Scope and Contents
This collection contains 53 letters relating to the establishment of the Oregon Southern Improvement Company in 1883.
Dates
- Creation: 1883
Creator
- Oregon Southern Improvement Company (Portland, Or.) (Organization)
- Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940 (Correspondent, Person)
- Besse, William H. (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The Oregon Southern Improvement Company was incorporated on June 14, 1883 by William H. Besse of Massachusetts and Jonathan Bourne, Jr. of Portland, Oregon. The interests of the company were primarily mining and natural resources.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains 53 correspondence relating to the establishment of the Oregon Southern Improvement Co., 1883.
Arrangement
Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Physical Description
1 folder, including 53 letters
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Title
- Guide to the Oregon Southern Improvement Company Correspondence
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team, Amanda Steele, and Chasmodai Cassidy
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
