Finding Aid for the Ella Foy O'Gorman papers, 1860-1963
Processed by Dianna Parsons in 2012 with assistance from Jillian Cuellar and Megan Fraser; machine-readable finding aid created
by Caroline Cubé.
UCLA Library Special Collections
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Box 951575
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Ella Foy O'Gorman papers
Date (inclusive): 1860-1963
Collection number: 909
Creator:
O'Gorman, Ella Foy, 1862-.
Extent:
4 legal document boxes (2 linear ft.)
1 oversize flat box
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.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
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.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. Robert Herron, December 3, 1965.
Processing Note
Processed by Dianna Parsons in 2012 with assistance from Jillian Cuellar and Megan Fraser.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ella Foy O'Gorman papers (Collection 909). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography/History
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.
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.
Organization and 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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
O'Gorman, Ella Foy, 1862-
Foy family --Archival resources.
Women genealogists --United States --Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
family papers.
photographs.
Series 1: Genealogical research.
1867-1958.
Scope and Content
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 and notebooks; published works
and related materials; newspaper clippings; and photographs.
Box 1, Folder 1, Box 5, Folders 1-2
Ancestry charts, family trees, and coats of arms.
circa 1930s.
Box 2, Folders 1-2
Correspondence.
1922-1958.
Box 2, Folders 3-6
General genealogical materials.
undated.
Box 3, Folder 4
Historical/government documents.
circa 1948-1950.
Box 1, Folder 2
Looseleaf notes.
undated.
Box 3, Folder 2
Materials related to published works.
undated.
Box 3, Folder 3
Newspaper clippings.
circa 1921-1933.
Box 3, Folder 1
Published works.
1868-1947.
Series 2: Personal materials.
1904-1962.
Scope and Content
Consists of personal materials, including correspondence, family members' writings, government documents, historical association
documents, newspaper clippings, notebooks, and photographs.
Box 4, Folder 1
Correspondence.
1904-1958.
Box 4, Folder 5
Family members' writings.
circa 1944-1954.
Box 5
Government documents.
1962.
Box 4, Folder 4
Historical association documents.
1923-1959.
Box 4, Folder 3
Newspaper clippings.
1929-1962.
Box 4, Folder 11
Poetry; essay discussing Franklin D. Roosevelt.
undated.
Scope and Content Note
This file consists of items whose relationship to any of the other files cannot be determined, including copies of poems apparently
not written by O'Gorman and a typewritten essay discussing Franklin D. Roosevelt (author unidentified).
