Edward C. Owen and Dennison family correspondence

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 4240

Staff Only

Scope and Content note

This collection consists entirely of correspondence from Edward C. Owen to members of the Dennison family. The letters detail his experiences living and working in the timber industry in northern California. Filed in each folder are the original envelopes, numbered to correspond to the letters.

Dates

Creation: 1862 - 1889

Creator

Owen, Edward C. (Person)

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

Edward C. Owen was born in 1853 and lived as a child with his aunt and uncle, Jane L. and Abner Dennison, as well as his cousin Dana B. Dennison (b. 1839), in Freeport, Maine. As a young adult, he moved to Fort Jones, California, where he worked in the timber industry as a sawyer.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Provenance

Gift of E. Christopher Livesay, June 20 and June 27, 2022 (acc. no. 2023.021).

Related Materials

The Maine Historical Society also holds the following publication with information about Dennison family genealogy:

The Dennison family of North Yarmouth and Freeport, Maine: descended from George Dennison, 1699-1747 of Annisquam, Mass., Call No. G D416.1

Processing note

E. Christopher Livesay gifted these papers to MHS as part of a larger donation of material compiled over decades as a collector of Maine-related manuscripts and books. All of the material from the donation shares accession number 2023.021.

The material arrived arranged in folders by recipient and date, with letters organized chronologically. This order was retained and the material was processed as an individual collection.