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Bonds, coupons and currency collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1533

Scope and Contents

Topical collection that includes miscellaneous coupons, circa 1800-1900; war ration and coupon books, circa 1940-1945; bonds, circa 1850-1950, including Confederate bonds; and miscellaneous currency, circa 1800-1950, including Japanese, Colombian, French (before, during and after Nazi occupation) and early American currency.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1800-1950

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.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (1 slim document case)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Topical collection that includes miscellaneous coupons; war ration and coupon books; bonds, including Confederate bonds; and miscellaneous currency.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Victor Atiyeh; Union Mine tokens photocopy, gift of Dudley L. McClure, April 30, 1986; Gold & Silver stock certificates, gift of Mrs. Edmund Hayes, July 1977 (Lib. Acc. 14169); mileage rations, gift of Donald E. Clark, July 1987 (Lib. Acc. 18353); mileage rations, gift of Evelyn B. Shirk, June 1988 (Lib. Acc. 18842); 310 francs, 1944, gift of Noreen Kelly Saltveit, July 1989 (Lib. Acc. 19455).

Title
Guide to the bonds, coupons and currency collection
Status
Completed
Date
2012
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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