Register for Morris Hotel, Florence, Oregon
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a register ledger for the Morris Hotel in Florence, Oregon, that names E. A. Hart as proprietor. The register entries date from February 3 to June 2, 1890, and list the name, home town or home state, and room of each guest. The ledger also contains a small number of entries, some undated and some from 1908, that relate to meat sales and farmwork rather than the Morris Hotel.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-circa 1908
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1890 February-June
Creator
- Hart, E. A. (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.
Historical Note
The Morris Hotel was a hotel in Florence, Lane County, Oregon, in the 1890s. In 1890, its proprietor was E. A. Hart. Later proprietors included Joe Morris and J. I. Butterfield.
Sources: Collection materials; notice in The West (Florence, Oregon), September 13, 1895, page 3; advertisement in The West (Florence, Oregon), January 6, 1899, page 1.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Register ledger for the Morris Hotel in Florence, Oregon, for February to June 1890. The hotel's proprietor at the time was E. A. Hart. The ledger also contains a small number of entries, some from 1908 and some from an unspecified date, that appear to relate to meat sales and farmwork.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Howard Johns, October 2024 (RL2024-083).
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the register for the Morris Hotel, Florence, Oregon
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2025
- 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
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