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Guide to the Davenport Family Papers, 1848-1966


Ax 242





Finding aid prepared by Scott Britt and Christa Orth

Finding aid encoded by Linda J. Long and Nathan Georgitis, January 2004
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

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

 
Collection Number:
 

Ax 242

 
Creator:
 

Davenport Family

 
Title:
 

Davenport Family Papers

 
Dates:
 

1848-1966 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

6 linear feet
18 containers

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Timothy Woodbridge (T.W.) Davenport (1826-1911) and his family left Ohio for Oregon in the early 1850s, settling in the upper Willamette Valley. T.W. Davenport was a farmer, surveyor, state representative, state senator, and special Indian agent at the Umatilla Agency in the 1860s. T.W. Davenport’s son, Homer Davenport (1867-1912) became the most highly paid political cartoonist of his time. He also traveled to the Ottoman Empire, returning with the first purebred Arabian horses in America. The Davenport Family Papers contain the personal papers of T.W. Davenport, Homer Davenport, and the Davenport family. The collection includes correspondence, essays, drawings, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Of note are the handwritten and typewritten memoirs of T.W. Davenport and original political cartoons by Homer Davenport.

 

Biographical Note

Together with his father, Dr. Benjamin Davenport, Timothy Woodbridge (T.W.) Davenport set forth across the American continent in the spring of 1850. Because of misguided leadership of one of the members of their team, the Davenports decided to take an overland route from Ohio instead of opting for the quicker, water route along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to Missouri. By the time they reached Missouri, the team was months behind the rest of the pioneers on the Oregon Trail and their oxen were already showing signs of wear. This late start may have been a blessing in disguise. As the Davenports proceeded across the Great Plains they heard of the massive cholera epidemic plaguing travelers that went before them. Before they reached the rigorous Rockies, the Davenports wisely decided to return to Newark, Missouri where they would wait out the winter. In Missouri Benjamin set up a medical practice for the winter and was able to purchase a new team of oxen for the trip. In the spring of 1851 the Davenport family once again set out across the plains, this time reaching Oregon Territory in the fall of that year and settling upon a 320-acre donation claim in the Waldo Hills of the upper Willamette Valley.

The first member of the Davenport family had arrived in America from England prior to 1640, originally settling in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The family remained in the Northeast for several generations. Benjamin Davenport, father of Timothy Woodbridge, was born in Columbia County, New York in 1799, the thirteenth child of Jonathan Davenport. Jonathan Davenport died when Benjamin was young. One of the few memories that Benjamin had of his father was of Jonathan lacing up his boots and exclaiming in pain. Jonathan removed his boots and socks to find a red pimple on his foot. Jonathan popped the pimple and died soon thereafter because of an infection in his foot. While the veracity of this story is hard to determine, it may have been a spark for young Benjamin to embark upon a medical career.

Benjamin Davenport left the Northeast for a while as young man, traveling to the South. Benjamin spent five years in the South, primarily in Kentucky and Louisiana. Despite a lack of formal education, Benjamin began practicing medicine. Relying on his quick wits and sound judgment, Davenport studied in his spare time and earned a reputation as a fair physician. While in the South, Benjamin objected to slavery, and he passed this sentiment onto T.W. When he returned to the North he would become an anti-slavery Whig and his home would eventually become a stop on the Underground Railroad. Upon his immediate return he resumed his medical studies with more rigor, eventually graduating from Pittsfield Medical College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1826.

In 1825 Benjamin Davenport married Sarah R. Gott. Sarah had been born in 1803 to Story Gott, a wealthy landowner from Columbia County, New York. Story Gott was a popular man, known for his generosity and Epicurean tastes, as well as his distinguished service for the patriot cause during the American Revolution.

Timothy Woodbridge Davenport was born to Benjamin and Sarah on July 30, 1826 on a farm in Columbia County, New York. He was baptized in the Presbyterian faith and named after a blind minister, Timothy Woodbridge. The twenty-six letters of this name seemed too cumbersome for such a young boy so he earned the nickname T.W. His early years were spent at his maternal grandfather’s farm while his father continued with his medical education in New York.

Benjamin remained in New York, practicing medicine, until 1830. In the spring of that year his second son, Joseph, was born. That summer, in the first of series of moves westward, Benjamin moved his family and practice to Pennsylvania. He remained in Pennsylvania for five years before moving to Ohio where he jumped from town to town, finally taking up residence in Homer, Ohio.

While in Ohio, Dr. Davenport worked as an abolitionist helping slaves escape northward as part of the Underground Railroad. This period represented one of growth for T.W. as well. T.W. received the benefits of education, both in public schools and with private tutors. His studies ranged from classic Greek to Algebra and Geometry, which were beyond the normal curriculum for the time. The emphasis placed on education at an early age is clear from T.W.’s eloquent writing style. In 1845 T.W. went to Illinois as a schoolteacher and remained for two school years.

After two years as a schoolteacher in Illinois, T.W. decided to follow his father’s example and study medicine. T.W., however, was not as interested in the medical profession as his father and after one year at Sterling Medical College he returned to teaching in Woodstock, Ohio, though without much interest. When his father proposed a move across the country, T.W. jumped at the chance, planning to become a surveyor in Oregon.

The first years in Oregon were busy ones for the Davenport family. T.W. engaged in surveying and farming, but as his son Homer noted he was always a “politically minded farmer.” T.W. married his second cousin, Flora Geer, a gifted artist, and daughter of a prominent local family in 1854. In 1855 father and son, spurred by their abolitionist beliefs, helped organize the fledgling Republican Party in Oregon. This involvement led to the beginning of a political path for T.W. who would be elected to the first Republican state nominating conventions in 1858 and 1859.

While things seemed to be on an upswing for T.W. in these early years, tragedy struck in February 1857 with the death of Dr. Benjamin Davenport at the age of fifty-seven.

The outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 thrust the country into turmoil, though Oregon was able to stay out of the path of destruction. T.W.’s youngest brother Benjamin Franklin Davenport joined the Union cause, serving three years in Company C of the 1st Oregon Infantry. Being too old for military service, T.W. was asked by the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, William H. Rector, to serve as Indian Agent of the Umatilla Agency in September 1862.

T.W. entered a system fraught with corruption and broken promises. Many people gave lip service to the “civilizing” mission of the reservation system, but few people believed it was possible to “reform” the Native American population. T.W. was an exception. He honestly believed that he could make a difference, so he set out in October 1862 to the Umatilla Reservation in northeastern Oregon brimming with confidence.

The first action taken by T.W. upon arriving at the reservation was to appoint a man named Mr. Pinto to the position of schoolteacher. By doing so, T.W. amended a promise broken by his predecessor. This action upset the reservation doctor who wanted his wife, despite her lack of qualifications, to fill the vacancy. The reservation doctor resigned in protest, but told the reservation Indians that he had been fired, which angered the Indians. While T.W. managed to placate the outraged tribal leaders this incident illustrates how T.W.’s good intentions were met with resistance from the beginning of his term. T.W. was constantly challenged by Indians who, understandably, refused to move onto the reservation and by Army officers who expressed hatred for Indians. While he would write a fond reminiscence about his experience for the Oregon Historical Quarterly forty years later, T.W.’s term was not as successful as he hoped and he returned to the Willamette Valley in 1863 after less than a year of service.

The next few years would be ones of growing political success for T.W. He was elected Marion County surveyor in 1864 and reelected in 1866. In 1868 he was elected to the state legislature and reelected in 1870. He was nominated again in 1872, but declined the position. As always, these years of success were mixed in their blessings. While his political success grew, personal tragedy struck.

In November, 1870 T.W.’s wife Flora was struck with smallpox and died. The couple had produced four children. Their daughter Olive had died at age four and their son John did not live past infancy. After his wife’s death, T.W. became the single father of daughter Orla and his three-year-old son, Homer. That winter was a hard one for the Davenport family as T.W. grieved for his wife and, with the aid of his mother, cared for two children who were recovering from smallpox as well. The intense rains added to the isolation, darkening the already gloomy mood. Young Homer, trapped by rain and illness, spent his time drawing with intense vigor.

T.W. married Nancy Elizabeth Gilmour (Lizzie) in October 1872. Clyde was born in 1873, Adelaide (Adda) in 1875, Alice in 1878, Georgia in 1880, and May Delle in 1885. T.W.’s political career took some time to get back on track. He ran for Congress in 1874 on the Independent ticket, but his bid was unsuccessful. In 1882 he was elected to a term in the state senate and in 1895 Governor William P. Lord appointed him to a four-year term as the state land commissioner. Throughout this time T.W. continued to write political and historical essays on subjects ranging from the origin of abolitionist sentiment in Oregon to the support of William Jennings Bryan and the Populist cause.

Homer Davenport seemed to be a perfect blend of his parents. He had his father’s political sensibilities and his mother’s artistic talent. These traits combined to form a political cartoonist with a touch of genius. In fact, his mother actively tried to bear a genius. Following the advice of a eugenicist, Flora abstained from meat and salt during pregnancy and attempted to get exercise and fresh air. The key element in this design lay with the conception. The child must be conceived during daylight hours, preferably outdoors.

Homer’s artistic genius came not from art schools or scholarly study, but rather from a combination of an active imagination and a keen eye for detail. T.W. lovingly recalled the hours Homer would spend watching the interactions of barnyard animals and then recreating their actions. As he grew he would examine art books and nearby galleries, but he would not imitate the work he saw, preferring to use his imagination as a muse.

As a young man Homer grew restless. He worked at the family store for a while without much interest. Homer left home as a young man drifting from job to job, working as a railroad fireman, a jockey, and even a circus clown. His drifting led him to Portland where he landed a position as an artist for the Portland Mercury.

While in the employ of the Mercury, Homer was sent to New Orleans to make some drawings of the Dempsey-Fitzsimmons boxing match. While on the train he drew some pictures of an African-American minister preaching on a train in Texas. He sent these sketches to his father, who was so impressed with them that he sent them on to cousins in Chicago. As legend has it, these relatives opened the drawings while entertaining the head of the art department for the San Francisco Examiner. Homer was quickly offered a position at the larger newspaper, and he quickly accepted, beginning work in 1892.

The circulation of the Examiner spread Homer’s cartoons to a larger audience. Homer soon gained a reputation for bold cartoons that were not afraid to tackle any issue, including the political machine that ran the city. These cartoons soon caught the attention of William Randolph Hearst. When Hearst purchased the New York Journal in 1895, he wooed Homer away from San Francisco and into the national spotlight.

At the New York Journal Homer increased his attacks on corruption in politics, targeting the big trusts and the McKinley campaign for being beholden to big business. One figure that Homer attacked with particular vehemence was McKinley’s campaign manager “Dollar” Mark Hanna. Davenport portrayed Hanna as grossly oversized, wearing a suit covered in dollar signs and smoking a large cigar. These cartoons enraged his critics so much that they attempted to pass an anti-cartoon bill through the New York legislature in 1897. Fortunately for Davenport public opinion was on his side and the bill was defeated.

Homer Davenport’s political cartoons opened doors for him around the world. He visited the British Parliament, becoming one of the first American cartoonists to watch the assembly. With the aid of friend Theodore Roosevelt, Homer traveled to the Ottoman Empire, returning with the first purebred Arabian horses in America. These horses became his passion. Despite being the highest paid cartoonist in the nation, he preferred to remain on his New Jersey farm with his children and his beloved horses.

Homer’s life was cut short in 1912 when he died of pneumonia after covering the sinking of the Titanic. Hearst, to honor his beloved cartoonist, had his body sent back to Silverton to lay next to his father. T.W. died only a year before Homer, in 1911.

Content Description

The Davenport Family Papers are divided into five series according to family member and then collection type. The first two series are dedicated to the most famous of the Davenports, Timothy Woodbridge and Homer Calvin Davenport, who were both influential in late nineteenth century state and federal politics. The collection contains family reminiscences, correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles and cartoons by Homer Davenport.The Davenport Family Papers are divided into five series according to family member and then collection type. The first two series are dedicated to the most famous of the Davenports, Timothy Woodbridge and Homer Calvin Davenport, who were both influential in late nineteenth century state and federal politics. The collection contains family reminiscences, correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles and cartoons by Homer Davenport.

Series I, Timothy Woodbridge Davenport Papers contain the personal papers of the prominent politician and are divided into several subseries. Subseries A contains a wide correspondence from the 1860s till his death in 1911 with family members and political acquaintances, which reflects T.W. Davenport’s dedication to his family and his Republican sentiment. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient and/or by writer, and then chronologically. Subseries B contains legal documents; including land deeds and a Umatilla Agency receipt roll for the Walla Walla tribe from 1862. Subseries C, Personal Writings and Essays, contains poetry, political essays, and letters to the editor. Subseries D, Memoirs, includes handwritten and typewritten memoirs by Timothy Woodbridge Davenport.

Series II, Homer Calvin Davenport Papers, contain documents that reflect his career as a political cartoonist and his love for Arabian horses and exotic birds. Subseries A, Correspondence, contains several letters to his sister, Adelaide, and his father, T.W. There are also several telegrams regarding the death of T.W., including one from former President Theodore Roosevelt. Subseries B, Newspaper Clippings, contains newspaper articles and published cartoons both by Homer Davenport and about him. Many of the newspaper clippings are glued on both sides of a page. Subseries D, Memoirs and Character Sketches, includes writings about Homer Davenport by authors Timothy Woodbridge Davenport and Jean Morris Ellis.

