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Caroline Couch Hoffman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2546

Scope and Contents

Collection includes materials of and relating to members of the Couch, Burns, Hoffman, and Wilson families, as well as the Hoffman Construction Co. The papers include diaries of Caroline Couch Hoffman and Mary Caroline Burns, and correspondence of various family members. Also included are obituaries and ephemera, as well as publications about the history and projects of the Hoffman Construction Co. In addition to Caroline Couch Hoffman and Mary Caroline Burns, people represented in the collection include David Burns, Georgina Burns, Walter John Burns, Walter John Burns, Jr., Captain John H. Couch, Elizabeth Hoffman, Julia Hoffman, Lee Hawley Hoffman, Clementine Freeman Lewis, Maria Louise Linthicum, and Caroline Elizabeth Wilson.

Dates

  • Creation: 1868-1971

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.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (1 document case, 1 flat box and 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection includes materials of and relating to members of the Couch, Burns, Hoffman, and Wilson families, as well as the Hoffman Construction Co. The papers include diaries of Caroline Couch Hoffman and Mary Caroline Burns, and correspondence of various family members. Also included are obituaries and ephemera, as well as publications about the history and projects of the Hoffman Construction Co.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the estate of Caroline Couch Burns Hoffman, October 1977 (Lib. Acc 14318).

Related Materials

Hoffman family photographs, Org. Lot 95, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Title
Guide to the Caroline Couch Hoffman papers
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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