Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a four page letter from Cyrus Olney of Astoria, Oregon, to A. B. Hallock of Portland, Oregon, October 29, 1860. Olney asks Hallock to make survey of Astoria.
Dates
- 1860 October 29
Creator
- Olney, Cyrus, 1815-1870 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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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
Cyrus Olney (1815-1870) was a noted politician and lawyer who came to Oregon from his native Ohio. Olney served as the 6th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the Oregon Territory. Olney was a member of the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention and served in the Oregon legislature. Absalom B. Hallock (1826-1892) was one of Portland's earliest contractors.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Four page letter from Cyrus Olney, Astoria, Oregon, to A. B. Hallock, Portland, Oregon, October 29, 1860. Asks Hallock to make survey of Astoria.
Physical Description
Four page letter in one folder.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Astoria (Or.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Hallock, Absalom B. , 1826-1892 (Correspondent)
- Legislators -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Surveyors -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Cyrus Olney Letter to A. B. Hallock
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Amanda Steele
- 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
