Register of the Stratton Family Collection,
1900-1941
Processed by Holt Atherton staff; revised by Don Walker;
machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
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Pacific
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Stratton Family Collection,
1900-1941
Collection number: Mss5
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Processed by:
- Holt Atherton staff; revised by Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- October 1998
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Stratton Family Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1900-1941
Collection number: Mss5
Creator:
Reginald R. Stuart
Extent: 0.5 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Stratton Family Collection, Mss5,
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific
Library
Access Points
personal name
Stratton, J.L.
personal name
Stratton, A.M.
subject
Agriculture -Kansas
subject
Farmers -Kansas -Photographs
subject
Farmers -Oregon -Photographs
subject
Farmers -California -Photographs
subject
Lumbering -Oregon -Photographs
subject
Agriculture -Oregon
subject
Agriculture -California
subject
Kansas -Social life and customs
subject
Oregon -Social life and customs
subject
California -Social life and customs
Biography
Between 1870 and 1940, J.L. Stratton and family lived in Ottawa (Kan.),
while A.M. Stratton and family farmed in Veronia, Columbia County, Carlton,
Yamhill County (Ore.) and Oakland (Calif.). The Oregon towns were established
in approximately 1875. A detailed history of Veronia can be found in the
Portland Journal (3/29/31). A history of Columbia County by Adolph Chapples was
published in the Commonwealth Review (11/38).
Scope and Content
The Stratton Family Collection consists of correspondence and
photographs relating to Stratton family business and farm matters in Ottawa
(Kan.), Oakland (Calif.) and Veronia and Carlton (Ore.)
BOX 1: STRATTON FAMILY COLLECTION
1.1: POSTCARDS, 1906-1939 [99 items; greetings to
Strattons from family & friends]
1.2: STOCK CERTIFICATE AND CORRESPONDENCE FROM AMERICAN
PRUNING IMPLEMENT CO., 1912 [4 items]
1.3: STOCK CERTIFICATE FROM STOREY MANUFACTURING CO.,
1913
a-Sale notice for farm of A.M. Stratton,
1900
b-Samuel F. Stratton. Two Poems, n.d.
c-Forest Service Special Use Permit, 1941
d-Corresp., 1907; 1924; 1927 [4 items]
1.5: PHOTOS: MCPHERSON FAMILY [5]
1.6: PHOTOS: PORTRAIT OF UNIDENTIFIED FAMILY, n.d.
[3]
1.7: PHOTOS: HOUSE (IN OTTAWA KS) BUILT BY J.L. STRATTON
& SOLD TO T.J. STUGART, NOV. 1909
1.8: PHOTOS: FAMILY CAMPING TRIP NEAR BIRD LAKE, n.d. [2
pp.]
1.9: PHOTOS: ALBUM OF VIRGINIA PAGE, c1914-16
1.10: PHOTOS: UNIDENTIFIED WOMEN [10 pp.]
