Andrew A. Hall papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two letters (originals and preservation photocopies) and a poem by Andrew A. Hall, a Scottish-American physician. The letters, both addressed to James Cooke of Portland, Oregon, were written while Hall was serving as a medical officer during World War I. The letters describe Hall's experiences on the Western Front and his views on war. The poem, titled "The Trees," is typed and undated. It includes a handwritten note to James Cooke's daughter, Eileen F. Cooke, suggesting that it is a newer version of a earlier poem that Hall had written.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-circa 1925
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.
Biographical Note
Andrew Alexander Hall was born in 1879 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and studied at the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Medical School. After working as a physician for a British firm, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, he immigrated to the United States in 1902, and came to Portland, Oregon, in 1913. When World War I broke out, he went to Victoria, Canada, and enlisted as private in the Canadian army. He was later commissioned as a medical officer.
Hall returned to Portland after the war, and resided at the University Club. He served as vice president of the University Club and chaired its house committee. He also worked in the real estate business. Hall died in 1932.
Sources: Obituary in the Oregonian, June 10, 1932; and vital and military records on Ancestry.com.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two letters and a poem by Andrew A. Hall (1879-1932). Hall was a Scottish-American physician who served in the Canadian army as a medical officer during World War I; after the war he resided at and was vice president of the University Club in Portland, Oregon.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Due to fragility of the originals, researchers are asked to use the preservation photocopies of the letters.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Eileen F. Cooke, March 1997 (Lib. Acc. 23048).
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Andrew A. Hall papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2022
- 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
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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