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Letters, 1818-1889, between members of the Bolter and Smith families, most addressed to John Bolter. Correspondents include Mary Rutherford, Curtis Mallery, Nancy Mallery, Anson Smith, Charley Smith, and Parthena Mallery.

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Typescript photocopy papers relating to members of the Butler and Smith families, including genealogical information, correspondence, and an extract from George Miller West's reminiscences regarding Isaac Smith and family's overland journey to Oregon in 1853.

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Papers of John Franklin Calbreath, an Oregon physician and state senator, including family letters of Sidney and Mianda Smith, John U. Smith, and Irene Smith Calbreath; political letters from John H. Mitchell and George W. McBride; a copy of an 1839 overland journal of Sidney Smith; accounts and notebooks of John Franklin Calbreath; and biographical and genealogical materials.

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Fifteen black and white photographs of Charles Emil Smith, Hedwig Smith, and family; family events; and the Smith house on the site of what is now Lair Hill Park in Portland, Oregon, between SW 2nd Avenue, SW Hooker Street, and SW Woods Street. Charles E. Smith (1839-1912) was born in Switzerland and came to Portland, Oregon, in 1863, where he established the Smith Brothers Iron Works with his brother Ferdinand. The Smith family also founded the Congress Hotel.

Abstract Basil Burton Smith, Percy Barrett Smith, and Dexter R. Smith were inventors, designers, and owners of the Pacific School of Engineering, Smith Aeroplane Co., Rankin School of Flying, and Smith Auto Electric Elevator Co. of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes articles of incorporation, correspondence, course outlines, and other documents for the Pacific School of Engineering, 1930; stock offers and lesson materials for the Rankin School of Flying, 1927-1928; articles of incorporation and...

Abstract Margery Hoffman Smith (born 1888) was a leading supporter of the arts, both in Portland, Oregon, and later in San Francisco. In the 1930s, Smith worked with the Works Progress Administration, supervising the handcraft work carried out for Timberline Lodge. Collection includes correspondence and diaries of Julia Hoffman, 1891-1934; correspondence of Margery Hoffman Smith, 1896-1981; papers related to Smith's professional and philanthropic activities; financial records; inventories and...