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John Schmitt scrapbook about organists

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 919

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

  • Creation: circa 1930-1932

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

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).

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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