correspondence
Found in 803 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Elsing letters
Photocopy manuscript letters from Henry Elsing to his sister Mary, dated August 27 and September 11, 1887, written while he was traveling in the West, where he accepted an offer to teach at a school at the Vancouver Barracks, Washington Territory.
Carl Epping family papers
Edward Ermatinger papers
Photostatic reproductions and typescript copies of letters written to Edward Ermatinger (1797-1876) by Archibald McDonald, John Tod, and William Todd; and photostatic reproductions of Ermatinger's collection of songs sung by French-Canadian fur trappers ("Voyageurs"). Ermatinger was an employee for the Hudson's Bay Company from 1818 to 1828, and later was a postmaster, merchant, and banker in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
George Estes papers
Collection includes correspondence; manuscripts including "Enemies of the Klan," 1923, "The Wayfaring Man," 1922, and "Peter Holds the Keys," 1933, regarding anti-Catholicism, Freemasonry, the Ku Klux Klan and other ethnic and religious controversies of the 1920s.
Joseph G. Evans papers
Joseph G. Evans was a member of the Oregon Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Regiment, Company B, during the Spanish-American War. Papers consist of a typescript copy diary, June-July 1898, regarding his journey from San Francisco to the Philippines aboard the transport Australia; and typescript copy correspondence, May-August 1899, regarding his combat experiences.
Robert S. Farrell papers
Robert Sylvester Farrell (1906-1947) was a Republican state representative, 1935-1942, and Oregon Secretary of State, 1943-1947. Collection includes correspondence, 1945-1947; memorial commemorations, 1947; and scrapbooks, 1937-1946, with clippings regarding Farrell's career in the Oregon government.
Paul and Edith Feldenheimer papers
Theron E. Fell papers
Theron E. Fell incorporated the Pendleton Wool Scouring & Packing Co. (Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc.) in 1893 and was a legislator for Morrow County. Collection includes correspondence, 1894-1904, regarding wool business, shipping and the economy, with Cyrus A. Dolph, Charles Fell and Sarah Fell; financial records, 1895-1901.
Henry Lee Fenton papers
Papers of a Dallas, Oregon, merchant and businessman, including correspondence, financial and legal records, records of the Polk County Pioneer Association, and records of the firm Fenton and Toner. Also includes papers of other family members, including diaries and World War I papers of Carl Fenton, and a diary of Henriett Coad.
Lewis R. Fields papers
Lewis R. Fields (1856-1924) came to Portland, Oregon in 1875 and began working for the Southern Pacific Railroad, ultimately becoming general superintendent of the system's lines in Oregon. Papers include a souvenir book, 1914, of Fields' farewell dinner upon his retirement from the Southern Pacific Railroad; photocopy newspaper clippings regarding his retirement, 1914, and his death, 1924; and manuscript letters of condolence, 1924, sent to his son, Roy Fields, upon his death.