Schmitt, Martin F., -1978

Letter from Lila Shirk Butler to Martin Schmitt responding to his inquiry about her father, David L. Shirk, Jan. 22, 1956.

Essay which describes Professor Edwards' search for information on the life of Henry Cummins. Cummins was a 19th century reformer and one-time resident of Eugene, Or. Edwards began his research at the suggestion of Martin Schmitt, then Curator of Special.

Consists of letter from Eshelman to Martin Schmitt, August 31, 1948, giving information on the Untide Press, along with carbon copies of materials pertaining to Untide Press. The Press was started in 1943 at CPS camp at Waldport, Or., by Lawrence Siemons,.

Gives a history of the press and an annotated bibliography of their publications.

Charles Jared Ingersoll was a Democratic senator and expansionist who wrote on the Oregon question. The collection consists of a letter on Oregon written to an unnamed correspondent on the importance of Oregon expansion, as well as an introduction to the letter by Glenn Mason.

Typescripts for the radio program KOAC Library Hour, prepared under the direction of Martin Schmitt for the University of Oregon Library, 1952. Includes related correspondence (1951-1952), program schedules, and short critiques of the programs Stage Coach to Roseburg and The People L'arn done by high school students. Principal correspondents include Karl Hintz of the University of Oregon Library and William S. Forth of Oregon State College.

Letter from Elizabeth Marsh to Martin Schmitt describing the provenance of some pamphlets published in Honolulu and Ponape by her grandfather, and explaining their family's connections with the University of Oregon.