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Nancy O. Longley papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 248

Scope and Content note

Papers and photos relating to Thomas Oxnard (1701-1754) including genealogical data, biographical information, family photographs, newspaper clippings, personal recollection of Charles Lewis Oxnard (1889-1975) and Nancy O. Longley, and material relating to the family’s sugar interests in Louisiana, California, and elsewhere.

Dates

  • Creation: 1868 - 1980

Creator

Access

Unrestricted

Copyright

Access to collections at Maine Historical Society is not an authorization to publish. Rights and reproduction requests may be submitted in writing to the MHS Image Services Coordinator or Research & Administrative Librarian, subject to format.

Biographical note

Nancy Pearl Oxnard was born in Medford, Massachusetts, to Alma Adelaide Lovering and Frank A. Oxnard. She married Forrest Marlin Longley in 1927 in Maine, and had at least two sons. She lived in Norway, Maine, and is buried in Norway Pine Grove Cemetery, Paris, Maine.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Gift of Nancy Oxnard Longley, 1981 and 1984 (acc. nos. MS81-6 and MS84-1A).

Title
Guide to the Nancy O. Longley papers
Status
Completed
Author
Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, February 2025
Date
March 2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository