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Henry Waldo Coe correspondence , 1907-1928
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Coe, Henry Waldo, 1857-1927; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
- Title
- Henry Waldo Coe correspondence
- Dates
- 1907-1928 (inclusive)19071928
- Quantity
- 1.5 linear feet, (3 containers) : 3 clamshell boxes
- Collection Number
- Ax 112
- Summary
- Henry Waldo Coe (1857-1927) was a Portland, Oregon, physician, patron of the arts, and member of the Progressive Party. The collection consists mainly of correspondence including letters from Theodore Roosevelt and the Roosevelt family (1907-1918), and correspondence, clippings and photographs concerning statues of Roosevelt, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Jeanne D'Arc commissioned by Coe.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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- Additional Reference Guides
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- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Henry Waldo Coe (1857-1927) was born in Waupon, Wisconsin, on November 4, 1857. He and his parents moved to Morristown, Minnesota, when Coe was five.
After graduating from the local high school, Coe took courses at the University of Minnesota, and studied medicine with his father, Dr. Samuel Buel Coe. He graduated from Long Island (NY) College Hospital in July 1880, and moved to Mandan, North Dakota. Coe was the first physician to settle in North Dakota.
In 1884 Coe was elected to the last territorial legislature (1885) of Dakota Territory, before the territory was divided. Coe was elected president of the North Dakota state medical association (1890), and was appointed as superintendent of the state board of health. Coe also served as mayor of Mandan.
Coe moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1891. He specialized in nervous and mental diseases, and owned and operated Morningside Hospital in Portland. Coe served in the Oregon state senate in 1894 and served as president of the City and County Medical Association. In 1893 he established The Medical Sentinal, an independent medical magazine.
Coe met Theodore Roosevelt while living in Dakota, and the two formed a long-lasting friendship. The county Roosevelt lived in, Billings, was part of Coe's district. Coe had a statue of Roosevelt made (by Phimister Proctor), which was donated to the city of Portland along with statues of George Washington (by Pompeo Coppini), Abraham Lincoln (by George Fite Waters), and Jeanne d'Arc (by Emmanuel Fremiet).
Coe was married twice and had three sons.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists mainly of correspondence, about 438 letters.
There is a file of letters from Theodore Roosevelt and the Roosevelt family, 1907 - 1918.
The remainder of the correspondence concerns statues of Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Jeanne D'Arc commissioned by Coe and donated to the city of Portland, Oregon. Also included are newspaper clippings on and photographs of the statues, 1920-1928.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
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| Guide to the Henry Waldo Coe Correspondence |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Legislators--Oregon--Correspondence
- Legislators--Oregon--Portland
- Physicians--Oregon--Portland
- Statues--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Coe, Henry Waldo, 1857-1927
- Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
Family Names
- Roosevelt family
Geographical Names
- Oregon--Politics and government--1859-1950
- United States--Dakota Territory
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
- Correspondence
