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correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 789 Collections and/or Records:

Edgar Horner account of the sinking of the S.S. Alaska and related materials

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 910
Abstract

Edgar Horner's account of the sinking of the S.S. Alaska off Cape Mendocino, California, in 1921, and related newspaper clippings and a map. The Alaska was a steamship traveling from Portland, Oregon, to San Francisco, California, when it hit Blunt's Reef and sank, killing 42 people. Horner (1888-1974) was one of the surviving passengers.

Dates: 1921-circa 1999; Majority of material found within 1921 August 7-22

J.H. Horner papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6031
Abstract

Papers of a Wallowa County, Oregon, official and amateur historian, consisting primarily of a manuscript of his unpublished book "Wallowa River and Valley," as well as correspondence with Otis Halfmoon and other documents.

Dates: 1889-1985

John B. Horner collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 794
Abstract

Collection consists of materials by or belonging to John B. Horner that concern Oregon-related historical topics. These include diagrams and documents concerning the Kalapuya mounds; the text of an address Horner delivered to the Oregon Pioneer Association; and a letter from Gertrude Balch Ingalls with a biographical sketch of her brother, Frederic Homer Balch. Horner (1856-1933) taught English and history at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University).

Dates: circa 1902-1972

John Hotchkiss papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2731
Abstract

John T. Hotchkiss was a bookstore manager and salesman for J.K. Gill & Co., a bookstore and stationer in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes scrapbook items, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and leaflets regarding Oregon authors and poets, J. K. Gill's "Poet's Corner," the Oregon Writer's League and poet Mary Carol Davies. Also included are newspaper clippings regarding J. K. Gill and various Oregon writers.

Dates: circa 1889-1940

James Austin Howard papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1771
Abstract

James Austin Howard (born 1871) was a realtor in Albany, Oregon. Papers include correspondence, insurance policies, ledgers, receipts, and bank books regarding real estate and other business topics.

Dates: 1895-1945

William Howe letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1481
Abstract

Manuscript letters from William Howe of Monmouth, Oregon, to his children and siblings, October 1871-June 1872, regarding the death of his daughter, Kate, news of crops and sheep, elections and smallpox.

Dates: 1871-1872

Louis R. Huber papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1758
Abstract

Louis R. Huber was a filmmaker and president of Northern Films in Seattle, Washington. Papers include correspondence, news clippings, photographs, scripts, legal agreements, receipts, brochures, film orders, news releases, menus, magazines, booklets, purchase orders, and invoices, as well as materials relating to the film "The Alaska Highway."

Dates: circa 1954-1972

Oliver Greeley Hughson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1712
Abstract Oliver Greeley Hughson, a retired building materials salesman, developed a successful program to teach young men construction skills. His Boy Builders clubs and "Minimalic Construction" method became a model for schools and colleges throughout the United States and British Columbia. The bulk of Hughson’s papers chronicle the development of this training program from its inception in 1933 until his death in 1959. His personal papers include correspondence, his 1882 diary, day books, and...
Dates: 1882-1959; Majority of material found within 1933-1959

Human Relations Council of Yamhill County records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2542
Abstract

Records include correspondence and minutes, as well as reports, surveys, and other materials regarding the Council's involvement in housing, education, health and child care programs for migrant workers, promotion of low-income housing, services for the elderly and other activities related to civil rights in Yamhill County, Oregon.

Dates: 1964-1973

Humiston, Wilson and Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 862
Abstract

Business papers of a wholesale liquor company in Portland, Oregon, including saloon orders (1862-1864) from mining camps and towns in eastern Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, which include news of the mines and business conditions in those areas. Also included are records and correspondence of the company's predecessor, Humiston and Ma'Dan (1859-1862).

Dates: 1859-1864