Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
Arrangement
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Diaries, 1859-1891, n.d.
Ser. 2. Genealogical and Biographical material, 1783-1865, n.d.
Ser. 3. Correspondence, 1878-1961
Ser. 4. Writings, 1865-1891
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An Inventory of the William Hobson Papers, 1851-1891
Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
1976
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Creator
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William Hobson (1820-1891) |
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Title
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Papers, |
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Dates:
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1851-1891 |
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Abstract:
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William Hobson, 1820-1891, was a Quaker minister and farmer from North Carolina, Iowa, and Oregon. The collection contains chiefly diaries (1859-1891) describing rural life in Iowa and ministerial visits to California, Kansas, Missouri, and Oregon; together with autobiographical fragments and notes for sermons.
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Extent:
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1 box; 0.5 linear ft. |
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Identification:
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RG 5/062 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. |
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William Hobson (1820-1891) was born, raised and educated as a member of the Society of Friends in North Carolina. He married Sarah Tulburt in 1844 and in 1848 migrated with his family to Iowa. Active in the life of Iowa Friends, he was recognized as a minister by 1859, and during the next several year made numerous religious visits in Iowa and nearby states of Kansas and Missouri. In 1870 he made his first of three journeys to California and Oregon. Finally, in 1875 he purchased land for settlement in the Chehalem Valley (Newberg, Oregon), where he spent the remaining years of his life.
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The collection contains chiefly diaries (1859-1891) describing rural life in Iowa and ministerial visits to California, Kansas, Missouri, and Oregon; together with autobiographical fragments and notes for sermons.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:
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Ser. 1. Diaries, 1859-1891, n.d.
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Diaries
1859-65 5 vols.
Diaries describe farming activities in Hardin Co., Iowa, and religious visits to Friends in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.
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Diaries
1870-78 6 vols.
6 vols. While living in Iowa, Hobson made three visits to California and Oregon, eventually settling in County, Oregon in 1876.
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Diaries
1885-91 6 vols.
Agricultural and religious life in Yamhill County, Oregon.
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Autobiographical material, 1868-1882, n.d.
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"Journal of the life of William Hobson, Near New-Providence, Hardin County, Iowa 1mo 27, 1868”
1868 46p.
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Autobiographical ms., written in Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon.
18821882 1mo 8 2p.
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Autobiographical manuscript
n.d. 4p.
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Ser. 2. Genealogical and Biographical material, 1783-1865, n.d.
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Blair Family records
1783-1865
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Memorial to Anna Hobson Blair
n.d.
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William Hobson's obituary
n.d. newspaper clipping
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Ser. 3. Correspondence, 1878-1961
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Letter from “Greatgrandmother Tulbert to Grandfather and Grandmother Hobson”
1878
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Laura Blair from Myron D. Goldsmith
1961 ALS
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G[?] F.B. from William Hobson
1889 ALS
Originally catalogued in Misc. MSS., transferred to RG 5, 1977, donor unknown.
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Ser. 4. Writings, 1865-1891
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Sermon notes
1872-1875
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Extracts from diaries
1865-1891 typescript
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