Oliver P. and Mabel Pring papers, 1891-1977
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Oliver P. and Mabel Pring papers
- Dates
- 1891-1977 (inclusive)18911977
- Quantity
- 4 cubic feet, (3 bankers boxes, 1 flat file.)
- Collection Number
- MG 609
- Summary
- Correspondence, articles, and business agreements relating to business deals of O. P. Pring and his family.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
Oliver P. Pring was a real estate broker and insurance salesman primarily in Lewiston, Idaho. Materials include correspondence relating to various business deals, family relationships, membership in various organizations, and materials relating to the family unit. Materials also concern Mabel Pring and her life assisting O. P. and as a homemaker.
Historical Note
Oliver Perry Pring was born 17 August 1978 in El Paso County, Colorado. He moved to Lewiston, Idaho sometime between 1901 and 1903. He married Mabel Gregory on 25 January 1900 in Galveston, Texas. During the 1920s he was a general agent for Montana Life Insurance Co. in Spokane, WA and also served as a real estate broker for many years in Lewiston and the surrounding communities. He was a past exalted ruler of the Lewiston Elks Lodge and past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. O. P. died 24 July 1963 in Lewiston, Idaho.
Mabel Gregory was born 29 September 1878 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She married O. P. Pring on 25 January 1900 in Galveston, Texas. She moved with O. P. to Lewiston, Idaho sometime between 1901 and 1903. Mabel died 11 April 1961 in Lewiston, Idaho.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
FOR PHOTOS Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Materials were not in any order when processing began. Materials were separated into three series. The first concerns O. P.'s various business dealing including correspondence and agreements. The second series relates to correspondence with various family members and anything else not relating to business. The last series was oversized materials including books and ledgers.
The original donation also included materials which were separated into MG 610, Frank and Olive Phillips collection. Olive was the daughter of O.P and Mabel.
Additionally, materials were removed during processing due to financial information and mold damage as well as duplicates.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I: Professional papers
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Description: Business records and correspondence 1180 items : Correspondence, agreements.Dates: 1927-1951Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Business records and correspondence 2150 items : Correspondence, agreements relating to real estate and insurance.Dates: 1925-1929Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Business records and correspondence 3186 items : Correspondence, agreements relating to real estate and insurance.Dates: 1928-1955Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Business records and correspondence 4151 items : Correspondence, agreements relating to real estate and insurance, broker information.Dates: 1950-1958Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Business records and correspondence 5195 items : Correspondence, agreements relating to real estate and insurance.Dates: 1928-1947Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Business records and correspondence 6156 items : Correspondence, agreements relating to real estate and insurance.Dates: 1927-1931Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Business records and correspondence 7159 items : Correspondence, agreements relating to real estate and insurance.Dates: 1937-1938Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Business records and correspondence 8210 items : Correspondence, agreements relating to real estate and insurance.Dates: 1930-1931Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Business records and correspondence 925 items : Correspondence, agreements relating to real estate and insurance.Dates: 1938Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Real Estate correspondence and titles/policies 1172 items : Correspondence, agreements, land titles and policies.Dates: 1928-1936Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Real Estate correspondence and titles/policies 2197 items : Correspondence, agreements, land titles and policies.Dates: 1937-1938Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Real Estate correspondence and titles/policies 3201 items : Correspondence, agreements, land titles and policies.Dates: 1947-1955Container: Box 2, Folder 12
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Description: Contracts36 items : Agreements regarding land ownership.Dates: 1918-1950Container: Box 2, Folder 13
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Description: Insurance correspondence and agreements90 items : Correspondence, agreements.Dates: 1920-1938Container: Box 2, Folder 14
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Description: Campbell's Fruit Cereal Company214 items : Correspondence, advertisements, agreements.Dates: 1929-1930Container: Box 2, Folder 15
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Description: Land business files76 items : Agreements, correspondence, articles, photographs, etc.Dates: 1916-1948Container: Box 2, Folder 16
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Description: Real Estate records and agreements11 items : Correspondence, agreements, records.Dates: 1926-1958Container: Box 2, Folder 17
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Description: Business contracts and papers24 items : Correspondence, agreements.Dates: 1916-1949Container: Box 2, Folder 18
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Description: Mining District9 items : Correspondence, mining information.Dates: 1929-1955Container: Box 2, Folder 19
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Description: Alberta land correspondence and agreements 1107 items : Correspondence, land information.Dates: 1931-1947Container: Box 2, Folder 20
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Description: Alberta land correspondence and agreements 2150 items : Correspondence, land information.Dates: 1938-1947Container: Box 2, Folder 21
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Series II: Personal papers
