John Schmitt scrapbook about organists
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of John Schmitt's scrapbook of newspaper clippings about organists who performed in Portland, Oregon, or whose performances aired on Portland radio stations. Organists represented in the scrapbook include Jesse Crawford, Frank D. C. Alexander, Glenn Shelly, and Ollie Wallace. At the front of the scrapbook are several loose clippings, and a letter from Jesse Crawford to Schmitt.
Dates
- circa 1930-1932
Creator
- Schmitt, John, 1874-1939 (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
John Schmitt (1874-1939) was a pattern maker in the iron and steel industry who lived in Portland, Oregon.
Sources: Census and vital records on Ancestry.com; Portland city directories; notice in the Oregonian, January 21, 1939.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Scrapbook of clippings about organists compiled by John Schmitt of Portland, Oregon, in the early 1930s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Delina Schmitt, January 2002 (Lib. Acc. 24996).
Creator
- Schmitt, John, 1874-1939 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John Schmitt scrapbook about organists
- 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
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