Andrew A. Hall papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll 904

Staff Only

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

1917-circa 1925

Creator

Hall, Andrew A. (Andrew Alexander), 1879-1932 (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

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

Additional Description

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.