correspondence
Found in 781 Collections and/or Records:
Asahel Bush letters
Correspondence of Asahel Bush (1824-1913), primarily typescript or microfilm copies of letters sent to him. Bush was an early emigrant to Oregon, editor of the Oregon Statesman from 1851 to 1863, and a significant figure in 1850s Oregon Democratic Party politics.
Butler-Smith family papers
Typescript photocopy papers relating to members of the Butler and Smith families, including genealogical information, correspondence, and an extract from George Miller West's reminiscences regarding Isaac Smith and family's overland journey to Oregon in 1853.
Charles Butterworth and Esther Butterworth papers
Papers of Charles Butterworth (1858-1936), a photographer and painter in Portland, Oregon, and his daughter, Esther Butterworth (1889-1976), also a photographer. Materials include correspondence, family history and genealogical materials, and Charles Butterworth's studio log books. Also included is a book of minutes of the Trails Club of Oregon, 1928-1930.
Cake, Jareguy & Tooze letter to Equitable Savings & Loan
Three-page letter from law firm of Cake, Jareguy & Tooze to Equitable Savings and Loan Association, dated March 23, 1942, advising against providing loans or relief to either persons currently in military service or anyone who is a potential draftee, citing the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940.
John F. Calbreath papers
Papers of John Franklin Calbreath, an Oregon physician and state senator, including family letters of Sidney and Mianda Smith, John U. Smith, and Irene Smith Calbreath; political letters from John H. Mitchell and George W. McBride; a copy of an 1839 overland journal of Sidney Smith; accounts and notebooks of John Franklin Calbreath; and biographical and genealogical materials.
Mary Evelene Calbreath papers
Mary Evelene Calbreath (1895-1972) was a music teacher and composer in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, musical programs, articles, genealogy, ephemera, daybook, landscape album, diaries, and score.
California collection
Collection includes manuscript letters from H. B. Smith to his wife, May 11, 1855, regarding work in the Jacksonville mines; student relief pass-card, circa 1906, issued by Stanford University to students volunteering to provide relief to victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; and an invitation to the Grand Anniversary Ball, July 4, 1856.
Frank C. Calkins letters
Frank Cathcart Calkins (1878-1974) was a mapper, petrologist, and geologist. Collection consists of correspondence, primarily to Henrietta Mack Eliot, 1973-1974, regarding past trips to the Pacific Northwest while working for the U. S. Geological Survey, as well as letters concerning the account of his father, C. G. Calkins, of the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.
Ronald Glenn Callvert papers
Ronald Glenn Callvert (1873-1955) was associate editor of the Oregonian and won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1938 editorial "My Country 'tis of Thee." Collection includes newspaper clippings of Callvert's editorials and features; Pulitzer Prize announcement and congratulatory letters and telegrams; Callvert's post-retirement writings; retirement card with an Art Bimrose cartoon; correspondence of Ronald S. Callvert regarding R. G. Callvert's career.