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correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

Book of congratulatory pigeongrams sent for Burnside Bridge opening

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 917
Abstract

Bound volume of "pigeongrams" (messages sent by pigeon) from political figures, congratulating Portland Mayor George L. Baker and Oregon Governor Walter M. Pierce on the opening of the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon. The Burnside Bridge opened in May 1926, replacing an older bridge of the same name from the 1890s, and was still operational in 2022.

Dates: 1926 May

Alice Johnson Booth collection on fashion

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2841
Abstract

Collection includes manuscript letter, 1989, describing the first showing of paintings from the Chrysler collection at the Portland Art Museum, as well as fashion and the "World's Largest Fashion Show" by Aaron Frank and Tommy Luke at the Stadium; an invitation to the showing of the Chrysler paintings, 1956; and photocopy newspaper clippings, circa 1937, regarding Alice Johnson and Alta Corbett.

Dates: 1937-1989

Booth-Kelly Lumber Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1374
Abstract

Records include correspondence, financial documents, minutes of annual meetings, reports, operation statements, and materials related to the purchase by Georgia Pacific Corp.

Dates: 1911-1959

Jay Bowerman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1820
Abstract

Jay Bowerman (1876-1957) was a Republican attorney, Oregon state representative for Gilliam County, and acting governor of Oregon, 1910-1911. Papers include correspondence regarding his activities in support of Republican candidates, his law practice and family; correspondence and research notes for a proposed history of eastern Oregon bench and bar; newspaper clippings and political ephemera regarding campaigns; and a scrapbook regarding the 1909 Oregon Legislature.

Dates: 1909-1974

Bowman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2861
Abstract Materials of and relating to members of the Bowman family, particularly Dan Bowman, Kathryn Bowman, Isabella Enke (nee Bowman), and her husband, Elwood F. Enke. Collection includes correspondence; military papers of Dan Bowman; and financial documents, contracts, deeds, and agreements. The legal and financial documents include a lease agreement between the Wickwire Spencer Steel Company and Dan Bowman for a warehouse in Portland, specifications for the warehouse by architect L. L. Dougan,...
Dates: circa 1908-1952

Clement Adams Bradbury letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2649
Abstract

Manuscript letters from his mother, Clarissa Adams Bradbury, relatives in Maine, and a brother, Stephen Bradbury, in the California gold fields. Collection also includes genealogical material.

Dates: 1850-1867

Paul E. Bragdon papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2916
Abstract

Paul Bragdon was the president of Reed College in Portland from 1971 to 1988. Collection includes correspondence; administrative records; and admissions records, development correspondence and proposals, committee correspondence and meeting notes, faculty files, trustee files, provost files, student services documents, issues and activities, etc., regarding Reed College. Also included are miscellaneous papers of Nancy Bragdon.

Dates: 1971-1990

J. Fred Braly papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1764
Abstract

J. Fred Braly (born 1889) was a realtor in Albany, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, papers and receipts regarding real estate and other business topics.

Dates: 1934-1959

Anthony Brandenthaler papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2586
Abstract Anthony Brandenthaler (1895-1979) was owner of the Burnt River Lumber Company in Baker, Oregon, and chairman of the Oregon Centennial Commission. Collection consists primarily of materials, 1955-1959, related to the commission and to the Oregon Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair. These include a feasibility study; correspondence; financial reports and budget documents, programs, ephemera, a scrapbook, loose photographs, and a final report. Also included are two photograph...
Dates: 1953-1980

John W. Brazee family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2837
Abstract Collection includes correspondence, mainly to Morton Insley, 1869-1937; compositions and autograph book of Minnie Biles Brazee, circa 1871-1900; will and estate inventory of John Brazee, 1887; baptism certificate of Fannie Brazee, 1878; and issues of "The Plant Record" from the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, 1919. Morton Insley worked as a salesman for Ames and Harris Co. of Portland and later for Willamette Iron & Steel. He was married to Fannie Brazee, daughter of John W. Brazee...
Dates: 1869-1937