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Lewis, Cicero Hunt, 1826-1897

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Allen and Lewis records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 786
Abstract

Records of a mercantile firm in Portland, Oregon, that was founded by Cicero Hunt Lewis and Lucius H. Allen. The records date mainly from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and include financial ledgers, business correspondence, real estate and land records, contracts, stock certificates, and materials relating to the widening of West Burnside Street in downtown Portland, due to construction of the Burnside Bridge. The collection also includes papers relating to George Good.

Dates: 1853-1931

Cicero Hunt Lewis residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 552
Abstract

Small collection of black and photographs and one drawing of the exterior and interior of the Cicero Hunt Lewis house at NW 19th and Glisan St. in Portland, Oregon. Lewis (1826-1897) emigrated to Portland, Oregon, in 1851. He founded a mercantile firm, Allen and Lewis, with Lucius H. Allen.

Dates: circa 1890-1910

Oral history interview with Ellen L. MacVeagh

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9472
Abstract

Oral history interview with Ellen L. MacVeagh conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 20, 1976. MacVeagh discusses the careers of her father, Abbot Low Mills, and of her uncle Cicero Hunt Lewis (also known as Cicero Horatius Lewis). She also speaks about her youth in early 20th-century Portland, Oregon, and about Captain John Heard Couch and other early Portland residents.

Dates: 1976 February 20