Prose and Poetry Collection

Prose and Poetry Collection, 1832-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Oregon Historical Society
Title: Prose and Poetry Collection
Dates: 1832-2009 (inclusive)
18322009

1880-1986 (bulk)
18801986
Quantity: 3.2 cubic feet, (7 document cases, 2 flat boxes, and 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number: Mss 1507
Summary: Collection created by the Oregon Historical Society containing essays, stories, poems, and other writings, mostly in manuscript and typescript form, and largely by Oregon authors.
Repository: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Since its founding in 1898, the Oregon Historical Society has collected manuscript materials of all kinds, most of it documenting the history of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. In the mid-20th century, librarians at the Society began organizing single items into what became known as "Topical Collections." One such collection, the Prose and Poetry Collection, collated essays, poems, and other writings that did not belong with multi-item collections formed around individuals or corporate bodies.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection created by the Oregon Historical Society containing essays, stories, poems, and other writings, mostly in manuscript and typescript form, and largely by Oregon authors. Also includes some published pamphlets, chapbooks, broadsides, commonplace books, a scrapbook documenting the travels of Mr. and Mrs. Hebert Qualman in the Pacific Northwest (1935-1938). Among the authors represented are: Ben Hur Lampman, Martha Fergusen McKeown, Harvey W. Scott, and Averta Terney.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Preferred Citation

Prose and Poetry Collection, Mss 1507, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

Series A: Anonymous and anthologies, 1893-1959
Series B: Writings of individuals, 1832-2000
Series C: General materials, 1918-2008

Acquisition Information

The Oregin Historical Society assembled the collection from a variety of sources.

Future Additions

Materials are added to the collection from time to time.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series A: Anonymous and anthologies, 1893-1959Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Anonymous essays Includes: "Wagons west : the story of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman," 1946 "Did Dr. Whitman save Oregon?" "The legend of sparkling water "A brief sketch of the life of Joshua V. Himes" "Travels on the western slope"	circa 1890-1950
1/2	Anonymous poetry Includes: "Whitman's ride," by "A lady of Brooklyn," published by Baumgardt and Palmer, Portland, Oregon, circa 1893, gift from Caroline Gray Kamm to George Himes "The survivors of the Whitman massacre" (typescript) "Not understood : a tribute to the memory of John H. Mitchell" (broadside, crica 1905) "Master Frank's account of himself" (manuscript), by "Frank the Student."	circa 1893-1940
1/3	"But in each place below the sun..." (manuscript)	undated
1/4	Anothologies of poetry Includes Popular hobo poems, published by the Hobo News, New York, 1937, and Poems Composed by Convicts in Oregon State Penitentiary, circa 1930.	circa 1930; 1937; undated
1/5	Anthologies of poetry--Volumes Includes: Gatherings of the wayside, published by the Ladies of the First Congregational Church, Portland, 1893 Poems composed by the convicts of the Oregon State Penitentiary, circa 1900 Rhymes of the Rockies, Chicago, 1900 Oregon centennial anthology, 1959	circa 1895-1959

