Register for Morris Hotel, Florence, Oregon, 1890-circa 1908
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hart, E. A.
- Title
- Register for Morris Hotel, Florence, Oregon
- Dates
- 1890-circa 1908 (inclusive)18901908
1890 February-June (bulk)1890-021890-06 - Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 1070
- Summary
- Register ledger for the Morris Hotel in Florence, Oregon, for February to June 1890. The hotel's proprietor at the time was E. A. Hart. The ledger also contains a small number of entries, some from 1908 and some from an unspecified date, that appear to relate to meat sales and farmwork.
- 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
Historical Note
The Morris Hotel was a hotel in Florence, Lane County, Oregon, in the 1890s. In 1890, its proprietor was E. A. Hart. Later proprietors included Joe Morris and J. I. Butterfield.
Sources: Collection materials; notice in The West (Florence, Oregon), September 13, 1895, page 3; advertisement in The West (Florence, Oregon), January 6, 1899, page 1.
Content Description
The collection consists of a register ledger for the Morris Hotel in Florence, Oregon, that names E. A. Hart as proprietor. The register entries date from February 3 to June 2, 1890, and list the name, home town or home state, and room of each guest. The ledger also contains a small number of entries, some undated and some from 1908, that relate to meat sales and farmwork rather than the Morris Hotel.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Register for Morris Hotel, Florence, Oregon, Coll 1070, 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
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Subject Terms
- Hotels--Oregon--Florence--19th century--Registers
Form or Genre Terms
- registers (lists)