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Description: Fraternal Organizations 1154 items : Lions, Knights of Pythian, etc. correspondence, informational piecesDates: 1934-1958Container: Box 2, Folder 22
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Description: Fraternal Organizations 269 items : Lions, Knights of Pythian, etc. correspondence, informational piecesDates: 1942-1949Container: Box 2, Folder 23
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Description: Knights of Pythias Domain of Idaho1 item : Convention booklet.Dates: 11-12 September 1935Container: Box 3, Object 24
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Description: Knights of Pythias Domain of Idaho1 item : Convention booklet.Dates: 11-12 June 1937Container: Box 3, Object 25
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Description: Knights of Pythias Domain of Idaho1 item : Convention booklet.Dates: 14-15 June 1940Container: Box 3, Object 26
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Description: Knights of Pythias Domain of Idaho1 item : Convention booklet.Dates: 13-14 June 1941Container: Box 3, Object 27
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Description: Knights of Pythias Domain of Idaho1 item : Convention booklet.Dates: 12-13 June 1942Container: Box 3, Object 28
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Description: Knights of Pythias Domain of Idaho1 item : Convention booklet.Dates: 11-12 June 1948Container: Box 3, Object 29
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Description: Knights of Pythias Domain of Idaho1 item : Convention booklet.Dates: 10-11 June 1949Container: Box 3, Object 30
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Description: Miscellaneous cards - memberships, licenses12 items : Various membership cards, licenses.Dates: 1942-1956Container: Box 3, Folder 31
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Description: Post cards - local44 items : Postcards featuring local images.Dates: 1939-1977Container: Box 3, Folder 32
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Description: Scrapbook pages22 items : Pages relating to Lewis Carroll and Robert Louis Stevenson.Dates: 1929-1939Container: Box 3, Folder 33
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Description: Religious periodicals7 items : Printed religious periodicals.Dates: 1891-1893Container: Box 3, Folder 34
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Description: Family correspondence92 items : Cards, letters, telegrams.Dates: 1937-1963Container: Box 3, Folder 35
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Description: Family correspondence 286 items : Letters, cards, newspaper articles.Dates: 1938-1957Container: Box 3, Folder 36
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Description: Miscellaneous correspondence13 items : Letters, tickets.Dates: 1919-1958Container: Box 3, Folder 37
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Description: Elaine materials9 items : Letters from daughter Elaine.Dates: 1953-1976Container: Box 3, Folder 38
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Description: Newspaper clippings55 items : Newspaper clippings regarding the Pring family.Dates: 1945-1965Container: Box 3, Folder 39
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Subseries III: Books, Ledgers, Miscellaneous materials
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Description: Bank and address books16 items : **may contain restricted materials** address and bank books for O.P. Pring.Dates: 1939-1973Container: Box 3, Folder 40
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Description: Cash book1 item : Ledger.Dates: 1962-1963Container: Box 3, Object 41
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Description: Address book1 item : Contains phone numbers and address books.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Object 42
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Description: Class Autographs1 item : Autographs from school friends of Betty Jean Pring.Dates: 1930Container: Box 3, Object 43
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Description: Property address book1 item : Information regarding land/property information.Dates: 1953-1956Container: Box 3, Object 44
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Description: Agent Index1 item : Names of agents for land/property.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Object 45
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Description: Treasured Memories1 item : Funeral booklet for Betty Jean Pring.Dates: 1930Container: Box 3, Object 46
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Description: Songs of Phi Mu1 item : Book with newspaper clippings.Dates: 1897-1917Container: Box 3, Object 47
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Description: Real Estate Broker's Commission Contract and Residence Listing1 item : Employment contracts.Dates: 1958Container: Box 3, Object 48
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Description: Cash ledger1 item : Financial ledger.Dates: 1908-1909Container: Box 3, Object 49
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Description: Real Estate Ledger1 item : Ledger with real estate information.Dates: 1949-1955Container: Box 3, Object 50
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Description: Miscellaneous materials3 items : Image and name plates, clippings.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Folder 51
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Description: Stamps2 items : Stamps for Campbell's Fruit Cereal Company.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 4, Object 52
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Description: Northwest Fair and Recreation Company1 item : Blank stock pages.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 4, Object 53
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Description: Ledger14 items : Ledger, loose pages.Dates: 1937-1937Container: Box 4, Folder 54
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Insurance agents
- Real estate business
Personal Names
- Pring, Mabel Gregory, 1878-1961
- Pring, Oliver Perry, 1878-1963
Geographical Names
- Lewiston (Idaho)
Form or Genre Terms
- Letters
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