Series B: Writings of individuals, 1832-2000Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/6	Adams, Myra L., and Ben Hur Lampman--"Editorials from the Oregonian"	circa 1950-1959
1/7	Aitchison, Clyde B., "Like silver lamps"	1948
1/8	Akin, Otis F.--A reminiscence of the Klondike rush of 1898, ca. 1950's printed from a talk given in 1920	undated
1/9	Alderman, Ruch, "On Mission Rose Farm" and other verses	1915 August
1/10	Alderson, Matt W., "How she felt in her first corset" (originally published 1887)	1959
1/11	Ammidwon, Edward, "Illahee"	1901 October
1/12	Applegate, O.C., and General E. L. Applegate, "The Pilgrims," "Arnold Bray," and "Uncle Hill"	1901
1/13	Atterbury, Vivian Corbett, "My wonderful Oregon"	circa 1955
1/14	Baker, Lydell--Essay on reconstruction	circa 1900
1/15	Baker, Mina E.--Poems	undated
OSA-1/1	Ball family--Copy book with poetry, prose, and clippings, probably compiled by Mrs. Ezra Ball's mother	circa 1860
1/16	Beck, Borden F., Jr.--Poems	circa 1970-1979
1/17	Behel, Sidney E., "Shed not a tear," "Come to the woods in June," "On visiting the grounds where a camp meeting was held"	1843-1844
1/18	Bissell, G. P.--Poems	circa 1900
1/19	Blake, C. F., "The birth of Oregon" (long poem)	1924
1/20	Booth, Robert A.--Speech at the annual reunion of the Oregon Pioneer Association	1920
1/21	Br Includes: Bradshaw, C. W., "Marching to Berlin," 1918 Brindley, W. E., "How wheat saved the Oregon Country to the Union," 1905 Brown, Elinor Henry, "Dream awake and remember," undated Bryant, William Cullen, "The flood of years"	1905-1918; undated
1/22	Brogan, Phil F.--Concerning George Cecil Carrol	1971
1/23	Burdick, Louisa Antoinette, "Birds and Flowers Mentioned in Thirteen Hundred and Eight Poems of Pacific Coast Writers"	1907
1/24	Burke, Frances Striegel, "A nocturne" and "Oregon symphony"	1916-1917
1/25	Burney, Nancy K., "The house that was of yesterday"	1912
2/1	Ca-Ce Includes: Canse, John M., "Discovery Days in the Northeast Pacific, the Sesquicentennial of Yankee Exploits Along Unchartered Shores," February 7, 1942 Carey, Charles H., "Edwards at Eighty" Cee, Jay, "Some Simple Rhymes"	1942; undated
2/2	Ch-Cl Chaplin, Ralph, "Only the Drums Remembered," 1960 Chesnut, Lillian Billups, "Oregon: Six Golden Letters" Chilo, "Our Country" Clarke, S.A. (volume of poems) Clemson, "How Shall It Be?" Clor(sp.?), "The Little Blue Girl"	1960; undated
2/3	Clatsop County Chapter of Oregon Hist. Soc.--assembled for CCHS, "General History, Harbor Defenses of the Columbia River"	1947
2/4	Co-Cu Coffey, Thoalson, "The Mountaineers, Barewell" Feb. 20, 1963 Copple, R.A, Her Poems, ca. 1950 Cranch, S.P., "By the Shore of the River" Cullier, P.M., "Forest Fires" Curtis, Walt Curtis, Wintertron C., "Cape Cod Horizons and Other Verse"	ca 1963-1950
2/5	Cox, L. B., "Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic Party" (typescript)	circa 1900
2/6	Crandall, Lulu D.--Memoirs	undated
2/7	Da-Di Dana, Marshall N., "It Doesn't Rain Rain in Oregon" Darby, John Nelson, "The 'Man of Sorrows'" Davies, Laura Thomas, Pacific Northwest Souvenir, Davies Poems, 1936-1937 Dawson, J.J., Closing Prayer of District School No. 3 of Tillamook Co. Oregon, for the special purpose, Oct. 11, 1889	1889-1937; undated
2/8	Dempster, L., "Spotsylvania"	circa 1972
2/9	Do-Doughty Donthil(sp.?), Mary Osborn, "The Oregon Trail" Doughty, Lucy, (several essays of an autobiographical/historical nature)	undated
2/10	Drenner, Robert S., "Whistling wings"	circa 1967
2/11	Dunbar, Agnes, "Heppner"	undated
2/12	E Eberhard, E., "Matthieu at Champoeg" Eliot, Henrietta R., The Unwelcome Guest and Other Verses, 1937 England, Olive S., Sweet Peas Esson, Alexander, untitled, May 22, 1861 Euwer, Anthony, "The Yucca"	1861-1937; undated
2/13	Farber, Norma, "Journey to the western sea"	circa 1959
2/14	Fe-Fi Ferguson, W.H.L. Co., "We've Done Our Hitch in Hell" Field, Sara Bard, "The Gift" (Christmas 1914) Finch, F.M., "Class Song," "Smoking Song," "Hymn" July, 1852	1852-1914; undated
2/15	Fenton, Mabel Copley (Mrs. Ralph A.), "A doughboy saved" (play)	1920
2/16	Fenton, William D.--Essays "Russian Rashness," "Ingersoll's Oration at his Brother's Grave, "Labor Unions" (also included: an essay of unidentified authorship--possibly James Davis Fenton), Speech on Woman Suffrage--delivered Oct. 4th, 1876 in the Oregon House of Representatives.	1876; undated
2/17	Flory, Even, "Oregon song"	undated
2/18	Ford, J. T., "The Sparkling Rickreall"	1915
2/19	Fox, Clayton Hobart "Legend of the Willamette Valley" 1978, "Legend of the Pioneers" 1978, "Legend of the Pacific Ocean" 1978, "Legend of Crater Lake" 1978, "Legend of the Columbia River" 1978, "Legend of the City of Portland" 1978.	1978
3/1	Franzen, Andrew, Poems of Oregon and other verses; and "Margaret"	1914
3/2	Frey, George, untitled collection of poems	circa 1890-1920
3/3	Gal-Gar Gale, Joseph, "My Legacy," "My Friend Joe," March 17, 1885 Gardiner, Mary, "Around the Pioneer Campfire, Portland, OR." Garfield, E., "Rainbow Rays" "Entreaty" "A Heart Gift" Gale, Vi, Nineteen Ing Poems	1924; 1970; undated
3/4	Gib-Gris Gibson, Elaine B., "Bring flowers," 1847 Gordon, William Steward, "Jason Lee." Grissen, Charles, "Birth of Oregon," 1903	1847; 1903; undated
3/5	Gilbert, William Ball	undated
3/6	Hal-Har Hall, Hazel, "Your audience" Hammond, Charles F., Poems of Portland and the great Northwest Harmon, Alvin B., (revision of author's work), 1935 Harness, Alden, Poems for metal workers, 1927	1927-1935; undated
3/7	He-Hill Henry, Francis, Hon.--Song, 1902 Hidden, Maria L. T., "Oregon pioneers," 1910 Hill, William Lair, "The cottager's Thanksgiving"	1902-1910; undated
3/8	Hoe-Howard Hoerlein, Hans, "Mt. Adams moonlight climb" Holman, Frederick V.--Address at the unveiling of the statue of "The Pioneer" on the University of Oregon campus, May 22, 1919 Honeyman, Arthur, "Salute to Lady Skidmore" Howard, D. F., "The first white men to dwell in Oregon"	1919; 1988; undated
3/9	Hoening, Jesse, "Poems"	undated
3/10	Howay, F. W., "Early navigation of the straits of Fuca"	1910
3/11	Huntington, Mary, "Fish story"	1890
3/12	Jackson, Lucille J., "A book is born"	undated
3/13	Johnson, Lionel A., Oregon at Malabon and other poems	1905
3/14	Jon-Jor Jones, Otto M., Eventide on Wauna Lake Jordon, Mrs. D. M., "Only Rue"	undated
4/1	K Kerr, Anne, Poems, 1918-1919 Kirk, T. J., untitled, April 29, 1907	1907-1919
4/2	La-Lan Lacey, J.D., "Prayer unanswered for the Argus," "Took in," "Roundelay, to 'Ruby lips'" Lampman, Ben Hur, Where to buy a dog, Them two guys is nuts Landisburg, "Acrostic," 1846	1846; undated
OSB-1/1-2	Lampman, Ben Hur--Scrapbooks (2) of his articles	1942-1951
4/3	Lan-Law Languille, H. D., Mostly Division R Days, 1941 Lawton, Arthur R., Homesteading in Oregon as a pastime, 1905	1905-1941
4/4	Lee, Mary, untitled volume, and The wisdom of Ingersoll	undated
4/5	Leg-Lit Legrand, Stella M., The lighthouse trail, 1922 Lerner-Aderman, J., R.E.L.A.X. You know you're an Oregonian when . . ., 1990 Lewis, George Edward, Yukon lyrics*, 1925 Literary map of Oregon	1922-1925
4/6	Loc-Lui Lockhart, Agnes Ruth, "A legend of the Coos," 1909 Love, Robertus, "The dream of the star" Lowell, Stephen A., The mystic birth of Oregon (address at the Astoria Exposition, August 12, 1911) Luiten, Irv, "The education of a freshman"	1909-1911; undated
Oversize Folder 1	Lofton, Blanche De Good, "Home from Sea (The Oregon)" Poem about the Battleship Oregon, with illustrations by Burt Leslie.	undated
4/7	Lord, Eve "American inventors" "Our trip to the mountains" "Some of my ideas about books" "The long and the short"	undated
4/8	S. M. [sic] "To J. T. Jr. by S. M.," 1872 January "Thin pictures," February 3, 1872 "The Pioneers" March 3, 1872 "To the Willamette" Aug. 15, 1871 "Fourth of July Oration" by J.H. Reed July 7, 1868 Angle of the Road for Steamers, March 15, 1868 "The Woolen Mill of Oregon" March 14, 1868 "Ye Big Scare" Oct. 24, 1871 "The Willamette Milldam"	1868-1872
4/9	Mahone, L. D., Blazing new trails (typescript)	1936
4/10	Marton, A. M., The photo oleograph process : a combination of painting and photography	1900
4/11	Matthews, Courtland W., Daffodils and Diesel Engines	circa 1930-1940
4/12	Matilla, Walter, The theater Finns (typescript)	undated
5/1	Mac-Mas Mack, George Cecil, "The Ballad of the Bull" 1925 Markham, Edwin, "Lincoln, the Man of the People," circa 1919 (autographed by Markham 1934) Markham, Edwin, "The Man with the Hoe" 1933 Markham, Elizabeth, Poems, (published 1921) Masiker, Carson C., "The Linchpin Wagon and its Bucket of Tar" Mason, George (Rev.), "Lo! The Poor Indian" 1875 Mason, Otis T., The Ripening of Thoughts in Common, 1904	1875-1933
5/2	Masson, L. R., The Partners of the North West Company, translation from the French of Les Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest, (recent typescript)	1889
5/3	McBride, John R., Essays	undated
5/4	McKay-McRaei McKay, Genevieve, "Timberline Lodge Song" 1938-1939 McPherson, William Angus, "Portland Heights" Jan. 1891; "To Oregon" Oct. 1877 McRae, John, "The Ghost of Everest"	1873-1939
OSA-1/2	McKenzie, Jane--Copy book with prose and poetry	1844-1849
5/5	McKeown, Martha Ferguson, "Certain aspects of Thoreau's emphasis on self" (Thesis, University of Oregon)	1937
5/6	Meeker, Ezra Pioneer Reminiscences of Puget Sound, the Tragedy of Leschi, 1905 The Story of the Lost Trail to Oregon, 1915	1905; 1915
5/7	Miller-Mor Miller, J.W., Killed by a Grizzly Bear--a Leaf from My Scrap Book, 1861 Minto, John, Rhymes on Life in Oregon, 1909 Modlin, Edith, Silly Dilly's Moffat, Laura A., "The Historical Tree at Lower Cascades, Wash." Moffat, R.M., "Sage of the Eola Hills" Montgomery, Samuel, "A Life on the Ocean Wave" Morgan, Carrie B., "The Old Emigrant Road" Morley, Christopher, A Letter to Leonora, 1928 Moroney, Martha, "To the Rose" Morrish, G., How to Get Peace	1861-1872; undated
5/8	Monroe, Shannon, A New Song in Her Heart, (1st 3 chapters of an unfinished work)	undated
5/9	N Naehand, Henry, untitled poem, Sept. 18th, 1859 Nelson, Vera Joyce, Moccasin Prints West, 1955	1859; 1955
5/10	Neufer, Ray	undated
5/11	"O" Oak, Henry Lebbeus, (an autobiography) Ordway, June McMillen, "Life's Voyage"	undated
5/12	P P, O. QM., untitled poem P., W.H., "The Vultures of the Veldt" Parker, Alfred, Untitled poem Parrot, Joseph, "A Tribute to the Oregon Pioneers" Aug. 30, 1917 Pepper, K.N., "A Fact" "To O.P.L." Pringle, O.M., Magic River Deschutes	circa 1890-1986
5/13	Pennington, Levi T., "All kinds of weather"	1948
5/14	Pratt, Lawrence Fragments of Now, 1968-1969 Adam Had No Belly Button, 1970 Cogito, (collection of poems) 1962 Quips and Cranks, 1963 Let Fancy Roam, 1963	1962-1970
5/15	Prosch, Thomas W., "The Indian War in Washington," (the annual address of the Oregon Historical Society, delivered December 19th, 1914 at Portland by T.W. Prosch of Seattle)	1914
OSA-1/3	Qualman, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, "Our vacations" (scrapbook of travels in the Pacific northwest Includes postcards, brochures, clippings, pressed flowers	1935-1938
5/16	Quigley, Tom, "The Irrigatin' Ditch"	undated
5/17	Ray, Grace Ernestine, Humor-Flecked History of Warms Springs House	circa 1950
5/18	Reid-Russell Reid, R.L., "Bits" and "York Shillings" (paper delivered at the Pittsburgh Convention of the A.N.A. in 1935) Reynolds, Mary Randolph, The Emigrant, a Scenario, 1928; The Greatest Woman, a Scenario , 1928 Russell, Irwin, "Christmas Night in the Quarters" (reprint of the original--first published in 1870, reprinted in 1970)	1928; 1935; undated
5/19	W. T. "Crossing the Plains in 1850" "The Battle Hymn of Victory" "Easter Morn and Easter Rejoicing" (2 copies) "America in 1917" "Liberate Old Glory" "Silver Creek" "Our God is on His Throne" and "A Dirge to the Golden Stars" "The Missing Soldier" "What is Death?" "Our Flag" "America in Danger"	1917; undated
6/1	Savage, Loretta--Fortune cards and poetry	1908-1918
6/2	Sa-Se Saylor, F.H., Astoria, the Venice of Oregon, (ca. 1900) Schnabel, Charles J., Memorial Day Address (delivered at Lincoln High School, Portland, OR 1915) Scott, Julian P., "Music a Poem and Life" Sellars, Donna, "Legacy"	circa 1900-1972
6/3	Scott, Harvey W., Catalogue of Public Addresses and Lectures of Harvey W. Scott, Forty Years Editor-in-Chief, Morning Oregonian (compiled by Leslie M. Scott--2 copies)	circa 1915
6/4	Simpson, Samuel Leonidas "The Oregon Pioneers" "Red Lacy" Scrapbook of misc. articles, poems	1899; undated
6/5	Smith Smith, C.W., The Killing of Old Ship Smith, Francis E., Achievement and Experiences of Capt. Robert Gray, 1923 Smith, Gene, "When Yankee Doodle Went to France" 1918 Smith, S.F., untitled, 1832 Smith, Susan W., "The Legend of Multnomah Falls" 1905	1832; circa 1900-1923
6/6	Sn-Su Snodgrass, Prof. J.C., "A Brief Poem of the Leading Men and Events of Our Spanish-American War" ca. 1900 Stephens, E.K., "She Flies with Her Own Wings," 1912 Stuart, Robert F., "The House That Jack Built" (English and Chinook, translated by Robert Stuart) Sullivan, Timothy, "Inspiration	1898-1912; undated
6/7	Stafford, William--Catalog of exhibit about	2000
6/8	Stankey, Wilma W. W., Destination--Toutle River	circa 1972
6/9	Stephenson, C.B., The Way it Was, a chronicle of events in the life of C.B. Stephenson	circa 1971
6/10	Stewart, Earle, The Wilson Land Dispute and Willamette University, The Roster of Hudson's Bay Company Men	undated
6/11	T Teck, Frank Carlton, Under Western Skies Tupper, Martin F., "Ode"	1899; undated
6/12	Terney, Averta B. "Mad, Mad River" 1967 "You Are My Inspiration" 1967 "Ferryboat on the River" 1981 "Arlington" 1981 "Out in Oregon" 1964 See also Mss 1523, Performing Arts Collection, for additional Terney writings	1964-1981
6/13	V Vennix, Arthur J., Oregon: A Century in Birth, 1953 Von der Green, B.K., Tommy Dolan of Pistol River, Ore., an Historical Poem, 1909 (2 copies)	1909; 1953
6/14	Waddlebaum, Ella Egan--Song lyrics	1893-1894
7/1	Wal-Wat Walker, Cyrus H., "Blazing the Oregon Trail" 1905 Walker, Mary L., untitled, 1849 Warren, Churchill Howard, Reminiscence and Reverie Watt, Ahio S., "Fireside Reveries" 1907; untitled; "Poetry. The Huntsman's Song," 1849 Watters, Dennis Alonzo, "The Sky Line Trail" (cover gives date Aug. 23, 1876-1906)	1849-1960
7/2	Warner, Eliott M. "Memories of a Western Trip, Oct. 18th to Dec. 30th, 1915 : A Thank offering to My Friends I Met Along the Way" (broadside) "Ho! For Portland" 1920 "Where the True Goal of the West Begins" 2 small cards with unique pen and ink drawings by Elliott Warner	1915; undated
7/3	Wea-Wes Weathers, Ben, Fellers and Things ("A Collection of Crude, Rough and Rude Rhymes of a Past and a Fast Passing Generation") West, Norris G., Oregon-Banned, 1986 West, Oswald, Poetic and Politics of Early Oregon	1960; 1986; undated
7/4	Wheeler, Robert C., "Relics from the Rapids" (speech by Robert C. Wheeler from the 24th annual meeting of the American Association for State and Local History)	1964
7/5	White-Whitely White, Eliza Elliott, "Leaders of Men" White, W. Alice, "Pioneer Days" (Whitely, Opal), Extracts from Reviews of Opal Whitely and Her Work	unaded
7/6	Wil-Wol Williams, John H., A Reviewer Reviewed 1914 Wolfe, Ulreeka--Song, 1935 Wygant, Nellie, (bound notebook containing prose and poetry)	1877; 1914; 1935
7/7	Wilson, Fred W., The Lure of the River(folder also contains three sheets of notes and a dateline)	1936
7/8	Young, John R., "Dear Fellow Citizens:"	undated
7/9	Yamhill County Historical Society, The Way We Live in 1963	1963

Series C: General materials, 1918-2008Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
7/10	Poetry readings and programs	circa 1951-2008
7/11	Miscellaneous poetry	1918-1976

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Authors--Oregon
Poetry--Oregon

Personal Names

Lampman, Ben Hur, 1886-1954.
Qualman, Herbert.
Scott, Harvey W. (Harvey Whitefield), 1838-1910.
Terney, Averta.

Form or Genre Terms

Commonplace books
Manuscripts for publication
Poems
Scrapbooks
Stories
Typescripts

Other Creators

Personal Names
- McKeown, Martha Fergusen, 1903- (creator)

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