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Orrin Stanley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 409

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862-1925

Creator

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

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.

Extent

1 linear feet (2 containers) : 2 manuscript boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

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.

Arrangement

Box 1: Letters received and Civil War letters; Box 2: Blueprints, Iowa railroad maps; Alphabetical arrangement.

Related Materials

Collection regarding Orrin Stanely can also be found at Oregon Historical Society Research Library in: Orrin E. Stanley Photographic Collection, Org. Lot 1117; Portland, Oregon, 503-306-5240.

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.

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.

Title
Guide to the Orrin Stanley Papers
Status
Preliminary Description
Author
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Jenn Newby
Date
2012
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

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA