Henry Cummins letters and papers 1858-1863

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Henry Cummins letters and papers 1858-1863

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv80136

Henry Cummins (1840-1901) was a well-read and enthusiastic student of topics various and sundry with a partiality for pseudo-science. The collection consists of Cummins' personal correspondence as well as a memory book and miscellaneous papers.

0.5 linear feet, 1 container

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6378777

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Cummins, Henry, 1840-1901.

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Henry Cummins (1840-1901) was a resident of Eugene, Oregon, a refugee from his father's farm. His father, William M. Cummins, had come to Oregon in 1853 and settled in Lane County. Henry attended school for a time, worked in a bookstore, set type and did job printing in the office of the People's Press and later for the State Republican, worked on a survey expedition under Dr. A. W. Patterson up the Deschutes River in 1861, was appointed assistant clerk in the state Legi...