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correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 814 Collections and/or Records:

Ezra Meeker letters to L. T. Henderson

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2593
Abstract

Typescript correspondence to L. T. Henderson of the Ford Motor Company regarding the storage of Ezra Meeker's covered wagon and his work for the Oregon Trail Memorial Association.

Dates: 1927

Jack Meier papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2683
Abstract Papers of Julius L. "Jack" Meier Jr. (1912-1988) include materials regarding his business concerns, particularly Meier & Frank Co. and Timberline Lodge; documents relating to his involvement in charitable and humanitarian causes, particularly the Oregon Jewish Welfare Fund and other relief measures for Jewish refugees during World War II; and correspondence regarding a compilation of material on the history and development of Timberline Lodge and winter sports on Mount Hood. Meier was...
Dates: 1928-1972

John William Meldrum collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 850
Abstract

Materials relating to John William Meldrum (1839-1919), who emigrated to Oregon with his parents in 1845 and later lived in Clackamas County, where he served as county surveyor and judge. Materials consist of a manuscript letter to Anson Dart, September 1852; a certificate of election to surveyor of Clackamas County, Oregon; and a certificate of marriage to Georgie Pope.

Dates: 1852-1902

Leah C. Menefee collection on Thomas W. Scott

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 762
Abstract

Typescript correspondence, with photocopy documents, between Leah C. Menefee of Eugene, Oregon, and various county and state archives, documenting a case of mistaken identity of a man, Thomas W. Scott, who died of a gunshot accident in Wasco, Oregon, on June 14, 1864.

Dates: 1864-1965

Phil Metschan family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 882
Abstract

Papers of the family of Phil Metschan, Oregon state treasurer and owner of the Imperial Hotel in Portland. Materials include diaries, notebooks, correspondence, ephemera, certificates, 1930 election materials, and a scrapbook. Family members represented include Phil Metschan, Phil Metschan, Jr., Marie C. Metschan, Anna Metschan Cattanach, and Lillian and Jesse Evans Flanders.

Dates: 1855-1963; Majority of material found within 1880-1925

Frank J. Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2238
Abstract

Frank J. Miller was a state senator from Albany in the Oregon Legislature, commissioner of the Railroad Commission of Oregon, and chairman of the Public Service Commission of Oregon, 1916-1917. Collection includes membership cards, tickets, ID cards, and other ephemera, 1904-1917; correspondence and documents, 1904-1913, regarding Masonic activities; newspaper clippings, circa 1900-1914, regarding his nomination as railroad commissioner and his Masonic activities.

Dates: circa 1900-1917

Miller Freeman Publications, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2905
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, reports and articles, circa 1922-1953; plans for lumber equipment, circa 1919-1953; and charts, maps, graphs, etc., 1919-1953, regarding the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: circa 1919-1953

John F. Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2297
Abstract

Papers of John F. Miller (1825-1901), consisting of a muster roll for a volunteer mounted company he led, a letter about medicinal plants used by Native people, and a quitclaim deed. Miller was a U.S. Army officer and an early emigrant to Oregon. He led a volunteer company against Native peoples of the Rogue River Valley in 1853, served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature, worked briefly as an Indian agent, and fought in the Modoc War.

Dates: 1853-1886

Hazel Mills papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2984
Abstract Hazel Mills worked at the library of the University of Washington, the Oregon State Library and the Washington State Library. She authored and co-authored several books on Pacific Northwest history and was working on a biography of Frances Fuller Victor when she became incapacitated by illness. A nearly complete draft of her book on Victor makes up a significant portion of the collection. Other materials include diaries and appointment books; personal correspondence and greeting cards;...
Dates: circa 1950-1989

Juanita Minard letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2295
Abstract

Manuscript letters to Juanita Minard from John C. Hanan and John Fitzhugh, written from jail. Also included is a manuscript invitation to a ball from Fitzhugh.

Dates: 1864-1867