OHY_Accession25579 J. W. Kern Papers, circa 1884-1917 John W. Kern Papers Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Oregon Historical Society Davies Family Research Library 2012 Finding aid encoded by MarcEdit 2012 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard) 2015 Updated to reflect addition to collection Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library Accession 25579 Kern, John W. John W. Kern papers circa 1884-1917 1 cubic feet (1 flat box and 1 document case) Papers relating to J.W. Kern of Portland, including receipts, invoices, and bills concerning his house on Powell Blvd., Portland, Oregon, built ca. 1891; his inventions; and family papers, including materials relating to the Waverly Baby Home and a speech by his wife, Sarah Kelly Kern, for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. English

1 flat box containing: Three (3) packets of papers relating to J.W. Kern of Portland, including receipts, invoices, and bills concerning his house on Powell Blvd., Portland, Oregon, built ca. 1891; and one (1) issue of "The Northwest Magazine," 1892 April, containing a picture and description of the Kern house.

1 document case containing: documents relating to John W. Kern of Portland: his inventions, trip to New York and Philadelphia to sell his rangefinder design, construction of residence at 30th and Powell in Portland, the Waverly Baby Home, WCTU speech by his wife, Sarah Kern, and family papers.

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Lib. Acc. 25579.

Dress brought over the Oregon Train in 1848 by Sarah Kelly Kern (1843-1904) and made in 1843 by her mother, Moriah Crane Kelly, transferred to the artifacts collection, Oregon Historical Society.

 Kern, John. W. -- Archives. Kern, Sarah Kelly. Kern, Sarah Kelly. Woman's Christian Temperance Union -- Speeches Waverly Children's Home Portland (Or.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Inventors. Oregon Portland