Agnes Osgood Papers MS-0180
André Ausems and Lisa Leonardi
Special Collections & University Archives
12/14/2007
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
askscua@sdsu.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Agnes Osgood Papers
Creator:
Osgood, Agnes
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0180
Physical Description:
1.67 Linear Feet
Physical Description:
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1894-1977
Date (bulk): 1960-1975
Language of Material:
English
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Scope and Contents
The
Agnes Osgood Collection documents her involvement as a community activist in the San Diego area, with a particular focus on the Lemon Grove community.
The collection is comprised of correspondence, employee business cards, newspaper clippings, Congregational church membership
documentation, and documentation detailing the history of Lemon Grove. Highlights of the collection include letters to Osgood
from Project Concern's South Vietnamese branch during the Vietnam War,
Synanon, a book by Guy Endore, scrapbooks pertaining to life in Lemon Grove, and personal records written by Osgood.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in some of these materials have been transferred to or belong to San Diego State University. The nature
of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.
Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish
must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. Permissions
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Source of Acquisition
Agnes Osgood
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, folder title, box number,
Agnes Osgood Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.
Biographical Note
Born in 1890, Agnes Osgood was a community activist in Lemon Grove, San Diego. She primarily devoted her time to Project Concern,
a national non profit medical relief organization emphasizing preventative medical care, medical education, and public health
issues. While working for Project Concern, Osgood was responsible for creating 2500 quilts for South Vietnamese refugees and
American Soldiers. She also helped to organize Project Concern's donations of food, clothing, and vaccination supplies to
South Vietnam. In addition to Project Concern, Osgood was also involved with Synanon, a Christian-based organization that
helped to rehabilitate drug addicts, convicts, and prostitutes. Osgood was involved with several other institutions over the
span of her career, including the American Red Cross, Lemon Grove Presbyterian Church, and the Department of Public Welfare.
Accruals
1978-023
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Personal Papers
Lemon Grove (Calif.)--History--Sources
Osgood, Agnes, b. 1890--Archives
Lemon Grove Congregational Church (Lemon Grove, Calif.)--Registers
Synanon - correspondence Folder 1
1965 - 67
Synanon - donation forms Folder 2
1964 - 67
Synanon - employee business cards Folder 3
Synanon - miscellaneous publications Folder 4
1960's
Synanon - newspaper clippings Folder 5
ca. 1970s
The Allison Family History, photocopy Folder 6
n.d.
Early Families and Property Ownership Folder 7
c. 1900 - 1940
Human Interest: California Expo program; report copies of plat maps Folder 8
1936
Interview with Agnes Osgood by Dorothy Nottingham Folder 9
1975
Lemon Grove Congressional Church Membership Folder 10
1894 - 1939
Lemon Grove History, photocopy Folder 11
n.d.
Lemon Grove History, photocopies, publication materials Folder 12
ca. 1890s
Lemon Grove History "The Home of the Lemon & the Orange & a Paradise for Man" Folder 13
1915
Lemon Grove - Index to a Great Register Folder 14
1938
Lemon Grove - School census Marshall's report Folder 15
1893 - 1901
Newspaper Clippings Folder 17
1960's
Old Globe Theater Souvenir Program Folder 18
1936
Project Concern - correspondence Folder 19
1960's
Project Concern - correspondence Folder 20
1960's, 1970's
Project Concern - information sheets, miscellanea Folder 21
1960's, 1970's
Project Concern - Vietnam letters to Osgood Folder 22
1960's
Project Concern - Vietnam letters to Velma Moore Folder 23
1960's, 1970's
Osgood, Agnes - "Southeast San Diego: My Efforts There" (report) Folder 24
April 26, 1967
Condensation of minutes of Lemon Grove Country Club (report) Folder 25
1965
Osgood, Agnes - "My Personal Story f Work with Dr. Jim's Group" (report) Folder 26
1962 - 1978
Project Concern pamphlets Folder 27
Project Concern - Annual report Folder 28
1966-1967
Project Concern - calendar, pictorial souvenir Folder 29
1968
Project Concern Certificate, awarded to Dr. Jim's Work Group Item 1
1971
"Synanon", by Guy Endore Item 2
1968
Scope and Contents
Bound volume.
California-Pacific Exposition Scrapbook Item 3
1936
Scope and Contents
Bound scrapbook.
Project Concern Scrapbook Item 4
1969-1972
Scope and Contents
Bound scrapbook.
