George H. Parker collection on Josephine County [manuscript], 1908-1920.

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George H. Parker collection on Josephine County [manuscript], 1908-1920.

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Collection includes: Letters to Parker from pioneers in Josephine County, 1908-1909, regarding the naming of Josephine County. Correspondents include George H. Himes and Virginia Josephine (Rollins) Ort; Typescript copy of an article from the Oregon State Journal, "Early Settlement of Southern Oregon," circa 1920, wherein the origin of Josephine County's name is discussed.

.04 cubic feet (1 folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7971969

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Ort, Virginia Josephine Rollins

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Himes, George H., 1844-1940

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George H. Himes was the curator of the Oregon Historical Society. From the description of History of immigration to Oregon, undated. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 64446580 Historian, curator, and printer George Henry Himes was born on May 18, 1844 in Troy, Pennsylvania, and he came overland to the Oregon Territory with his family in 1853. They settled near Olympia, Washington, where Himes's father Tyrus took up farming. George...

Parker, George H.

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