correspondence
Found in 818 Collections and/or Records:
Dorothy Anne Hobson papers
Collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings and ephemera regarding Dorothy Anne Hobson's time editing the Valsetz Star, 1936-1941. She became editor at age nine.
William Hobson letters
Collection includes manuscript letters, 1848-1875, from William Hobson to relatives in England regarding life in Clatsop County, Oregon; and an incomplete manuscript biographical sketch, September 8, 1896, of John Hobson, son of William.
Lee Hawley Hoffman papers
Lee Hawley Hoffman (1914-1998) was a prominent general contractor in the Pacific Northwest and a former executive director of the Oregon Historical Society. Collection includes records of Lee Hoffman, Inc., 1960-1962, with references to Oak Lodge Sanitary District, No. 1, Clackamas County; suit of Lee Hoffman v. U. S. regarding the construction of railroad bridge across the Deschutes River, 1962; personal and legal documents; financial records of Videoregon Corp., 1961-1962.
William Hoffman papers
Papers of William Hoffman (1801-1885), a merchant and county official in Jacksonville, Oregon. Materials include account books, correspondence, a handwritten copy of a journal that Hoffman kept on his overland journey from Indiana to Oregon in 1853, and a scrapbook containing clippings relating to conflicts with Native tribes in Oregon and the organization of the Oregon Rangers.
Eva Holder papers
Papers of Eva Holder (1882-1968) of Portland, Oregon, including correspondence, ephemera, her account of her grandparents' emigration to Oregon in 1853, and materials relating to Theosophy and the Unity School of Christianity.
Ben Holladay papers
Papers of a railroad and real estate promoter with enterprises in Oregon, California, and elsewhere. The papers include letters; letterpress copybooks; court documents; genealogical materials; and a scrapbook (1872) regarding political issues. The materials relate to Ben Holladay's personal matters; real estate ventures; Seaside House, his home on the Oregon coast, and legal matters concerning the Oregon Central Railroad.
Holland family letters
Collection consists of photocopy manuscript letters from Isabel Holland, Canyonville, Oregon, to her mother, Nebraska City, Kansas, 1856 and 1863; and a photocopy manuscript letter from John St. John, West Point, Iowa, to Lydia Holland, his aunt, 1866, regarding family in Oregon.
Rufus Cecil Holman papers
Collection includes correspondence and speeches by Rufus Cecil Holman, a Portland businessman who served as Oregon state treasurer and as a U.S. senator. Correspondence regards national politics relating to World War II, and the resources of the Pacific Northwest; correspondents include Philip H. Parrish, Harold L. Ickes, George C. Marshall, and Donald M. Nelson. Also included are certificates and photographs.
Merriman Holtz papers
Merriman Holtz (1901-1958) was born in Portland, Oregon. He founded Film Adettes in 1931 and served as a consultant on the distribution of movies promoting war bond sales during World War II. Collection includes memoranda, film synopses, correspondence, speeches, and ephemera regarding the work of 16mm film distributors and exhibitors in promoting bond sales during the sixth and seventh War Loan drives.
Nan Wood Honeyman papers
The collection consists of scrapbooks, personal and political correspondence, clippings, invitations and announcements, pamphlets, and ephemera of Nan Wood Honeyman, the first woman from Oregon to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat, 1937-1938).