Series III, Miscellaneous Davenport Family Papers, is broken down into three subseries by other individual family members, for whom a substantial amount of papers are included in this collection. Subseries A, Adelaide Davenport Correspondence, includes several letters to the Davenport family biographer, Robert Down, among others. Subseries B, Lizzie (Nancy Elizabeth) Davenport Correspondence, includes several letters from her daughters and telegrams regarding the death of Homer Davenport, because Lizzie was his stepmother. Subseries C, Timothy Clyde Davenport Correspondence, is largely outgoing letters to his parents, T.W. and Lizzie, and reflects his years at a sanatorium . The final Subseries D, Miscellaneous Davenport, largely includes correspondence to and from family members and memorabilia such as the Frederic Remington monument brochure, poems from “Captain Jack” John W. Crawford, and a lock of hair from a funeral director in Los Angeles.

Series IV, Photographs, is broken in to two subseries by size. Both Subseries A and B include images of the Davenport family members, various acquaintances, and Arabian stallions and pheasants. These are arranged alphabetically first by family members, and then other individuals.

Series V, Oversize, contains more photographs in Subseries A, legal documents and awards in Subseries B, and newspaper clippings in Subseries C. Subseries D contains scrapbooks including books of Timothy Woodbridge and Homer Davenport’s deaths and newspaper clippings. Subseries E contains Homer Davenport miscellany including signed poetry by “Captain Jack” John W. Crawford, Homer Davenport’s book, The Dollar or the Man, and advertisements for his autobiography, The Country Boy. These are all arranged the same way as described above. Subseries F, Original Cartoons by Homer Davenport, contains approximately 100 drawings and are arranged by title.

Other resources in Special Collections & University Archives about the Davenports are the following: Recollections of an Indian Agent, by T.W. Davenport; The Annotated Quest : Homer Davenport & His Wonderful Arabian Horses, by Homer Davenport, with annotations by Charles and Jeanne Craver; Cartoons, by Homer C. Davenport, with an introduction by Hon. John J. Ingalls; Annual Homer Davenport Memorial Arabian Horse Show Souvenir Catalog; and Homer, the Country Boy, by Mickey Hickman. These resources are included in the Rare Books Collection and the Oregon Collection in Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into the following series:

  • Series I: Timothy Woodbridge Davenport Papers
  • Series II: Homer Calvin Davenport Papers
  • Series III: Miscellaneous Davenport Family Papers
  • Series IV: Photographs
  • Series V: Oversize

Administrative Information

Separated Materials 

Photographs in this collection are stored separately under call number PH111.

Acquisition Information 

The collection was a gift of Alice Davenport Bernard in 1965.

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], Davenport family Papers, Ax 242, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

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.

 
Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912
Davenport, T.W. (Timothy Woodbridge)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918 (contributor)
Davenport family--Archives (creator)
Arabian horse--Breeding
Cartoonists--United States
Indian Agents--Oregon
Political cartoons
Umatilla Indians
Oregon National Historic Trail
Oregon--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Umatilla Indian Reservation (Or.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1965

Detailed Description of the Collection

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


 

Series I:  Timothy Davenport Papers

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Subseries A1:  Outgoing Correspondence
 
 
box
1
folder
1

Letter to Mary Burns re: death of her father
  April 18, 1911
 
2
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  October 14, 1892
 
3
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  February 9, 1893
 
4
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  May 29, 1893
 
5
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  June 1, 1893
 
6
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  October 14, 1892
 
7
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  October 14, 1892
 
8
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  October 27, 1898
 
9
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  October 28, 1898
 
10
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  November 2, 1898
 
11
Two letters to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  December 28, 1898
 
12
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  April 22, 1899
 
13
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  January 30, 1901
 
14
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  December 11, 1901
 
15
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  October 23, 1902
 
16
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  February 10, 1905
 
17
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  August 14, 1907
 
18
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  August 26, 1910
 
19
Letter to Adelaide "Adda" Davenport
  August 28, 1910
 
20
Letter to "Adda" and Jean Davenport
  October 16, 1908
 
21
Letter to "Adda" and Mary Davenport
  December 22, 1908
 
22
Letter to "Adda" and Mary Davenport
  January 7, 1909
 
23
Letter to "Adda" and Mary Davenport
  March 12, 1909
 
24
Letter to "Adda" and Mary Davenport
  March 20, 1908
 
25
Letter to "Adda" and Mary Davenport
  April 12, 1909
 
26
Letter to "Adda" and Mary Davenport
  July 16, 1909
 
27
Letter to "Big Baby" (possibly Adda or Mary)
  October 30 1908
 
28
Letter to Alice Davenport
  October 4, 1898
 
29
Letter to Alice Davenport
  September 21, 1898
 
30
Letter to Alice Davenport
  January 25, 1899
 
31
Letter to Alice Davenport
  February 10, 1899
 
32
Letter to Alice Davenport
  August 5, 1899
 
33
Letter to Alice Davenport
  October 17, 1910
 
34
Letter to Alice Davenport
  September 25 (no year, incomplete)
 
35
Letter to Homer C. Davenport
  April 28, 1901
 
36
Letter to Homer C. Davenport
  March 28, 1902
 
37
Letter to Homer C. Davenport
  December 15, 1902
 
38
Letter to Homer C. Davenport
  October 24, 1904
 
39
Letter to Homer C. Davenport
  December 20, 1904
 
40
Letter to Homer C. Davenport
  December 20, 1910
 
41
Letter to Homer C. Davenport
  February 12, 1911
 
42
Letter to Mary Davenport
  May 3, 1910
 
43
Letter to Mary Davenport
  May 9, 1910
 
44
Letter to W. Dawning
  November 28, 1902
 
45
Letter to "My Dear Children"
  July 13, 1900
 
46
Letter to "My Dear Ones All"
  September 9, 1910
 
47
Letter to Nancy Davenport
  July 20, 1872
 
48
Letter to Nancy Davenport
  August 20, 1872
 
49
Letter to Nancy Davenport
  September 6, 1872
 
50
Letter to Nancy Davenport
  September 10, 1872
 
51
Letter to Nancy Davenport
  June 28, 1874
 
52
Letter to Nancy Davenport
  May 31, 1878
 
53
Letter to Nancy Davenport
  June 30, 1894
 
54
Letter to Nancy Davenport and Children
  October 20, 1897
 
55
Letter to "Dear Ones All"
  September 28, 1910
 
56
Letter to "Dear Ones All"
  October 4, 1910
 
57
Letter to Editor of Examiner
  February 20, 1911
 
58
Letter to Editor of Los Angeles Examiner
  April 14, 1911
 
59
Letter to "Flora"
  May 3, 1863
 
60
Letter to "Flora"
  July 31, 1863
 
61
Letter to "Flora"
  August 18, 1863
 
62
Letter to "Flora"
  September 10, 1863
 
63
Letter to "Flora"
  February 24, 1864
 
64
Letter to Georgia
  August 19, 1910
 
65
Letter to Kate Morrison
  April 10, 1870
 
66
Letter to Kate Morrison
  March 25, 1891
 
67
Letter to Kate Morrison
  May 29, 1891
 
68
Letter to Kate Morrison
  February 22, 1893
 
69
Letter to Kate Morrison, missing page one
  undated
 
70
Letter to Kate Morrison
  April 27, 1893
 
71
Letter to Kate Morrison
  July 7, 1893
 
72
Letter to Kate Morrison
  October 10, 1893
 
73
Letter to Kate Morrison
  June 1, 1898
 
74
Letter to Kate Morrison
  August 28, 1898
 
75
Letter to Kate Morrison
  January 1, 1900
 
76
Letter to Kate Morrison
  February 21, 1901
 
77
Letter to Kate Morrison
  April 22, 1901
 
78
Letter to Kate Morrison
  August 2, 1904
 
79
Letter to Kate Morrison
  March 29, 1905
 
80
Letter to Kate Morrison
  March 4, 1907
 
81
Letter to Kate Morrison
  January 3, 1910
 
82
Letter to Kate Morrison
  undated
 
83
Letter to "My Dear"
  September 7, 1872
 
84
Letter to "My Dear Wife"
  May 20, 1910
 
85
Letter to "My Own Dear Wife"
  June 21, 1874
 
86
Letter to "Nannie and all the rest"
  August 5, 1910
 
87
Letter to Louis F. Post
  November 8, 1900
 
88
Letter to Mrs. Caroline Severance
  January 29, 1911
 
89
Letter to Mrs. Mareline Smith
  February 20, 1911
 
90
Letter to Senator Smith
  February 2, 1899
 
91
Letter to Clara H. Waldo
  February 4, 1894
 
92
Letter to Prof. F.G. Young
  September 30, 1907
 
93
Letter to Unknown
  September 8, 1897
 
94
Letter to Unknown
  September 6, 1907
 
95
Letter to Unknown
  August 7, 1910
 
96
Letter to Unknown: No date and missing first page
  October 16, 1908
 
97
Letter to Unknown: No date and missing first page
  October 16, 1908
   
Subseries A2:  Incoming Correspondence
 
 
2 1
Letter from Benjamin Davenport
  July 25, 1848
 
2
Letter from C.W. Fairbanks
  December 17, 1907
 
3
Letter from Ben B. Lindsey
  October 4, 1910
 
4
Letter from Henry E. McGinn
  undated
 
5
Letter from J.B. Pond
  December 6, 1902
 
6
Letter from J.B. Pond
  December 30, 1902
 
7
Letter from Louis F. Post
  November 22, 1900
 
8
Letter from Lloyd Samson
  December 7, 1906
 
9
Letter from Hazard Stevens
  January 8, 1904
 
10
Letter B. Washington
  January 23, 1909
 
11
Letter from unknown
  January 23, 1909
 
12
Letter from unknown
  January 4, 1903
   
Subseries B:  Legal Documents
 
 
3 1
Umatilla Agency, Receipt Roll, Walla Walla "C" property return, 4th Qr. 1862, Umatilla Indian Reservation
  1862
 
