Bonds, coupons and currency collection
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
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
5033065240
libreference@ohs.org