Thomas Kennedy Gray Papers
Scope and Contents
The Thomas Kennedy Gray Papers contain personal material related to Thomas Kennedy Gray. This collection, which dates from 1885, consists of correspondence and a transcription of a diary kept at the construction camp on the Northern Pacific Railroad, Green River, and Washington Territory, chiefly related to railroad construction.
Dates
- Creation: 1885
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Thomas Kennedy Gray was born on January 13, 1834 in Ohio. He married Mary Gray, with whom he had three children, Ella, Mary and Suzie. He died on September 24, 1909 in Walla Walla, Washington.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Thomas Kennedy Gray Papers, which date from 1885, contain correspondence and a diary related to railroad construction on the North Pacific Railroad, Green River, and Washington Territory.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Henrietta Baker Kennedy in 1965 and 1980. The accession associated with this donation number is retro-0411.
Subject
- Gray, Thomas Kennedy (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas Kennedy Gray Papers
- Author
- Elizabeth Hambleton, Rayana Weller
- Date
- 2011, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository