Merrily Haas collection,, circa 1862-1960

Overview of the Collection

Title
Merrily Haas collection,
Dates
circa 1862-1960 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 document case.
Collection Number
Accession 25227
Summary
Collection of ephemera, letters, and other materials relating to Oregon.
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

This collection is unprocessed. For information contact the reference staff of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, email: Libreference@ohs.org; telephone: 503-306-5240.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection of ephemera, letters, and other materials relating to Oregon. Contains: one (1) notebook of hunter's license forms and receipts, Jackson County, Oregon, 1910; one (1) letter addressed to T.B. Beck from the Forest Service in Whitman National Forest regarding deer hunting, 1943; one (1) blank predator scalp bounty form for Oregon, ca. 1916; one (1) United States Savings Stamp booklet with stamps, ca. 1960; one (1) Christmas menu and military booklet for Fort Stevens, Oregon, 1917; one (1) letter addressed to T.B. Beck from the War Finance Committee of the Treasury Department, 1944; five (5) war ration books and two (2) ration coupons for sugar, 1943; forty-nine (49) postcards: ten (10) of the Portland Hotel and Portland Belles, nine (9) of the O.W.R.&N. Bridge [Steel Bridge] over the Willamette River, Portland, nine (9) of a mountain scene near gold and copper mines of the Cornucopia Mountains, twelve (12) of the post office in Portland, Oregon, and nine (9) of various buildings and points of interest in Portland, Oregon; one (1) musical piece - "Oregon : a state song for mixed voices / by J. Norman Waterhouse"; one (1) copy of the pamphlet titled "I consider Oregon Worth a War : letter of Charles Jared Ingersoll on the Oregon Question, March 3, 1846," containing reproduction of letter; one (1) handwritten letter on Crater Lake Lodge stationary, 1931; one (1) certificate of donation land claim to Conrad Stagle of Lane County, Oregon, 1874; one (1) survey map of Fulton Park in Portland by G.A. Steel & Co., 1897; one (1) map of the Deschutes National Forest, 1915.; four (4) large pages from The Oregonians Atlas of the Northwest, including a map of Portland, the United States, and national parcel rates from Portland, 1912; one (1) copy of Country Home Magazine's World Reference Atlas, ca. 1930, on three large sheets; binder containing photographs, newspaper clippings, warranties, deeds, letters, and certificates relating to the Kincaid family, ca. 1871 - 1935, including several bills and receipts from the Oregon Steam Navigation Company (H.R. Kincaid was Secretary of State for Oregon, 1895); one (1) handwritten letter by John Hedden, postmaster of Scottsburg, Oregon, dated June 8, 1882; and one (1) handwritten letter by Robert McManus of Phoenix, Oregon, dated December 7, 1862.

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Acquisition Information

Acquired from Merrily Haas, July 2003, Library Accession 25227.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Steam Navigation Company.

Family Names

  • Ingersoll, Charles Jared, -- 1782-1862.
  • Kincaid family -- Archives.
  • Kincaid, Harrison R. -- (Harrison Rittenhouse), -- 1836-1920.

Geographical Names

  • Fulton (Portland, Or.) -- Maps.
  • Phoenix (Or.) -- Biography.
  • Portland (Or.) -- Photographs.
  • Scottsburg (Or.) -- Biography.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Letters (correspondence) -- aat
  • Postcards. -- aat
  • Printed ephemera. -- aat