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Holland family letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2233

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of photocopy manuscript letters from Isabel Holland, Canyonville, Oregon, to her mother, Nebraska City, Kansas, 1856 and 1863; and a photocopy manuscript letter from John St. John, West Point, Iowa, to Lydia Holland, his aunt, 1866, regarding family in Oregon. The photocopies were made for the Oregon Historical Society Research Library by the Indiana Historical Society's William Henry Smith Memorial Library in December 1966. Per a typed note on the photocopies, the letters were loaned to the Indiana Historical Society library by Mrs. Ross Myers of Franklin, Indiana, and her daughter, Mrs. Bert Colvin of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dates

  • Creation: 1856-1866

Creator

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.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folderĀ in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection consists of photocopy manuscript letters from Isabel Holland, Canyonville, Oregon, to her mother, Nebraska City, Kansas, 1856 and 1863; and a photocopy manuscript letter from John St. John, West Point, Iowa, to Lydia Holland, his aunt, 1866, regarding family in Oregon.

Title
Guide to the Holland family letters
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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