Hendee Family Papers Hendee Family Papers, 1863-1929
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Letters to Dee Hoult Hendee, 1921-1929
- Genealogy and marriages, 1863-1927, undated
- Marriage certificate of Denny and Maria Hendee, 1864
- Pages from family bible with genealogy, undated
- Property records and stock certificates, 1895-1922
- Wills and estate papers, 1907-1921
- Time book, 1920-1928
- Hendee Brothers corporation papers, 1909-1921
- Hendee Brothers stock subscription lists and board minutes, 1909-1921
- Hendee Brothers account book, 1916-1917
- Account book, 1893
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hendee Family
- Title
- Hendee Family Papers Hendee Family Papers
- Dates
- 1863-1929 (inclusive)18631929
1895-1921 (bulk)18951921 - Quantity
- 1.2 cubic feet (1 document case, 1 custom box, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1351
- Summary
- Papers of an Oregon family who lived in Portland and Milwaukie. Includes fragmentary business records of the Hendee Brothers horticultural firm, personal letters to Dee Hoult Hendee, property records, wills, genealogies, and estate papers.
- 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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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 Note
The Hendees were an Oregon family of Portland and Milwaukie. Denny Hammond Hendee (1826-1907) was a pioneer photographer of Portland who had a studio and gallery on Washington Street near 1st in the 1850s. Born in Pittsford, Vermont in 1826, he came to California by sea in 1849 and moved to Oregon in 1853. His first wife, Elizabeth Vineyard, whom he married in 1853, died in 1862. He married his second wife, Maria (or Marie) P. White (d. 1909), in Portland in 1864. Denny Hendee's children from his first marriage were Samuel Blueford Hendee (1855-1921), Edwin Luellen Hendee (1859-1921), Otto Selwyn Hendee (b. 1854), and Ella (b. 1858, died in infancy). In 1909 the three sons formed a business called Hendee Brothers, which was involved in real estate and horticulture and was located in Milwaukie, Oregon, probably on the property they inherited from their parents. The business was dissolved in 1921 after the death of Samuel Hendee.
Samuel B. Hendee had married Isabelle Hoult in 1879. He worked for a time as a bursar and clerk for the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. He and his wife had seven children, including Enoch Dee Hoult Hendee, born in 1883. Other children married into the McDonald and Clark families.
Content Description
The bulk of the materials date from the early 20th century and include personal letters to Dee Hoult Hendee from family and friends; property records, including property in Clackamas County, Oregon; genealogies and marriage records; and fragmentary records of the Hendee Brothers firm. The business records include hand written minutes of the meetings of the board of directors. The file of personal correspondence contains letters sent to Dee Hendee, a landscape gardener in Milwaukie, and the son of Samuel B. and Isabelle Hendee. These include letters from Dee's sister Fanny Hendee Clark, and other members of his extended family. The letters contain details of family matters, difficulties of finding work, and household arrangements.
Use of the Collection
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 before any publication use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Hendee family papers, Mss 1351, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Letters to Dee Hoult Hendee
- Letter, George M. Hendee to S. B. Hendee, March 17, 1921
- Letter, Aunt Anna (Clarence) to Mr. Dee Hoult Hendee May 18, 1922
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee August 8, 1922
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee September 27, 1922
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee December 11, 1922
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee January 2, 1923
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee January 21, 1923
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee February 15, 1923
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee March 1, 1923
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee March 31, 1923
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee June 25, 1923
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee August 3, 1923
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee December 9, 1923
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee February 28, 192(4)
- Letter. "Fan" Fanny Hendee Clark to Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee December 31, 1924
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee April 16, 1925
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee May 26, 1925
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee August 9, 1925
- Letter. Fanny Hendee Clark to Dee H. Hendee October 14, 1925
- Letter. Fanny Hendee Clark to Dee H. Hendee December 12, 1925
- Letter. Fanny Hendee Clark to Dee H. Hendee December 18, 1925
- Letter, Marion (Hendee) to Dee H. Hendee December 19, 1925
- Letter. Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee October 13, 1926
- Letter, Fanny Hendee Clark to Dee H. Hendee October 21, 1926
- Letter. Fanny Hendee Clark to Dee H. Hendee October 26, 1926
- Letter. Fanny Hendee Clark to Dee H. Hendee November 8, 1926
- Letter. Marion (Hendee) to Dee H. Hendee November 30, 1926
- Letter, Florence (McDonald) to Dee H. Hendee April 20, 1927
- Letter. Florence (McDonald) to Dee H. Hendee. June 27, 1927
- Letter, Al & Ivy? (friends) to Dee H. Hendee August 26, 1927
- Letter, Incomplete Ivy to Dee H. Hendee Not Dated, 1927
- latter, Fanny Hendee Clark to Dee H. Hendee September 29, 1927
- Letter, Fanny Hendee Clark to Dee H. Hendee November 28, 1927
- Letter, Aunt Anna To Dee H. Hendee May 5, 1929
- Letter, Aunt Anna to Dee H. Hendee May 5, 1929
- Photographs, Four Family Snapshots
Dates: 1921-1929Container: Folder 1 -
Description: Genealogy and marriages
- Copy of Birth Certification, Denny Hammond Hendee, son of Samuel Hendee February 26, 1826
- Newspaper Obituary: Death of Frederick Hendee, son of G. H. Hendee January 30, 1863
- Genealogy: Richard Hendee line
- Partial Genealogy: S. B. Hendee line (married May 4, 1879)
- Marriage Announcement, . S. D. McDonald to F. E. Summers April 9, 1927
- Hendee Genealogy Questionnaire #1 & 2 February 14, 1927
Dates: 1863-1927, undatedContainer: Folder 2 -
Description: Marriage certificate of Denny and Maria HendeeDates: 1864Container: Folder Oversize Folder
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Description: Pages from family bible with genealogyDates: undatedContainer: Folder Oversize folder
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Description: Property records and stock certificates
- Survey, Hendee Brothers Land
- Mortgage September 6, 1895
- Title Insurance September 9, 1895
- Mortgage Notes, Three September 6, 1895-October 26, 1899
- Receipt, County Clerk, Multnomah County January 19, 1906
- Property tax receipts, three 1907
- Letter J. W. Collins to S. Hendee December 6, 1907
- Abstract of Title December 12, 1910
- 12 Shares of Deschutes Mining & Hilling stock July 10, 1917
- Correspondence and Stock, Davis Car Company 1919-1920
- Satisfactions of Judgment Waverly Country Club to Hendee Brothers January 26, 1922
- Map of Hendee Tract undated
Dates: 1895-1922Container: Folder 3 -
Description: Wills and estate papers
- Miscellaneous Funeral Bills, Three January-March. 1907
- Statement of D. H. Hendee Estate November 6, 1907
- Doctor against Estate January 2, 1909
- Receipt February 1, 1909
- Settlement of Estate April 2, 1909
- Letter, Hendee Heirs to F. I. Fuller June 23, 1909
- Will, Edwin C. Hendee July 26, 1910
- Will Samuel B. Hendee November 9, 1910
- Will, Samuel B. Hendee March 17, 1921
- Letter, S. B. Hendee to Joseph E. Hedges May 13, 1921
- Will, Otho S. Hendee August 2, 1921
- Letters, Testamentary, (Will of Samuel Hendee)(two copies) August 11, 1921
- Appointment of Appraisers, S. B. Hendee Estate August 18, 1921
- Announcement of probate, S. B. Hendee, Estate August 26, 1921
Dates: 1907-1921Container: Folder 4 -
Description: Time bookDates: 1920-1928Container: Folder 5
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Description: Hendee Brothers corporation papers
- Business Card, Dee Hendee
- Articles of Incorporation. Hendee Brothers May 26, 1909
- Letter, F. W. Benson to E. B. Williams concerning filing of Articles of Incorporation June 9, 1909
- Receipt for Corporation State License Fee, 1909 June 25, 1909
- Memo concerning U. S. Patent granted to Henderson & Elizabeth Lyelling in 1897 not dated
- Authorization granted S. B. Hendee to sell corporation land November 17, 1910
- U. S. Corporation Tax Receipt June 18, 1914
- Authorization granted S. B. Hendee to transact company business June 30, 1920
- Option to Enoch & S. B. Hendee to purchase stock from E. L. Hendee July 20, 1920
- Option to Enoch & S. B. Hendee to purchase stock from Otho Hendee July 20, 1920
- List of stockholders and amount of stocks held February 14, 1921
- Secretary's Report, special meting of Hendee Brothers Corporation Directors. August 5, 1921
- Report, special meeting Hendee Brothers Corporation stockholders; election of E. D. Hendee to Board of Directors August 5 & 8, 1921
Dates: 1909-1921Container: Folder 6 -
Description: Hendee Brothers stock subscription lists and board minutesDates: 1909-1921Container: Folder 7
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Description: Hendee Brothers account bookDates: 1916-1917Container: Folder 8
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Description: Account bookDates: 1893Container: Folder Custom Box
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Horticulture--Oregon--Milwaukie--History--20th century.
Personal Names
- Clark, Fanny Hendee--Correspondence.
- Hendee, Denny Hoult.
- Hendee, Edwin L.
- Hendee, Enoch Dee--Correspondence.
- Hendee, Otto S.
- Hendee, Samuel B.
Corporate Names
- Hendee Brothers (Milwaukie, Or.)--Archives.
Family Names
- Hendee family. (creator)
Geographical Names
- Milwaukie (Or.)--History.
- Portland (Or.)--History.
Form or Genre Terms
- Deeds.
- Genealogies.
- Letters.
- Minutes.
- Photographs.
