ORU_Ax144.xml Guide to the James R. Harvey Papers 1926-1935 Harvey (James R.) Papers Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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James R. Harvey papers Slick, W. B. Carter, Archy B., 1879- McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944 Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce Harvey, James R. Ax 144 1 linear feet 2 containers 1926-1935 James R. Harvey was secretary of the Grants Pass, Oregon, Chamber of Commerce. The collection consists of business correspondence and files containing correspondence and other documents regarding projects important to Grants Pass and Josephine County such as the California and Oregon Coast Railroad, Crescent City Harbor Development, and Old Channel Mine. 2 clamshell boxes. English . 1 2

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 Slick, W. B. Carter, Archy B., 1879- McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944 Harvey, James R. California and Oregon Coast Railroad Company Grants Pass (Or.)--History Josephine County (Or.)--History Railroads--Oregon--Josephine County Businessmen--Oregon--Grants Pass--Correspondence Mines and mineral resources--Oregon--Josephine County Harbors--California--Crescent City Oregon Correspondence

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James R. Harvey was secretary of the Grants Pass, Oregon, Chamber of Commerce.

The collection consists of business correspondence, and files containing correspondence and other documents regarding promotions and projects important to Grants Pass and Josephine County such as the California and Oregon Coast Railroad, Crescent City Harbor Development, and Old Channel Mine.

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically and includes about 578 letters.

The correspondence includes letters to and from Archy B. Carter, a Portland mining engineer, W. B. Slick, a real estate promoter, and Claude H. Reed of the Pacific Utilities and Securities Co., Omaha, Nebraska.

The railroad, harbor and mine files include letters to and from Senator Charles L. McNary, James Twohy, and Major John W. N. Schulz, district engineer, Corps of Engineers, San Francisco.

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