Postal collection [manuscript], circa 1817-1986.

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Postal collection [manuscript], circa 1817-1986.

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Materials assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to postage, postal service, post offices, and the postal system, primarily in Oregon. Includes: correspondence, publications, envelopes, stamps, certificates, receipts, and ephemera. Also included are letters of Elizabeth Dixon Smith Geer, 1848-1850; correspondence of Charles F. Putnam, circa 1849-1853; letters of Thomas Edison and J.B. Wood; and materials relating to Wagner, Oregon.

4 cubic feet (7 document cases, 2 flat boxes, 1 oversize folder, 4 reels of microfilm)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Putnam, Charles Fisk, 1802-1862

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Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...