Kina McKelvey letter to Merle McKelvey about Rose Festival parades
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a handwritten letter from Kina McKelvey to her sister, Merle McKelvey. In the letter, McKelvey describes watching the electrical parade and the "Spirit of the Golden West" parade at the 1909 Portland Rose Festival. She also describes an outing she took to Bonneville, Oregon.
Dates
- 1909 June 11
Creator
- McKelvey, Kina, 1884-1960 (Correspondent, 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
Kina McKelvey (later Kina Ross) was born in 1884 in Paxton, Illinois, but came to Portland, Oregon, with her family when she was one year old. In 1914, she married physician Thomas W. Ross (1884-1948); the couple had two daughters. After her husband's death, she lived in Taft, Oregon. Kina Ross died in 1960.
Sources: Obituaries in the Oregonian, November 23, 1948 and May 9, 1960; vital and census records on Ancestry.com.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter from Kina McKelvey (1884-1960) to her sister, Merle McKelvey (1888-1970), which describes Rose Festival parades that she had seen. Kina McKelvey lived in Portland, Oregon, and later Taft, Oregon; she married physician Thomas W. Ross (1884-1948) in 1914.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kina Ross Armstrong, February 1996 (Lib. Acc. 22633).
- McKelvey, Kina, 1884-1960 -- Correspondence
- McKelvey, Merle, 1888-1970 -- Correspondence
- Parades -- Oregon -- Portland
- Portland
- Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.)
- correspondence
Creator
- McKelvey, Kina, 1884-1960 (Correspondent, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Kina McKelvey letter to Merle McKelvey about Rose Festival parades
- 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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