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Orrin Stanley papers , 1862-1925
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Stanley, Orrin Elmore, 1872-1969
- Title
- Orrin Stanley papers
- Dates
- 1862-1925 (inclusive)18621925
- Quantity
- 1 linear feet, (2 containers) : 2 manuscript boxes
- Collection Number
- Ax 409
- Summary
- Orrin Stanley (1872-1969) was a construction engineer for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, 1900-1907, and engineer for the city of Portland, Oregon, from 1912. Collection contains letters and blueprints from Stanley's career.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Orrin Stanley (1872-1965) was born in Sweetland, Iowa, and educated at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. He was a construction engineer for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, 1900-1907, and engineer for the city of Portland, Oregon, from 1912.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains letters and blueprints from Stanley's career.
Many of the letters letters are from other engineers, especially alumni of Cornell College. One set of letters are from Frank E. Stanley, a brother, 1900-1902, when he was draftsman for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, and, 1919-1925, when he was engineer for the Idaho State Highway Bureau. With the letters is a collection of blueprints for C. Camp; N. W. R. R. bridges, culverts, trestles, stations, turntables, viaducts, and an engine house, 1900-1905.
There are also 16 letters from 8 soldiers of the 2nd Iowa Cavalry, addressed to Mrs. Theresa Green of Prairie Home, Iowa, written between 1862 and 1864 from Benton Barracks and New Madrid, Missouri, Memphis, LaGrange, and Ft. Pillow, Tennessee. With the letters is vol. 1, no. 1 of The Independent (Mar. 4, 1862), "published by the Typos of Co. I, 2nd Iowa Cavalry" at Charleston, Missouri, a 3-column broadsheet.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Jenn Newby
2012
