Kina McKelvey letter to Merle McKelvey about Rose Festival parades, 1909 June 11
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Correspondent
- McKelvey, Kina, 1884-1960
- Title
- Kina McKelvey letter to Merle McKelvey about Rose Festival parades
- Dates
- 1909 June 111909-06-111909-06-11
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 929
- Summary
- Letter from Kina McKelvey (1884-1960) to her sister, Merle McKelvey (1888-1970), which describes Rose Festival parades that she had seen. Kina McKelvey lived in Portland, Oregon, and later Taft, Oregon; she married physician Thomas W. Ross (1884-1948) in 1914.
- 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
Biographical Note
Kina McKelvey (later Kina Ross) was born in 1884 in Paxton, Illinois, but came to Portland, Oregon, with her family when she was one year old. In 1914, she married physician Thomas W. Ross (1884-1948); the couple had two daughters. After her husband's death, she lived in Taft, Oregon. Kina Ross died in 1960.
Sources: Obituaries in the Oregonian, November 23, 1948 and May 9, 1960; vital and census records on Ancestry.com.
Content Description
The collection consists of a handwritten letter from Kina McKelvey to her sister, Merle McKelvey. In the letter, McKelvey describes watching the electrical parade and the "Spirit of the Golden West" parade at the 1909 Portland Rose Festival. She also describes an outing she took to Bonneville, Oregon.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Kina McKelvey letter to Merle McKelvey about Rose Festival parades, Coll 929, 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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Parades--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- McKelvey, Kina, 1884-1960--Correspondence
- McKelvey, Merle, 1888-1970--Correspondence
Corporate Names
- Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
