James Boyce Montgomery family papers, 1873-1954 (bulk 1873-1935).

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James Boyce Montgomery family papers, 1873-1954 (bulk 1873-1935).

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Papers of three generations of the family of James Boyce Montgomery, railroad construction contractor who settled in Portland, Or., in 1870. Includes correspondence between Montgomery and his wife, Mary Phelps Montgomery; letters to Margaret Montgomery Zogbaum from Adolfo de Bosis; letters from Margaret Zogbaum written from Europe and elsewhere in the 1910s and 1920s; and personal diaries of Mary Phelps Montgomery and Margaret Montgomery Zogbaum detailing travels, social events, and family matters. The writing in the letters and diaries is, on the whole, particularly detailed.

3 cubic feet (6 document cases, 1 flat box)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Zogbaum, Margaret Montgomery

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Montgomery, Mary S. Phelps

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Montgomery family.

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Bosis, Adolfo de, 1863-1924

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Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild, 1879-1956

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Zogbaum, Wilfrid, 1915-1965

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Montgomery, James Boyce, 1832-1900

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James Boyce Montgomery was a railroad contractor and businessman who grew wealthy from construction projects in the eastern and western U.S. Born near Harrisburg, Pa., Montgomery worked first as a journalist then turned to railroad and bridge building in the 1850s and 1860s. He moved to Portland, Or., in 1870 and helped to build portions of the Northern Pacific Railroad. His Portland ventures included real estate, river dredging, and wharfs in Albina. In 1866 he married his second wife, Mary S. ...

Daughters of the American Revolution.

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Zogbaum family.

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