Caroline Couch Hoffman papers
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).
Subject
- Hoffman, Caroline Couch Burns, 1885-1977 -- Diaries (Person)
- Burns, Mary Caroline, 1857-1950 -- Diaries (Person)
- Burns family (Family)
- Couch family (Family)
- Hoffman family (Family)
- Hoffman Construction Co. (Portland, Or.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- 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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Portland OR 97205 United States
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