Parton (Jane Bourne) Papers, 1930-1962

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Summary

Title:
Parton (Jane Bourne) Papers
Dates:
1930-1962
Creators:
Parton, Jane Bourne, 1917-1962
Abstract:
Extent:
3,706 items in 4 Hollinger Boxes
Language:
Preferred citation:

Parton (Jane Bourne) Papers. Northeastern University (Oakland)

Background

Scope and content:

The Parton collection includes diaries and memorabilia from Jane’s years at Annie Wright Seminary; correspondence written while she was an undergraduate at Mills; and correspondence and memorabilia from her years with Hilton Hotels, including 81 letters from Conrad Hilton. Her correspondence with James Parton begins in 1947. Her wedding in 1950 is fully documented, and notebooks kept by Jane Parton include dress designs and dinner menus from the 1950s. Several dozen photographs of Jane Bourne Parton and her family, and such miscellaneous materials as obituary clippings and letters of condolence on her death, complete the collection.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Northeastern University (Oakland) staff.
Date Prepared:
1930-1962
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Parton (Jane Bourne) Papers. Northeastern University (Oakland)

Location of this collection:
Special Collections, F. W. Olin Library
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94613, US