Oliver S. Van Olinda papers 1895-1950

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Oliver S. Van Olinda papers 1895-1950

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv86198

Papers of a newspaperman, local historian, author of children's stories, photographer, and pioneer resident of Vashon Island, Washington.

1.54 cubic feet; 3 boxes

eng,

University of Washington Libraries Special Collections

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Van Olinda, O. S. (Oliver Scott), 1868-1954

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Oliver Scott Van Olinda (1868-1954) was a career newspaperman who learned to set type at the age of 17. In 1891 Van Olinda moved to Vashon Island, Washington, where he started his first newspaper, The Island Home. The paper, lacking advertisers, was supported solely by a faithful readership of paid subscribers. In succeeding years, Van Olinda published and edited a number of papers: The Vashon Island Press (1895-1897); The Stanwood Press, a Snohomish County paper; The Island Times (1900-1909), a...