Margery Hoffman Smith papers relating to Timberline Lodge, Oregon

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Margery Hoffman Smith papers relating to Timberline Lodge, Oregon

1939-1948

Correspondence; writings, speeches and notes; clippings and other printed material; a list of requisitions for interior decoration; sketches; correspondence of Emerson J. Griffith, State Administrator for Oregon's Works Progress Administration; lyrics of George Natanson's song "Hail to Timberline"; and photographs of Griffith and Floyd Dell at Timberline Lodge. Also included is correspondence regarding the WPA crafts exhibit at the New York World's Fair.

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New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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"Negro Week" was a program on the contributions of blacks to American culture held at the New York World's Fair in July 1940, and consisted of festivals, exhibitions, song and dance recitals, choral and symphonic music, concerts, religious services, guest speakers, and a children's program. From the description of New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122580393 From the guide to the New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940, (The...

United States. Works Progress Administration

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Dell, Floyd, 1887-1969

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Editor, playwright, novelist. From the description of Letters of Floyd Dell [manuscript], 1924, 1935. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810834 Author Floyd Dell was raised in impoverished circumstances in Illinois, developing ideals under the influence of his school-teacher mother. Although a high school dropout, a combination of intelligence, talent, and will contributed to his early success writing for periodicals. His book reviews were a revelation, and led...

Smith, Margery Hoffman, 1888-1981

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Margery Hoffman Smith was born in 1888 to a prominent family in Portland, Oregon. From the guide to the Margery Hoffman Smith papers, 1885-1986, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Painter, craftsman, and interior decorator; San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Margery Hoffman Smith interview, [ca. 1964]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220196643 From the description of Oral history interview with Margery Hoffman Smith, [ca. 1964]. (Unkn...

Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)

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Griffith, Emerson J.

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