Papers, 1907-1927.

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Papers, 1907-1927.

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Papers include: letters (1926-1927), special committee report (1927), and notes describing and protesting the errors contained in the proposed elementary school textbook, "History of Oregon," prepared by Robert Carlton Clark, Robert Horace Down, and George Verne Blue; copy of the "Oregon Voter" (August 28, 1926) concerning the history textbook, as well as Clark's response to the criticism in an Oregonian article; Oregon Historical Society board resolution (1927) disapproving of the textbook; addresses (1907-1926) given by Holman regarding Lewis and Clark, Fort Clatsop, discovery and exploration of the Fraser River, and Joseph L. Meek, among other topics.

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