Summary

James Knox Sears worked as a farmer in Polk County, Oregon from the 1860s-1929. His diaries contains short entries for each day of 1909, 1912, and 1913, with notes about his work and visits to friends and family. Personal correspondence, mortgages, contracts and other financial documents realated to Sears are also included in this collection.

Content Description A collection of 59 glass plate negatives created by William Alonso Clapshaw (1880-1974) of Forest Grove, Oregon. Most of the negatives show images of outdoor locations near Forest Grove between 1900-1910, such as farmhouses, barns, roads, construction projects, and outdoor group portraits. There are also several portraits staged indoors, including one self-portrait of the photographer. Many of the images appear to be connected to the Clapshaw Family. The box that the collection...