Henry Elsing letters

Collection

Identifier: Mss2115

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photocopy manuscript letters from Henry Elsing to his sister Mary, dated August 27 and September 11, 1887, written while he was traveling in the West, where he accepted an offer to teach at a school at the Vancouver Barracks, Washington Territory. Collection also includes a photocopy extract from "The Era," Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, dated December 6, 1893, regarding his recent settlement in the area and his professional background.

Dates

Creation: 1887-1893

Creator

Elsing, Henry C., 1863-1923 (Person)

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

Per note in collection: Henry Elsing (1863-1923) began studying medicine at the Vancouver Barracks, Washington Territory, under Col. Basil Norris, Surgeon and Medical Director of the U. S. Army. Later, he secured an appointment to the First Surgical Division of the Bellevue Hospital, Washington, but soon left to work at the Harlem Hospital in New York.