O'Gorman (Ella F.) papers, 1860-1963

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Title:
Ella Foy O'Gorman papers
Dates:
1860-1963
Creators:
O'Gorman, Ella Foy, 1862-.
Abstract:
Ella Foy O'Gorman (1862-1965) was born in Los Angeles, California and worked as a school teacher in Washington. She did genealogical research and wrote books about her family history, including Ancestry of the Foy Family and Allied Families (1932) and Calverts of Virginia (1947). The collection consists of O'Gorman's photographs, diary, correspondence, notebooks, and clippings primarily concerning the history of the Foy family.
Extent:
4 legal document boxes (2 linear ft.) 1 oversize flat box
Language:
Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ella Foy O'Gorman papers (Collection 909). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of the collection consists of materials compiled or created by O'Gorman for her genealogical research, including ancestry charts, family trees, and coats of arms; correspondence; historical/government documents; handwritten looseleaf notes (largely undated) and notebooks; published works and related materials; newspaper clippings; and photographs. These materials range in date from 1867-1958. Most of the 19th century material consists of photographs (including one daguerreotype) of Foy's relatives. There are also some copies of pre-20th century documents (e.g., census records, wills, death certificates) obtained by O'Gorman in the 1930s-1950s. Some of these documents originated in the United Kingdom. Most of the material originated in the United States, particularly Los Angeles (where O'Gorman was born and lived in later life) and Washington (where O'Gorman worked as a school teacher for a time). The remainder of the collection is made up of O'Gorman's personal materials, including correspondence, family members' (including her sister Mary Foy's) writings, government documents, historical association documents, newspaper clippings, notebooks, and photographs. These materials range in date from 1904-1962.

Biographical / historical:

Ella Foy O'Gorman was born July 2, 1862 in Los Angeles, California. She became a school teacher in Washington and later did genealogical research and wrote books, including Ancestry of the Foy Family and Allied Families (1932) and Calverts of Virginia (1947). O'Gorman died in June 1965.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mr. Robert Herron, December 3, 1965.
Processing information:

Processed by Dianna Parsons in 2012 with assistance from Jillian Cuellar and Megan Fraser.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  • Series 1: Genealogical research, 1867-1958
  • Series 2: Personal materials, 1904-1962

The files in these series have been arranged alphabetically.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Dianna Parsons in 2012 with assistance from Jillian Cuellar and Megan Fraser; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from finding aid processed using the Archivists' Toolkit, encoding added via Archivists' Toolkit, Notetab Pro, and Oxygen. Date of source: January 2013 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ella Foy O'Gorman papers (Collection 909). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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