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correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 807 Collections and/or Records:

Genevieve Thompson Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1537
Abstract

Papers of Genevieve Thompson Smith (1883-1974), an author, playwright, and attorney of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, manuscripts for stories and plays, a scrapbook, ephemera, and other materials.

Dates: 1892-1957

Lester P. Smith letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 767
Abstract

Typescript letter to family from Lester P. Smith on board the Steamship City of Sidney, concerning the Spanish-American War. Smith served as a member of Company I, Second Oregon Volunteers, in the Philippines during the war.

Dates: 1898 June 27

Margery Hoffman Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2660
Abstract Margery Hoffman Smith (born 1888) was a leading supporter of the arts, both in Portland, Oregon, and later in San Francisco. In the 1930s, Smith worked with the Works Progress Administration, supervising the handcraft work carried out for Timberline Lodge. Collection includes correspondence and diaries of Julia Hoffman, 1891-1934; correspondence of Margery Hoffman Smith, 1896-1981; papers related to Smith's professional and philanthropic activities; financial records; inventories and...
Dates: 1885-1986

Milton Smith Wirt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 851
Abstract

Papers of a lawyer and civic leader of Portland, Oregon. Includes extensive correspondence relating to land claims, real estate controversies, and tax delinquencies, as well as correspondence and financial documents relating to the Library Association of Portland, the Multnomah Law Library, the Portland Free Kindergarten Association, the Oregon Historical Society, and other organizations and business concerns. Also includes ephemera and personal financial documents.

Dates: 1861-1923; Majority of material found within 1890-1920

Thomas Smith letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 806
Abstract

Collection includes a manuscript letter from Thomas Smith to George H. Himes, 1908, naming the first settlers in the Umpqua River Valley; and a manuscript letter to Harry L. Wells, a historian, 1884, providing a detailed description, including dates and places, of his journey to Oregon in 1847 from Fort Hall to Eugene Skinner's cabin by way of the Southern Route to Oregon (now known as the Applegate Trail).

Dates: 1884-1908

Laurence Gordon Smyth correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2709
Abstract

Laurence Gordon Smyth (1902-1960) was a reporter and political editor for the Oregon Journal for 38 years. He also served as assistant for public information to Douglas McKay during McKay's tenure as Secretary of the Interior. Correspondence is primarily to Smyth's wife, Marie Mongrain Smyth, regarding his activities while traveling on Oregon Journal business, working for McKay in Washington, D.C., and personal matters.

Dates: 1931-1963

Society of Oregon Composers records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1476
Abstract

This collection reflects efforts by the Society of Oregon Composers to gather a library of Oregon musical compositions, and to promote and support musical composition in the state. The collection consists primarily of musical scores for voice, piano and strings (1902-1941), with other materials relating to the music library, membership in the society, and competitions.

Dates: 1902-1941; Majority of material found within 1922-1938

Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2261
Abstract

Records include correspondence, constitution and bylaws, financial records, membership programs, and memorabilia, 1945-1978.

Dates: 1945-1978

Sons of Temperance of North America Multnomah Division, No. 1 records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 969
Abstract

Records include minutes of meetings, accounts, and member recommendation slips; bound account ledgers; and an 1857 manuscript letter from W. H. Gray, Astoria, Oregon, proposing to give temperance lectures.

Dates: 1856-1858

Sons of the American Revolution, Oregon Society records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1682
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, financial records, membership applications, minutes, membership lists, publications, brochures.

Dates: 1896-1990