville, Oregon.
He established the town’s first newspaper, the Brownsville Advertiser, in 1878, mined in central
Idaho in the 1880s, and moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1899, where he resumed his trade as a tinsmith.
Content Description
The George Allan Dyson Papers consist of diaries for 1861-1866, 1868-1870, 1908, 1919, and 1931,
a letterbook containing copies of letters sent from Virginia City, Nevada, in 1867, and descriptive
essays about Virginia City, and two ledgers, 1892-1893, 1905-1924. Among letters received are
fifty-five from Fannie L. Chapman, 1868-1870, written from Black Earth, Wisconsin, Bellvue, Nebraska,
Paradise, California, and St. Helena, California. Unpublished manuscripts include a fifty-two-page
autobiography titled “Geoffrey Dayton,” and essays on mining days in Nevada. Business records include
maps, reports, and descriptions of the Lucky Boy Mine, Gold Hill, Oregon, and other mine papers.
There are four manuscript periodicals in the collection, all edited by Dyson: The Star of Hope
(volume 1, number 1, March 3, 1865, published by the New Year and Good Hope lodges, Independent
Order Good Templars, St. Helena, California); The Templars Gazette (volume 1, number 1, March 3,
1876, published by Brownsville Lodge No. 250, I. O. G. T.); The Temperance Banner (volume 1,
number 1, February 1, 1881, published by the Brownsville Blue Ribbon Club, with printed cover);
The Temperance Star (n.p., n.d.).
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Diaries; Diaries and notebooks; Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and business papers.
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], George Allan Dyson Papers, Ax 244, 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.
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| Chapman, Fannie L.--Correspondence |
| Dyson, George Allan, 1843-1935--Archives |
| Gold miners--West (U.S.) |
| Gold mines and mining--Nevada |
| Tinsmiths--West (U.S.) |
| Lucky Boy Mine (Gold Hill, Or.) |
| Virginia City (Nev.) |
| Star of hope (Saint Helena, Calif.) |
| Temperance banner |
| Temperance star |
| Templars gazette |
| Diaries |
| Manuscripts for publication |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Diaries
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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1902-1916
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1902-1916 |
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1865
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1865 |
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1864
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1864 |
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1864
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1864 |
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1869
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1869 |
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1865
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1865 |
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1866
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1866 |
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1870
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1870 |
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Diaries and notebooks
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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1868
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1868 |
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Notebook
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1908 |
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Diary
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1865 |
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Notebook
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1885-1924 |
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Notebook
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1882 |
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Notebook
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1863 |
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Time book
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1896 |
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Diary
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1931 |
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Diary
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1919 |
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Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and business Papers
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Copy book
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Articles and essays
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Letters sent
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Personal miscellany
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Letters received, miscellaneous
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Letters received, Chapman family
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Miscellaneous newspapers
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Ophir Mining Company
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Printed material
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Lucky Boy Mine
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Photographs
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Independent Order Good Templars Papers
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Clippings
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Ledger
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1891-1893 |
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