Parkinson Family letters
Scope and Contents
The collection is made up of letters sent to “Carrie” Parkinson dating from January 2, 1890 until January 17, 1891. These letters are being sent from “Carrie’s” mother, father, and sister, while “Carrie” is in “Rock Creek”. This is most likely Rock Creek, Missouri, just outside of St. Louis, where she is probably visiting her uncle and aunt, John and Sarah Berry Mckinney and their daughter Bell. The mention of “yellow flags” likely refers to a signal used to indicate that a house was under quarantine.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1891
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Parkinson Family letters must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Caroline “Carrie” Chandler Parkinson (1866-1957) was born in Franklin Idaho to Samuel Rose Parkinson (1831-1919) and Arabella Ann Chandler Parkinson (1824-1894), and married Charles Goaslind in 1898.
Clara Janet Parkinson (1865-1897), was Caroline’s sister, and Charles Goaslind’s first wife.
Charles “Charley” Goaslind (1860-1950) was married to both Clara and Caroline Parkinson separately, and was involved in civic matters as a county assessor and bookkeeper.
Esther “Easter” Chandler Parkinson (1862-1932) was Caroline’s sister.
Luella “Luel” Smart Parkinson (1862-1932) was a daughter of Samuel Rose Parkinson through a separate plural wife. She married Matthias F. Cowley in 1889.
“George” and “Georgie” are likely George Chandler Parkinson (1857-1920) and George Doney Parkinson (1884-1946), Caroline’s brother and nephew respectively. George Chandler Parkinson’s wife, Lucy Maria Doney (1861-1931) is also mentioned in the letters.
“Aunt Lucy” and “Aunt Ellen” seem to have been siblings of Samuel Rose Parkinson who lived in the Midwest.
Extent
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection is made up of letters sent to Caroline Chandler Parkinson between 1890 and 1891 by her family members in Franklin, Idaho.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were purchased by Special Collections and Archives in March 2013 from Benchmark Books.
Processing Information
Processed in June of 2014
- Title
- Guide to the Parkinson Family letters 1890-1891
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Adam Gifford and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- ©2014
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
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Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
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