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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
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:
|
circa 1890-1950 |
1/2 | Anonymous poetry
Includes:
|
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:
|
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:
|
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:
|
1942; undated |
2/2 | Ch-Cl
|
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
|
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
|
1889-1937; undated |
2/8 | Dempster, L., "Spotsylvania" |
circa 1972 |
2/9 | Do-Doughty
|
undated |
2/10 | Drenner, Robert S., "Whistling wings" |
circa 1967 |
2/11 | Dunbar, Agnes, "Heppner" |
undated |
2/12 | E
|
1861-1937; undated |
2/13 | Farber, Norma, "Journey to the western sea" |
circa 1959 |
2/14 | Fe-Fi
|
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
|
1924; 1970; undated |
3/4 | Gib-Gris
|
1847; 1903; undated |
3/5 | Gilbert, William Ball |
undated |
3/6 | Hal-Har
|
1927-1935; undated |
3/7 | He-Hill
|
1902-1910; undated |
3/8 | Hoe-Howard
|
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
|
undated |
4/1 | K
|
1907-1919 |
4/2 | La-Lan
|
1846; undated |
OSB-1/1-2 | Lampman, Ben Hur--Scrapbooks (2) of his
articles |
1942-1951 |
4/3 | Lan-Law
|
1905-1941 |
4/4 | Lee, Mary, untitled volume, and
The wisdom of
Ingersoll
|
undated |
4/5 | Leg-Lit
|
1922-1925 |
4/6 | Loc-Lui
|
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
|
undated |
4/8 | S. M. [sic]
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
1905; 1915 |
5/7 | Miller-Mor
|
1861-1872; undated |
5/8 | Monroe, Shannon,
A New Song in Her Heart, (1st 3
chapters of an unfinished work) |
undated |
5/9 | N
|
1859; 1955 |
5/10 | Neufer, Ray |
undated |
5/11 | "O"
|
undated |
5/12 | P
|
circa 1890-1986 |
5/13 | Pennington, Levi T., "All kinds of weather" |
1948 |
5/14 | Pratt, Lawrence
|
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
|
1928; 1935; undated |
5/19 | W. T.
|
1917; undated |
6/1 | Savage, Loretta--Fortune cards and poetry |
1908-1918 |
6/2 | Sa-Se
|
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
|
1899; undated |
6/5 | Smith
|
1832; circa 1900-1923 |
6/6 | Sn-Su
|
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
|
1899; undated |
6/12 | Terney, Averta B.
|
1964-1981 |
6/13 | V
|
1909; 1953 |
6/14 | Waddlebaum, Ella Egan--Song lyrics |
1893-1894 |
7/1 | Wal-Wat
|
1849-1960 |
7/2 | Warner, Eliott M.
|
1915; undated |
7/3 | Wea-Wes
|
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
|
unaded |
7/6 | Wil-Wol
|
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)