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correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

Edward R. Geary papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 68
Abstract Papers of Edward R. Geary, a missionary and Presbyterian minister who served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington from 1859 to 1861, founded Albany College, and was a regent of the University of Oregon. The collection includes correspondence, writings, and financial records, including copies of letters from Geary's brother, John W. Geary; papers relating to the Oregon Central Railroad; papers relating to the estate of John Webster Perit Huntington; and detailed...
Dates: 1840-1878

Don George letter to the Resistance

 Collection
Identifier: Coll861
Abstract

Letter from Rex Putnam High School student Don George to anti-draft group "the Resistance," thanking them for literature they had provided and expressing interest in supporting the organization.

Dates: 1969 April 10

J. Otto George papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2578
Abstract

Collection consists primarily of a typescript photocopy compilation, "Old Stories of the Arctic Eskimo," 1978. Also included are two letters to Ruth Whitcomb regarding the Finnish community in Clatskanie, Oregon.

Dates: 1968-1980

George Lawrence Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1781
Abstract

Partially processed collection of records of the George Lawrence Company, a saddlery, harness, and leather goods firm established in 1857 and incorporated in 1893. Records include correspondence, contracts, invoices, vouchers, cash books, journals, ledgers, catalogs, publications, and ephemera, and the collection features the company's work during World War I.

Dates: 1855-1966

M. C. George papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 680
Abstract

Correspondence, clippings, and ephemera of and relating to M. C. George (1849-1933). George came to Oregon in 1851, worked as a lawyer and a judge, and served in the Oregon Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Dates: 1860; 1882-1933

Edward J. Georgeff papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1857
Abstract

Edward J. Georgeff served as Assistant U. S. Attorney in Portland, Oregon, from 1954 to 1970. Papers consist of a typescript letter from Dwight D. Eisenhower; a Northwestern School of Law diploma; and a certificate of appointment to Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Dates: 1952-1954

German Aid Society records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1793
Abstract

The German Aid Society was established in 1871 to provide assistance to German immigrants and their descendants through cultural, educational, and social service activities. Records include correspondence in German and English regarding various issues of the society; building specifications; and financial records and membership rosters.

Dates: 1871-1977

Gevurtz Furniture Company records and Gevurtz family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6011
Abstract The Gevurtz Furniture Company records (1899-1997) consist of materials relating to the operation and history of the company. The collection also includes Gevurtz family papers unrelated to business operations. The documents provide a record of some of the corporate-level functions of a local family-owned furniture business that operated in the Portland, Oregon, area for more than 100 years. The materials include articles of incorporation, corporate by-laws and minutes, correspondence,...
Dates: 1899-1997

Dinshah P. Ghadiali collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2034
Abstract Dinshah P. Ghadiali (1873-1966) was a spiritualist and founder of the Spectro-Chrome Institute, Malaga, New Jersey. While giving lectures on spectro-chrome therapy in Portland, Oregon, he was arrested on allegations that he had violated the Mann Act. Collection consists of a typescript letter to the editor of the Morning Oregonian, June 16, 1926, regarding his innocence of violation of the Mann Act; a pamphlet, "Railroading a Citizen," 1926; and a newspaper clipping, June 3, 1927, regarding...
Dates: 1926-1927

Frederick L. Gifford papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2218
Abstract

Fred L. Gifford (1878-1945) was the leader ("Grand Dragon") for the Oregon Ku Klux Klan between 1921 and 1924, when the "invisible empire" was influential in virtually every part of the state. Collection consists of Ku Klux Klan membership cards, driver's licenses, and other ID cards, 1920-1933; newspaper clippings, 1945, regarding Gifford's death; and a manuscript letter to his wife, 1924.

Dates: 1920-1945