2
Warranty Deed of Marion county property
  September 4, 1882
 
3
Warranty Deed of Marion County property
  October 5, 1885
 
4
Warranty Deed of Clackamas county property: Lots 22 and 23 of block 73
  June 16, 1891
 
5
Oregon Land Company Deed: Lot 22 of block 23
  March 4, 1892
 
6
Power of Attorney to Sell Real Estate
  February 20, 1941
   
Subseries C:  Personal Writings and Essays
 
 
7
"An Object Lesson in Paternalism"
 
 
8
Poem, "One Little Voice is Hushed Forever"
 
 
9
Notes from a poem, "How Shall I Know Thee in the Spirit Sphere"
 
 
10
Untitled paper (missing page one)
 
 
11
His Guide, Philosopher and Friend
 
 
12
Petition to the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon
 
 
13
To the State Board of Land Commissioners
  January 27, 1898
 
14
"Political Principles"
 
 
15
"The Haunted House of Humboldt County"
 
 
16
To the Editor of the Tribune
  April 26, 1903
 
17
To the Editor [about Senator John H. Mitchell]
 
 
18
To the Editor of the Statesman [about Land Office Tenure]
 
 
19
"Elihu Root vs. Direct Legislation and the Election of U.S. Senators by the People"
 
 
20
An Open Letter to the Legislative Assembly of Oregon
 
 
21
"A Birth Day Present to Homer 38 Years Old"
 
 
22
"Reminiscences" [possibly about T.W. Davenport's father, Benjamin]
 
   
Subseries D:  Memoirs and Character Sketches
 
 
23
Handwritten memoir of Timothy Woodbridge Davenport (Part 1)
 
 
24
Handwritten memoir of Timothy Woodbridge Davenport (Part 2)
 
 
25
Handwritten memoir of Timothy Woodbridge Davenport (Part 3)
 
 
26
Handwritten memoir of Timothy Woodbridge Davenport (Part 4)
 
 
27
Handwritten memoir of Timothy Woodbridge Davenport (Part 5)
 
 
28
Handwritten memoir of Timothy Woodbridge Davenport (Part 6)
  January 27, 1898
 
29
Handwritten memoir of Timothy Woodbridge Davenport (Part 7)
 
 
30
Memoirs of Timothy W. Davenport (transcribed)
 
 
31
Typewritten character sketch of Timothy Woodbridge Davenport
 

 

Series II:  Homer Calvin Davenport Papers

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Subseries A1:  Outgoing Correspondence
 
