ORU_Ax676.xml Guide to the Bertram Huffman Papers 1889-1945 Huffman (Bertram) 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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Bertram Huffman papers Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913 Hodsen, Florence Dye, Eva Emery, 1855-1947 Huffman, Bert, 1870-1953 Ax 676 0.5 linear feet 1 container 1889-1945 Bertram Wilson Huffman (1870-1953) of Summerville, Union County, Oregon, who worked for railroads and drove horses, became a celebrated writer and poet in Oregon. The collection (1889-1945) contains manuscripts of poems, articles, and essays, photographs, clippings of published pieces, and correspondence. 1 manuscript box. English . 1

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Bertram Wilson Huffman (1870-1953) was born in Summerville, Union County, Oregon. He worked on his father's ranch, and attended school in Union. Early in life he displayed a talent for writing.

He became a writer and poet; many of his poems, essays, and articles were published in Eastern Oregon newspapers, particularly the Oregon Scout and the LaGrande Journal. In time, he was dubbed the "Poet Laureate" of Grande Ronde Valley.

In 1893, he drove a band of horses to the Cherokee strip, sold them, and stayed in that country for three years. He later returned to Eastern Oregon and became a railway fireman, joined the Knights of Labor, and wrote articles favoring Populism.

From 1902-1908, he was editor of the East Oregonian, in Pendleton. He then went to Alberta, Canada, and later moved to British Columbia. In both places he farmed, and wrote articles and poems for newspapers and magazines.

Manuscript material is organized by type of writing, such as poetry and articles. Material includes drafts and edits.

There is a file of incoming correspondence, and also individual correspondence files for Eva Emory Dye, C. H. Miller, and Florence Hodsen. Some of the correspondence is regarding Joaquin Miller.

Guide to the Bertram Huffman Papers

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