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correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

A. B. Steinbach and Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2463
Abstract

A. B. Steinbach and Company was a men's and boy's outfitters. Records consist of agreements, 1876-1940; correspondence, 1890-1949; deeds and leases, 1885-1951; mortgages, 1888-1925; titles, 1887-1895; receipts, 1880-1917; and miscellaneous documents, 1884-1939.

Dates: 1876-1951

Earl R. Abbett letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2089
Abstract

Collection consists of letters and correspondence between Earl R. Abbett and former railroad employees, 1940-1953, regarding railroad activities in the first half of the 20th century. Abbett was a dentist and employee of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.

Dates: 1940-1958

Abbett family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2199
Abstract

Abbett family papers include programs of the Portland Flute Club, 1921-1926; a diary of Mrs. J. T. Abbett, 1911-1915; typescript "History of Women's Foreign Missionary Work in the Pacific Northwest" by Mrs. J. T. Abbett, 1929; and diaries and letters of Myra Leanna (Abbett) Adams, 1890-1963.

Dates: 1865-1963

Henry Larcom Abbot papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 94
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of letters written by Henry Larcom Abbot (1831-1927) to his parents in 1855, journals he kept during his work on the Pacific Railroad Survey in California and Oregon in 1855-1856, and various field notes and celestial observations he took for the survey.

Dates: 1853-1943; Majority of material found within 1855

William P. Abrams collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6006
Abstract

Collection includes photocopied genealogical information, letters, and diary extracts regarding the discovery of Yosemite in 1849. William Penn Abrams (1820-1873) came to Portland, Oregon, in 1851 on a ship with his family. He started a sawmill and was Oregon's first highway contractor; he also traveled extensively.

Dates: 1893-1950

Catherine Julia Adams diary and letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2627
Abstract

Diary kept by Catherine J. Adams regarding her daily activities in Hillsboro, Oregon, and participation in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, as well as a typescript copy of a one-page letter from her father, William Bartlit.

Dates: 1878-1887

Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2432
Abstract

The Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt Committee was formed in 1974 to make a quilt celebrating African American history to be finished to coincide with the American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration. Collection includes photocopy correspondence and financial records; a printed pamphlet for the exhibition of the quilt at the Oregon Historical Society; and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other ephemera.

Dates: 1974-1976

Alaska Livestock and Trading Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2385
Abstract Correspondence and records of the Alaska Livestock and Trading Company, which operated a sheep and cattle ranch on Unalaska Island, Alaska. The company had previously been the Western Pacific Livestock Company before Roy T. Bishop (1881-1950) of Portland, Oregon, purchased a controlling share in 1936 at the behest of the Western Pacific Livestock Company's founder, Dr. Adam C. Smith. After Roy T. Bishop's death, the company was managed by his sons Thomas B. Bishop and William H. Bishop until...
Dates: 1927-1977

E. T. Allen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 915
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence; poetry by E. T. Allen; miscellaneous papers and articles on forestry; and a eulogy for Allen.

Dates: 1906-1949

Mary J. Allen family letters

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 937
Abstract

Typescript copies of letters written by Mary J. Allen (1836-1893), her husband H. A. Allen (1818-1882), and her stepsons Anson G. Allen (1849-1891) and Carleton B. Allen (1858-1924). The letters describe life at military posts in Washington state and Alaska. The collection also includes an introductory biographical sketch of H. A. Allen and historical information about San Juan Island, Washington.

Dates: 1868-1872; circa 1980