John Ainsworth Mills family papers, 1799-2002 (bulk 1844-1965).

Low, Seth, 1782-1853

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New York merchant. From the description of Letter : Albany, N.Y., to Messrs. Seth Low & Co., New York, N.Y., 1847 July 15. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28328452 ...

Ainsworth, John Churchill, 1870-1943.

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Mills, Abbot Low, 1858-1927

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Abbot Low Mills (1858-1927) was born in Brooklyn, NY and educated at Harvard. He came to Oregon in 1882 and moved to Colfax, Washington, in 1885, where he was a member of the banking firm of Perkins & Mills. In 1890 he moved to Portland and became vice president of the Security Savings and Trust Co., and from 1903 was president of First National Bank of Portland. His son, Abbot Low Mills, Jr., became vice-president of the same bank, and of U.S. National Bank, Portland. From the g...

Mills, Ellen Porter Low, 1827-1898

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Couch, John Heard, 1811-1870.

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John Heard Couch (1811-1870) was an Oregon pioneer, sea captain, merchant, a founder of the city of Portland, and progenitor of an important and influential Oregon family line. During the 1840s he sailed merchant ships financed by John Cushing from his hometown of Newburyport, Massachusetts with supplies for establishing a dry goods business in Oregon. In 1845 he claimed a square mile of land on the Willamette River in the heart of what became Portland. From the description of Logboo...

Low, Charles Porter, 1824-1913

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Mills, Katherine Ainsworth, 1903-1993.

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Mills, Abbot Low, 1898-1986

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Abbot Low Mills Jr. (1898-1986) was born in Portland, Oregon and educated at Harvard. His father, Abbot Low Mills, was president of the First National Bank of Portland. Mills, Jr. started working for the bank as a messenger in 1922 after graduating from college. He eventually became vice-president of the First National Bank of Portland, and vice-president and director of U. S. National Bank, Portland. In 1952, President Truman nominated Mills Jr. to serve on the board of governors o...

Low, Abiel Abbot, 1811-1893

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Ainsworth, J. C. (John Commingers), 1822-1893

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John Commigers Ainsworth (1822-1893), president of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. From the description of Autobiography. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702689103 John Commingers Ainsworth was born in Springsboro, Ohio on June 6, 1822. His parents died when he was young and after two years of formal schooling he went to work for his uncle, a merchant, selling trade goods from boats along the Ohio River. Soon Ainsworth split from his uncle and bought a store with a partn...

Low, Mary Porter, 1786-1872

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Ainsworth, Belle.

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Low, Seth, 1850-1916

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Mayor of Brooklyn, Mayor of New York, and President of Columbia College (later Columbia University), 1890-1901. From the description of Papers, 1870-1930. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122482691 President of Columbia University. From the description of Typed letter : New York, to Ida B. Forbes, 1898 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270593321 Mayor of N.Y.C. and President of Columbia University. From...

Mills, John Ainsworth, 1930-

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John Ainsworth (Jack) Mills, Portland banker and civic leader, was born in Portland, Oregon, on September 25, 1930, the son of Abbot Low Mills, Jr. (1898-1986) and Katherine Ainsworth Mills (1903-1993). He is descended from the Low family of Brooklyn, New York, which achieved great prominence in shipping and overseas trade. Family members included: Seth Low (1782-1853) and his wife Mary Porter Low (1786-1872), and their children. A grandson, Seth Low (1850-1916), was a well-regarded political fi...

McCall, Tom, 1913-1983

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Tom Lawson McCall (1913-1983) was a journalist and television commentator who served Oregon as Secretary of State (1965-1967) and as one of its most prominent Governors (1967-1975). He focused on quality of life issues, such as the Bottle Bill, cleaning up industrial water pollution, and preserving public access to Oregon's beaches. He hosted a national governor's conference during his tenure and was active in the national Republican Party. From the description of Tom Lawson McCall P...

Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896

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Mathew Brady was a prominent American photographer, best known for his battlefield photos during the Civil War. From the description of Mathew Brady letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 82087446 From the description of Letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50061938 Mathew B. Brady (ca. 1823-1896) was a...

Mills, William, 1757-1839.

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