 
box
4
folder
1

Letter to "Adda" Davenport
  January 9, 1891
 
2
Letter to "Adda" Davenport
  January 15, 1891
 
3
Letter to "Adda" Davenport
  June 13, 1892
 
4
Letter to "Adda" Davenport
  August 8, 1892
 
5
Letter to "Adda" Davenport
  March 5, 1896
 
6
Letter to "Adda" Davenport
  September 1, 1906
 
7
Letter to Alice Davenport
  February 9, 1896
 
8
Letter to Alice Davenport
  October 17, 1911
 
9
Letter to Mrs. J.W. Davenport
  April 27, undated
 
10
Letter to Mary Davenport
  October 21, 1910
 
11
Letter to Mary Davenport
  Undated
 
12
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  December 24, 1896
 
13
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  August 1, 1897
 
14
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  March 24, 1902
 
15
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  May 13, 1902
 
16
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  February 3, 1903
 
17
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  April 22, 1903
 
18
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  September 10, 1903
 
19
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  January 8, 1905
 
20
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  January 1, 1906
 
21
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  August 19, 1906
 
22
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  October 13, 1906
 
23
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  December 14, 1906
 
24
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  May 3, 1907
 
25
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  June 1907
 
26
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  July 30, 1907
 
27
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  January 29, 1908
 
28
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  December 12, 1910
 
29
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  Undated
 
30
Letter to Mother
  February 6, 1912
 
31
Letter to Mother and sisters
  June 28, 1911
   
Subseries A2:  Incoming Correspondence
 
 
32
Telegram from A. BrisbaneTelegram from James R. Garfield
  April 29, 1911 May 1, 1911
 
33
Telegram from P.H. D'ArcyTelegrams from Theodore Roosevelt
  May 11, 1911 May 2, 1911
 
34
Letter [proof] from Homer Clyde Davenport
  Undated
 
35
Letter from Department of State
  January 4, 1906
 
36
Letter from Charles W. Fairbanks
  May 2, 1911
 
37
Letter from Charles Dana Gibson
  Undated
 
38
Letter from Ahmut Hafez
  December 24, 1906
 
39
Telegrams from John E. Hedges and Henry George, Jr.
  April 30, 1911
 
40
Letter from Frederic Remington
  Undated
 
41
Letter from C. W. Smith
  May 10, 1911
 
42
Telegram from W. Sulzer, re: T.W. Davenport's deathTelegram from George W. McBride, re: T.W. Davenport's deathTelegrams from Katherine Tingley, re: T.W. Davenport's death
  May 1, 1911 May 4, 1911 May 4, 1911
 
43
Letter from unknown [illegible]
  Undated
   
Subseries B:  Newspaper clippings
 
 
5 1
"The Real American Woman," by Homer Davenport
  March 27, 1911
 
2
"Life Sacrificed to Gold and Cupidity," by Homer Davenport
  March 28, 1911
 
3
"On the Reno Trail," by Homer Davenport
  April 3, 1911
 
4
"King and Athlete," by Homer Davenport
  1911
 
5
"The Day of the Child," by Homer Davenport
  1911
 
6
"Don't Run Across the Street in this Age," by Homer Davenport
  1911
 
7
"Davenport Says Good-Bye"
  May 7, 1912
 
8
"Homer Davenport Dies in New York"
  May 12, 1912
 
9
"Homer Davenport Monument"
  May 22, 1912
 
10
"Homer Davenport Statue Contributions Asked Here," by Otheman Stevens
  July 30, 1923
 
11
"Arab Horses at Pomona"
  July 12, 1925
 
12
"He's Good Enough for Me," by Homer Davenport
  November 6, 1932
 
13
"The Johnsonian Sphinx as Davenport Sees It," by Homer Davenport
 
 
14
Roosevelt drawing by Homer Davenport
 
 
15
"Davenport is Recalled," The Sunday Oregonian
 
 
16
"Mr. Harriman as a Witness," by Homer Davenport
 
 
17
"Roving Sea Gull Brings Romance to Chicken Yard," by Winifred Black
 
 
18
Memorial to Homer Davenport in Oregon Daily Journal
 
 
19
"Up to Oregon People," by Adda Davenport-Martin
 
 
20
"Why Our School Fund is Small"
 
 
21
"Homer Davenport's Biographers"
 
 
22
""Once Overs," by O.O. McIntyre
 
 
23
"Overpopulation," by Guglielmo Ferrero
 
 
24
"Davenport on Mr. Dooley," by Homer Davenport
 
 
25
"Still Waiting," by Homer Davenport
 
 
26
Article re: death of Homer Davenport, incomplete
  November 6, 1932
 
27
Unknown article
 
   
Subseries C:  Memoirs and Character Sketches
 
 
28
Homer Davenport Memoir (84 page typed)
 
 
29
"Homer Davenport, A Character Sketch," by Jean Morris Ellis
 
 
30
Birth Day Present, by T.W. Davenport
  1905
 
31
The Story of Homer Davenport, Unknown author
 
 
32
Chapter V, Unknown author
 
 
33
"If Homer Had Done So," Unknown author
 
 
34
Sketch of Homer Davenport, by Timothy Woodbridge Davenport
 
 
35
Sketch of Homer Davenport, Unknown author
 
 
36
Homer Davenport's Tradition by Adda Davenport
 
 
37
Sketch of Homer Davenport by Adda Davenport
 
   
Subseries C:  Memoirs and Character Sketches
 
 
28
Homer Davenport Memoir (84 page typed, legal size)
 
 
29
Homer Davenport, A Character Sketch, by Jean Morris Ellis
 
 
30
Birth Day Present, by T.W. Davenport
  1905
 
31
The Story of Homer Davenport, Unknown author
 
 
32
Chapter V, Author unknown
 
 
33
"If Homer had done so," Unknown author
 
 
34
Sketch of Homer Davenport by Timothy Woodbridge Davenport
 
 
35
Sketch of Homer Davenport by Unknown Author
 
 
36
Homer Davenport's Tradition by Adda Davenport
 
 
37
Sketch of Homer Davenport by Adda Davenport
 

 

