Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Elizabeth Butler Gainer papers
- Dates:
- 1845-1921 (Bulk 1845-1976)
- Creators:
- Gainer, Elizabeth Butler
- Abstract:
- Papers documenting the history and geneology of the families Butler, Jones, Morgan, and Thomas from seventeenth-century Wales and England to the United States.
- Extent:
- 3 boxes 2 linear ft
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
-
Elizabeth Butler Gainer papers. MS 137. University Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Papers documenting the history and geneology of the families Butler, Jones, Morgan, and Thomas from seventeenth-century Wales and England to the United States. Includes a holograph reminiscence (127 p.), typescript transcriptions of the manuscript, photographs, correspondence, documents, scrapbook and three small framed items.
- Biographical / historical:
-
Elizabeth Butler Gainer 1843-1921 was born in Warren County, IL. in Larchmont and lived her early life between Larchmont & Monmouth before traveling overland with her family to Oregon. She resided in Long Beach, CA for 15 years. Mrs. Gainer was married to Joseph F. Gainer, was mother to Mrs. H. L. Pillsbury [Ann Gainer], Eleanor Gainer, Marie Gainer and Frank B. Gainer as well as grandmother to Sterling Pillsbury and Elizabeth Pillsbury. Mrs. Gainer was also the niece of Rev. Harrison Jones, a pioneer preacher in Ohio and chaplain of the regiment commanded by President James A. Garfield during the Civil War.
Mrs. Gainer was known as a most loveable Christian character, ever prominent in church work teaching the Loyal Women's Sunday School class in the First Christian Church. She was also a member of the Gaviota Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. William Julien, 1976
- Physical location:
- Stored in Special Collections & Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2013
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by M. Carey. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: July 25, 2013.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
-
Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
-
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
Elizabeth Butler Gainer papers. MS 137. University Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Location of this collection:
-
Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547