George A. Harding family papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, documents, business records, genealogy, ephemera, diaries, and account books of members of the George A. Harding family; blueprints and notebooks of George Lee Harding, circa 1919-1945, regarding his work on the Smith Cove Pier B in Seattle, Washington, the Port of Tacoma, etc. Also included are an architectural drawing of the Harding Building on Main Street in Oregon City and a plat map of Palmer's Addition in Boring, Oregon; scrapbook; and photocopy journals of George A. Harding, 96 pages, 1862.
Dates
- circa 1895-1945
Creator
- Harding family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical note
George A. Harding arrived in Oregon in 1857, served in the Union Army, was director of the Willamette Valley Southern Railway and operated a drugstore in Oregon City. In 1877, he married Margaret Jennie Barlow, daughter of J. L. Barlow. They had six children: Jennie Imogene (Harding Brodie), George Lee Harding, Carleton Barlow Harding, Nieta Natalie Harding, Lloyd Ordway (Ben) and Evelyn Harding. In 1915, George Lee married Helene Ferrer, who died of cancer in 1936. They had three daughters: Suzannah Harding, Helene (Harding) Rigger and Virginia (Harding) Lewis.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (5 document cases, 1 flat box and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes correspondence, documents, business records, genealogy, ephemera, diaries, and account books of members of the George A. Harding family; blueprints and notebooks of George Lee Harding, circa 1919-1945, regarding his work on the Smith Cove Pier B in Seattle, Washington, the Port of Tacoma, etc. Also included are an architectural drawing of the Harding Building on Main Street in Oregon City and a plat map of Palmer's Addition in Boring, Oregon; scrapbook; and photocopy journals of George A. Harding, 1862.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Virginia Harding Lewis and Helene Harding Brooke, June 10, 1967 (Lib. Acc. 10324).
Publication note
General
Contains material previously designated Mss 2000-1.
- Harding family
- Harding, George A.
- Harding, George Lee, 1880-1967
- Harding, Lloyd Ordway (Ben)
- Home and Family
- Piers -- Washington (State) -- Smith Cove (King County) -- Designs and plans
- Pioneers
- Pioneers -- Oregon -- Oregon City
- account books
- blueprints (reprographic copies)
- correspondence
- diaries
- printed ephemera
- scrapbooks
Creator
- Harding family (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the George A. Harding family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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