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Leonard C. Hosford Scrapbooks, 1811-1957

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hosford, Leonard C., 1885 -- 1961
Title
Leonard C. Hosford Scrapbooks
Dates
1811-1957 (inclusive)
Quantity
5 cubic feet (35 volumes in 4 document cases and 16 custom boxes)
Collection Number
Mss2195
Summary
Compilation of historical research and photographs on steamboating in the western and central United States and Canada from 1811 to 1957. Collection comprised of thirty five volumes assembled by steamboat captain Leonard C. Hosford.
Repository
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

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.
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Historical Note

Born into steamboating, Leonard C. Hosford began work on the river with his father at age 18. The senior Hosford, Olin W., founded the Hosford Transportation Company in 1906 with sons Leonard and O. J. and prospered in the business of towing logs for the many sawmills along the Willamette River. Leonard continued this affiliation until his death in 1961.

Leonard C. Hosford married Illinois native Marion Kelly and resided in Portland for his entire life. His wife and a daughter, Nancy McClellan, survived him, along with six grandchildren. A retired steamboat captain, Hosford was a member of the Veteran Steamboat Men's Association. His love for the history of steamboating is clearly in evidence in the extensive record compiled in this collection.

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Content Description

This collection includes typewritten text, photographs, and other illustrations relating to the history of steamboating in the western and central United States and Canada. A few articles of related interest by other authors comprise one of the thirty five volumes, compiled by Leonard C. Hosford. Several volumes include index of illustrations.

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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

Leonard C. Hosford Papers, MSS 2195, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

  • Series A: History of stern and side wheel steamboats on the Columbia, Snake, and Willamette Rivers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana in United States of America and British Columbia, Canada, 1835-1947
  • Series B: History of steamboats in Washington, California, Utah, Alaska, and Canada, 1835-1937
  • Series C: History of stern and side wheel steamboats on the Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri and their tributaries, also the Red River of the North in United States and Canada, 1811-1940
  • Series D: Hosford Steamboats, 1887-1934
  • Series E: Pictures and records of steamboats, 1847-1957
  • Subseries 1: Columbia River, 1858-1907
  • Subseries 2: Rivers in California and Colorado, 1847-1957
  • Subseries 3: Pictures and records of steamboats on the Columbia, Snake, Willamette, and Yamhill Rivers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, 1853-1938
  • Subseries 4: Puget Sound and Skagit River, Washington, 1857-1914
  • Subseries 5: Canada and Alaska, 1865-1937
  • Series F: Index of Steamboat Records, undated

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Leonard C. Hosford, September 1967

Processing Note

Volumes 16 - 34 have been removed from original 3- ring binders and interleaved to ensure their long term preservation. Remaining volumes are in custom-made archival phase boxes.

Bibliography

"Leonard C. Hosford," Oregonian (Portland), 16 September 1961, p. 9, c. 3. "Leonard Hosford," Oregon Journal (Portland), 18 September 1961, p. 5, c. 1. "O. W. Hosford," in Charles Henry Carey, History of Oregon, volume 2: Biographical (Chicago: Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, 1922), 294-7.

Related Materials

David L. Stearns Papers, MSS 2099, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Transportation Collection, MSS 1506, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Steamboats -- Willamette River (Or.)--History.
  • Steamboats--Canada--History.
  • Steamboats--West (U.S.)--History.

Personal Names

  • Hosford, Leonard C. (creator)
  • Hosford, Olin W.
  • Jenkin, Kenneth

Corporate Names

  • Hosford Transportation Company

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs
  • Scrapbooks

Processed by Maynard Kessler and Shawna Gandy, 2004. Finding Aid prepared by Shawna Gandy, 2005.
2006

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