Manuscripts

J.A. Howard correspondence, (bulk1908-1909)

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Description: Business and personal correspondence of J. A. Howard, both his letters and letters addressed to him. Much of the correspondence discusses land for sale in the Willamette Valley, including Albany and Portland, Ore. Many other companies in Oregon and Washington are represented including the Linn County Orchard Colony, the Oregon City Manufacturing Company, and the Pacific Monthly magazine. Several pieces of the correspondence are queries for information about the area from people interested in moving to Oregon. There is also one letter from the Union Pacific Railroad Company regarding the growing numbers of people moving to the West. The group also includes seven pieces of ephemera
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1895-1940.
Call number: mssHM 66387-66415
Creator: Howard, J. A

George Belshaw letter to James Brannon

Manuscripts

Belshaw writes to Brannon of his life in Eugene City, Oregon, and the Willamette River Valley. He also writes that gold has been found twenty miles outside of the city. Typed copy of original.

mssHM 4212

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John Carothers application to operate a ferry

Manuscripts

This set of manuscripts documents John Carothers' application to operate a ferry across the Willamette River to Oregon. Included is a petition with signatures of residents of Clackamas County, Oregon, supporting Carothers' application. Dated 1854, June 1 - July 18.

mssHM 27808

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Correspondence, 1909-1922

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters and documents (including 8 volumes) and 876 maps related to irrigation projects in the western United States. There are correspondence, reports, etc. regarding Colorado River projects (including the Colorado River-Los Angeles Gravity Flow Aqueduct); the Klamath Lake Project in Oregon; the Merced Irrigation District in California; the San Juan River, Little Colorado, and Verde projects in Arizona; and many others. Of note in the collection are diaries of La Rue's Colorado River trips from 1921, 1922, and 1924, and maps of western areas.

mssLa Rue papers

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Correspondence -- Howard, Colin - Jones

Manuscripts

The collection consists of Elizabeth Jane Howard's manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. The manuscripts cover the entire span of her writing career and include her major novels, as well as articles, essays, plays, short stories, book reviews, and interviews. In some cases there are multiple drafts of a work, enabling a researcher to trace Howard's creative process. The correspondence includes personal letters and letters related to Howard's work. The collection holds over 800 photographs and seven boxes of printed ephemera.

EJH 2752 - 2807

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Correspondence -- Gough - Howard, Claire

Manuscripts

EJH 2702 - 2751.

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Correspondence -- Hopkinson, A. - Howard, E

Manuscripts

EJH 3478-3527

J.A. Howard correspondence, (bulk1908-1909)

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George Belshaw letter to James Brannon

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