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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

John Smith Griffin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-103
Summary Reverend John Smith Griffin was a missionary who emigrated to Oregon with the Whitman-Spalding group in 1839. In the 1840s, he participated in the Champoeg Meetings, founded the Congregationalist Church of Tualatin Plains, and published a newspaper. This collection of original letters and documents includes material related to the early settlement of Oregon, to the Whitman Massacre, to the Griffin Family, to the Congregationalist Church in Tualatin Plains, and to his newspaper, The Oregon...
Dates: 1839-1890

Jan Shield Art Administration Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-158
Abstract

A collection of administrative records pertaining to art at Pacific University, compiled by Art Professor Jan Shield between the 1970s-2000s. The collection includes media, correspondence, photographs and other material relating to Pacific University's Cawein Gallery (1980s-2000s); Permanent Art Collection (1970s-2000s); and Sculpture Marathon event (1970s); and the Forest Grove Chalk Art Festival (1992-1993).

Dates: 1977-2009

Leather straps (2), 1880-1910?

 File — Object Trunk
Content Description From the Collection: A collection of family papers, books, and other material accompanied by a travel trunk (or chest) from the Butts Family of Forest Grove, Oregon. The trunk was used during the family's travel on the Oregon Trail. It is made of blind-stamped leather over wooden boards with metal hardware and is approximately 3' x 2' x 2.5'. The initials "J. B." are written in faint letters on the top of the trunk. The interior is lined with decorative paper probably dating from the 1840s or...
Dates: 1880-1910?

Lyman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-31
Summary

The Lymans were a family of early Oregon settlers who were active in missionary, educational and literary activities. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence between member of the Lyman family and their friends between the years of 1846 to 1883.

Dates: 1846-1883

Malheur Field Station Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-2
Summary The Malheur Field Station records focuses on Malheur Field Station facility, during the time that Dr. William T. Jordan, a chemistry professor at Pacific University, was the university representative to the Malheur Field Station, 1971-1994. The Malheur Field Station was started in 1971 to be a place for naturalist education and research near Burns, Oregon. The field station is operated by a consortium of universities from Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. Pacific University administered the...
Dates: 1971-1994

Sidney H. Marsh Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-1
Summary This collection documents the activities of Sidney H. Marsh while at Tualatin Academy and later as President of Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon from 1853 until his death in 1879. The majority of the correspondence and documents record his efforts in obtaining monies for the college through subscriptions, the financial records for the school, writings promoting and defending education in Oregon, relationships between business partners, early founders, students, and faculty...
Dates: 1817-1943

Mary Frances Farnham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-84
Summary

Mary Frances Farnham was an important member of the Pacific University faculty, who taught English Literature and served as the Dean of Women in the early twentieth century. This collection contains correspondence, papers and letters relating to her death in 1942, and personal receipts.

Dates: 1895-1943

Seabury Mastick Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-38
Summary

Seabury Cone Mastick was a legislator and banker in New York state who later married artist Kathrin Cawein. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, publications, a diploma from Oberlin College, and various legal documents.

Dates: 1891-2008

Frances Clapp Collection on Agero Nosei

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-15
Summary

Collection consists of correspondence and notes about Agero Nosei, a 1876 graduate of Pacific University.

Dates: 1890-1920

Pacific University Alumni Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-4-201
Scope and Contents

Pacific University Alumni Association Records include alumni travel and events done throughout the 1980s and 1990s, various reports on those events, correspondence with alumni and the executive council. Included is a report from members of Concerned Black Students, silent auction records and materials as well as photographs of homecoming events for graduating classes of the early 1900s.

Dates: 1941-1990