Ilia A. Cowie-Freitas family papers, circa 1886-2024
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cowie-Freitas, Ilia A. (Ilia Alice), 1912-2001
- Title
- Ilia A. Cowie-Freitas family papers
- Dates
- circa 1886-2024 (inclusive)18862024
1897-1995 (bulk)18971995 - Quantity
- 1.26 cubic feet, (2 legal document cases and 1 flat box (13x16))
- Collection Number
- Coll 1073
- Summary
- Papers of Ilia Alice Cowie-Freitas (née Young), a nurse from Vancouver, Washington, and her family. Cowie-Freitas attended nursing school at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon, and worked in Vancouver and then in Arizona. Papers include pages from a scrapbook that Cowie-Freitas kept while attending nursing school, photographs, correspondence, and a family history.
- 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 Note
Ilia Alice Cowie-Freitas (née Young) was born in 1912 in Vancouver, Washington. She earned a nursing degree from the nursing school at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. She then worked at the Barnes Veterans Hospital and Vancouver Memorial Hospital before moving to Arizona. While living in Arizona, she earned a degree in education from Grand Canyon University.
Cowie-Freitas married Marshall B. Cowie (1909-1975) in 1935. The couple had five children, four of whom survived to adulthood. Her second husband was Izaias Freitas (1901-1988). Ilia Cowie-Freitas died in 2001.
Sources: Obituary in the Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), March 15, 2001, page C4; obituary in the Arizona Republic, March 3, 2001, Page B4; vital records via Ancestry.com.
Content Description
The collection consists of papers of and relating to Ilia A. Cowie-Freitas, a nurse from Vancouver, Washington, and her family. Most papers about Cowie-Freitas in the collection relate to her nursing career. These include pages from a scrapbook of ephemera, correspondence, photographs, and clippings that she kept while attending nursing school at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon; and certificates, photographs, correspondence, and souvenir publications. Family papers in the collection include photographs; correspondence; the marriage certificate for Ilia A. Cowie-Freitas and her first husband, Marshall B. Cowie; and a self-published family history by Nadine A. Mikesell. Family photographs consist of loose prints, two albums, and a few negatives. Most materials in the collection identify Cowie-Freitas either by her first married name, Ilia A. Cowie, or her maiden name, Ilia A. Young. The collection also includes some notes and transcriptions by Cowie-Freitas's granddaughter, Denise Latonis.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Ilia A. Cowie-Freitas family papers, Coll 1073, 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 Information
Acquisition Information
Gift of Denise Latonis and Sue Hoffman, May 2024 (RL2024-042).
Preservation Note
Researcher access to negatives in the collection is limited for preservation purposes; contact library staff to inquire about viewing.
Processing Note
Scrapbook kept by Ilia A. Cowie-Freitas during her time at Emanuel Hospital Nursing School was disassembled for preservation purposes prior to its donation to the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Nurses--Arizona
- Nurses--Washington (State)--Vancouver
- Nursing schools--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Cowie-Freitas, Ilia A. (Ilia Alice), 1912-2001--Correspondence
- Cowie-Freitas, Ilia A. (Ilia Alice), 1912-2001--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Emanuel Hospital (Portland, Or.). Nursing School--Students
Family Names
- Cowie family
- Cowie family--Photographs
- Young family
- Young family--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- photographs
- scrapbooks
