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Harkson and Bingman family collection, 1875-2012

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Harkson family
Title
Harkson and Bingman family collection
Dates
1875-2012 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.1 cubic feet, (10 document cases, 4 flat boxes, 2 card file boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Collection Number
Coll 452
Summary
Written materials and photographs realted to the Harkson and Bingman families.
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, Danish
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Biographical Note

Henry Harkson (also spelled Harksen) was born in Denmark in 1863. He came to the United States in 1883, where he met his wife, another Danish immigrant named Clara Johnson. The family moved to Portland in 1906, where Henry entered the banking and real estate business. He co-founded Otto & Harkson Realty with Louis C. Otto, and helped organize the Scandanavian-​American Bank in Portland and the Multnomah State Bank in Lents. In 1912, Harkson was appointed the Danish Vice-Consul of Oregon, an office he held until 1933, when his son Sherman became vice consul; Sherman held the position until 1948. Like his father, Sherman worked in the real estate business. Sherman Harkson's daughter Rohde married Glenn Joseph Bingman in 1946, and the two had a son and a daughter, Paul and Mary.

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Content Description

The collection contains the papers and photographs of the Harkson and Bingman families, as well as other families related to them, such as the Rohde and Henningson families. Papers include business records, postcard correspondence, Danish-language ephemera, and materials related to the education of Sherman Harkson, Rohda Harkson and Paul Bingman. The collection's photographs include 2 albums, loose family photographs, photographs related to the Portland Danish consul's office, and 775 black and white negatives, many of which depitct properties which did business through the Harkson family's real estate firm, Otto & Harkson Realty Company.

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Other Descriptive Information

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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 prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Preferred Citation

Harksons and Bingman family collection, Coll 452, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged in the following series:

  • Series A: Papers
  • Series B: Photographs

Acquisition Information

Lib. Acc. 27623, 28757.

Processing Note

Processed by Sue Armitage and Jeffrey A. Hayes.

Separated Materials

Newspaper issues relating to the John F. Kennedy presidency, 1940 issue of the Washington High School Lens, and the 1990 50th anniversary reunion issue of the Washington High School Lens were separated into the Serials collection. 18 posters and fliers separated into topical collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Diplomatic and consular service, Danish--Oregon--Portland
  • Public schools--Oregon--Portland.
  • Real estate business--Oregon--Portland.

Personal Names

  • Bingman, Paul, 1948-2011.
  • Bingman, Rohda Harkson, 1922-.
  • Harkson, Henry, 1863-1934.
  • Harkson, Sherman, 1863-1934.

Corporate Names

  • Otto & Harkson Realty Company (Portland, Or.)

Family Names

  • Bingman family--Archives
  • Bingman family--Photographs
  • Harkson family--Archives
  • Harkson family--Photographs
  • Henningson family.
  • Rohde family.

Geographical Names

  • Gearhart (Or.)--Photographs.
  • Oregon--Photographs.
  • Portland (Or.)--Consulates--Danish--Photographs.
  • Portland (Or.)--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Business records
  • Correspondence.
  • Negatives (Photographs)
  • Photographs.
  • Postcards.
  • Printed ephemera.

Finding aid prepared by Jeffrey A. Hayes
2016

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