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 Edward Franklin Sox and Carlton Edward Sox Papers, 1893-1930


Ax 168





Finding aid prepared by Rose M. Smith

Finding aid encoded by Vida Germano, December 2003
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:
 

Ax 168

 
Creator:
 

Sox, Carlton EdwardSox, Edward Franklin

 
Title:
 

Edward Franklin Sox and Carlton Edward Sox Papers

 
Dates:
 

1893-1930 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

1 linear foot
2 containers

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Collection includes corporate records and legal and personal documents from 1893-1930 relating to Edward Franklin Sox and his son, Carlton Edward Sox, of Albany, Oregon.

 

Biographical Note

Edward Franklin Sox was a merchant in Albany, Oregon, associated with the Stewart and Sox Hardware Company and the Linn County Orchard Colony. Carlton E. Sox, his son, was an attorney with Hewitt and Sox of Albany, Oregon.

Content Description

The papers include miscellaneous legal and personal documents of Albany, Oregon merchant Edward Franklin Sox and of his son, Carlton Edward Sox, an attorny in Albany, Oregon.

The business records in the collection reflect the Stewart and Sox hardware company and the Linn County Orchard colony (1910-1913); the legal records are those of Carlton Sox and reflect the legal case of missionary W. A. Matthews at Warm Springs Indian reservation (1925) and other cases; also included are materials concerning the United Presybyterian church, Albany, Oregon (1930).

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], Carl E. Sox Papers, Ax 168, 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.

 
Matthews, W. A.
Sox, Carlton Edward--Archives
Sox, Edward Franklin--Archives
Linn County Orchard Colony--Records and correspondence
Linnhaven Orchard Company--Records and correspondence
Stewart and Sox Hardware Company--Records and correspondence
United Presbyterian Church (Albany, Or.)--Records and correspondence
Merchants--Oregon--Albany

Detailed Description of the Collection

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


 

Papers

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder

Loose papers relating to several court cases involving the Linnhaven Orchard Company
 
 
folder

Minute Book of the Linn County Orchard Colony. Meeting minutes, corporate records and several stock certificates
 
 
folder
1

Green v. Linnhaven Orchard Company, et al
  1918
 
2
Cusick v. Linnhaven Orchard Company, et al
  1916
 
3
Linnhaven Orchard Company documents and correspondence to 1917
 
 
4
Linnhaven Orchard Company miscellaneous correspondence
  1914-1915
 
2 folder

Journal of the Stewart and Sox Hardware Company
  1900-1913
 
folder

Loose papers relating to the Lincoln Mines Company
  1914-1915
 
folder
1

Lincoln Mines Co., Albany. Records
  1914-1915
 
2
W. A. Matthews case (Warm Springs Reservation missionary)
  1925
 
3
United Presbyterian Church, Albany. Correspondence concerning new minister
  1930