Collection on Harvey Whitefield Scott

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-7

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence; biographical material about Scott and various family members, including his wife, Margaret McChesney Scott and sister, Abigail Scott Duniway; photographic images and drawings (primarily reproductions); scrapbooks and loose newspaper clippings about Scott; and materials related to his death, including copies of the Harvey W. Scott Memorial Edition of The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society (volume 14, number 2, June 1913), In Memorium , published by Pacific University, and programs of his memorial service at Pacific University.

Also included is a souvenir menu, with caricatures of the attendees, from a dinner for Directors of the Associated Press (1908).

Dates

1854-1994

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical Note

Harvey Whitefield Scott (1838-1910) was an 1863 graduate of Pacific University and best known as long-time editor, and eventually part-owner, of the Oregonian newspaper (Portland). Born in Illinois, he traveled to Oregon in 1852, served with the Washington Territory Volunteers during the Yakima War, and spent his early years in Oregon as a farmer. Following his graduation from Pacific, he worked as a librarian and studied the law. His newspaper career began in 1865 and continued until his death. He was a founding member of the Oregon Historical Society and served as its first president, served as president of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and wrote on various local history topics.

Extent

1.25 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Summary

The collection consists primarily of biographical materials, including images, of Harvey Whitefield Scott and various members of his family. Scott was an 1863 graduate of Pacific University and long-time editor of the Oregonian newspaper (Portland).

Accruals

No accruals are expected.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Collection on Harvey Whitefield Scott
Status: Completed
Author: Linda Morton-Keithley and Eva Guggemos
Date: 2011
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English.
Sponsor: Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission