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Henry Brooks Van Duzer papers, 1847-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Van Duzer, Henry Brooks, 1874-
- Title
- Henry Brooks Van Duzer papers
- Dates
- 1847-1960 (inclusive)18471960
1905-1951 (bulk)19051951 - Quantity
- 1 cubic feet, (1 document case, 1 flat box, and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1787
- Summary
- Henry Brooks Van Duzer was born in New York in 1874 and came to Oregon in 1898. He was the president of Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company and the Portland Chamber of Commerce, and served on the Oregon State Highway Commission from 1923 to 1931. Collection includes personal, family, and business correspondence; scrapbooks and memorabilia regarding Duzer's activities with the U.S. Fir Production Board, the Chamber of Commerce, the Democratic Party, and the highway commission; and minutes, financial reports, and contracts of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company.
- Repository
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Henry Brooks Van Duzer was born in New York in 1874 and came to Oregon in 1898, having studied civil engineering at Union College. He was the president of Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company and the Portland Chamber of Commerce. In 1923, he became a member of the Oregon State Highway Commission. He resigned from the commission in 1931 after four years as chairman.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Contains material formerly designated Mss 1787-1.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Papers in the Henry Brooks Van Duzer collection include personal, family, and business correspondence, 1863-1950; scrapbooks and memorabilia regarding Duzer's activities with the U.S. Fir Production Board, the Portland Chamber of Commerce, the Democratic Party, and the Oregon Highway Commission; minutes, financial reports, and contracts, 1930-1951, of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company; scripts and stage set illustrations for plays; certificates; and ephemera.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Henry Brooks Van Duzer papers, Mss 1787, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Executives--Oregon--Portland
- Lumbermen--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Van Duzer, Henry Brooks, 1874-
Corporate Names
- Democratic Party (Or.)
- Inman-Poulsen Lumber Co. (Portland, Or.)
- Oregon State Highway Commission
- Portland Chamber of Commerce (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- certificates
- contracts
- correspondence
- financial records
- printed ephemera
- scrapbooks
