Guide to the Alanson Hinman Papers
1872-1900

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Biographical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Correspondence

 

Account book

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Hinman, Alanson, 1822-1908
Title: Alanson Hinman Papers
Dates: 1872-1900 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 3 folders
Location of Collection: Collection is located with other small manuscript collections.
Collection Number: A 051
Summary: The Alanson Hinman papers comprise thirty-two letters and an account book. The correspondence dates from 1872 to 1900 and concerns Indian training schools, proposed changes in the charter of Pacific University, and personal issues. The account book contains miscellaneous accounts receivable as well as a record of apples shipped.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials are in English.  
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Alanson Hinman came to the Oregon Country in 1844 and taught school at the Whitman Mission. He later moved to the Willamette Valley, was collector of customs at Astoria, and finally settled in Forest Grove. He was a trustee of Pacific University.

Content Description

Collection consists of papers, including an account book, 1859-1861, and 32 letters, 1872-1900. The correspondence includes an exchange of 6 letters with U.S. Senator Joseph Dolph in 1884 concerning the future of the Indian training school at Forest Grove. From 1890-1894 there are letters to and from Myron Eells, John A. Hamilton, C.E. Clapp, H.A. Shorey, Napoleon Davis, and Thomas Condon about proposed changes in the charter of Pacific University, and personnel problems at the school. An account book, 1859-1861, contains miscellaneous accounts receivable, and records of apples shipped on various vessels.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Alanson Hinman Papers, A 051, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Collection is organized into two series: Correspondence, and Account book.

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Correspondence
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Folder
1 Letters 1872-1890
2 Letters 1891-1900

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Account book
Container(s)
Description
Folder
3 Account Book

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Clapp, C. E.--Correspondence
  • Condon, Thomas, 1822-1907--Correspondence
  • Davis, Napoleon--Correspondence
  • Dolph, Joseph N. (Joseph Norton), 1835-1897--Correspondence
  • Eells, Myron, 1843-1907--Correspondence
  • Hamilton, John A.--Correspondence
  • Hinman, Alanson, 1822-1908--Archives
  • Shorey, H. A.--Correspondence
  • Corporate Names :
  • Indian Industrial School (Forest Grove, Or.)
  • Pacific University
  • Subject Terms :
  • College trustees--Oregon--Forest Grove
  • Indians of North America--Oregon
  • Teachers--Washington (State)
  • Form or Genre Terms :
  • Account books

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    Finding aid prepared by Jenny Palm
    ©2004