Series III:  Miscellaneous Davenport Family Papers

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Subseries A:  Adelaide Davenport Correspondence
 
 
box
6
folder
1

Letter to Robert Down
  September 12, 1929
 
2
Letter to Robert Down
  September 23, 1929
 
3
Letter to Robert Down
  October 22, 1929
 
4
Letter to Robert Down
  January 31, 1931
 
5
Letter to Robert Down
  August 26, 1930
 
6
Letter to Robert Down
  January 4, 1931
 
7
Questionnaire to Robert Down
 
 
8
Letter to John Raudolf Haynes
  November 23, 1915
 
9
Letter to H.O. Hunter
  November 16, 1929
 
10
Letter to Judge Henry E. McGinn
  June 3, 1934
 
11
Letter to Nattie
  November 17, 1927
 
12
Letter from Ada
  undated
 
13
Letter from Winifred B. Bonfils
  October 24, 1929
 
14
Letter from Florence B. Cartwright
  undated
 
15
Letter from J.W. Crawford
  October 31, 1910
 
16
Letter from David and Mary
  October 16, 1918
 
17
Letter from Robert Down
  September 24, 1929
 
18
Letter from George H. Himes
  January 14, 1924
 
19
Letter from Carroll Warder
  January 22, 1919
   
Subseries B:  Lizzie (Nancy Elizabeth) Davenport Correspondence
 
 
20
Letter to Adelaide Davenport
  May 29, 1893
 
21
Letter to Adda D. Martin
  October 13, 1898
 
22
Letter to Adelaide Davenport
  June 20, 1918
 
23
Letter to Adelaide Davenport
  October 19, 1918
 
24
Letter to Alice
  May 26, 1918
 
25
Letter to Alice
  July 10, 1918
 
26
Letter to Alice
  August 30, 1918
 
27
Telegram from Reakirt
  May 2, 1912
 
28
Telegram from Zada, re: Homer Davenport ill with pneumonia
  April 30, 1912
 
29
Letter from Pasadena Correspondent, re: Homer Davenport’s burial
  May 6, 1912
 
30
Postcard from unknown
 
   
Subseries C:  Timothy Clyde Davenport Correspondence
 
 
31
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  July 16, 1890
 
32
Letter to T.W. Davenport
  October 12, 1890
 
33
Letter to Lizzie Davenport
  September 25, no year
 
34
Letter to Mother
  November 17, 1890
 
35
Letter to Mother
  January 26, no year
 
36
Letter to Parents
  undated
 
37
Letter to Papa and Mamma
  November 18, 1890
 
38
Letter to Papa and Mamma
  November 21, 1890
 
39
Letter to Sister Adda
  undated
 
40
Letter to unknown [Series III, Subseries C, Box 6, Folder 40]
  undated
   
Subseries D:  Miscellaneous Davenport
 
 
41
Letter to "Cousin" from unknown [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 41]
  July 28, 1862
 
42
Letter to H.A. Longhary, from Julia Chandler [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 42]
  March 23, 1871
 
43
Letter from Maria Bradley [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 43]
  December 5, 1890
 
44
Letter to "Mama and Papa," from George Hill [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 44]Letter to Adda from Timothy Woodbridge Davenport [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 44]
  September 27, 1898 September 28, 1898
 
45
Picture drawn by Adelaide Davenport of "Si-eed" [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 45]
  1908
 
46
Letter to Will, from Walt [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 46]
  October 1, 1915
 
47
Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, from Ella H. Durley [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 47]
  January 20, 1919
 
48
Letter to Sissos, from Melmo [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 48]
  October 23, 1927
 
folder
49

Questionnaire for John C. Davenport from Secretary of Oregon Pioneer Association [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 49]
 
 
folder
50

Manuscript, unknown author [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 50]
 
 
51
Postcard to Sarah Davenport, from Cleo and Clara Foster [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 51]
 
 
52
"A Personal Glimpse of Myself:" By Adelaide Davenport Armstrong [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 52]
 
 
53
Homer Davenport Memorial Fund letter and card [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 53]
 
 
54
Memoir by Hazard Stevens [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 54]
 
 
55
The Frederic Remington Monument Fund brochure [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 55]
 
 
56
Poem, "I am bigger and stronger to-day by far," by John W. "Capt. Jack" Crawford [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 56]
 
 
57
Lock of hair and lace in a W.A. Brown, Funeral Director, Los Angeles envelope [Series III, Subseries D, Box 6, Folder 57]
 

 

Series IV:  Photographs

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
7
folder
1

Adelaide Davenport
 
 
2
Adelaide Davenport, W.L. Jones
 
 
3
Adelaide Davenport, profile
 
 
4
Adelaide Davenport, by O.C. Benjamin
 
 
5
Adelaide and Mary Davenport, by Cronise Photo
 
 
6
Adelaide Davenport, Alice and Cleo Davenport, Mattie Gilmour, tinted tintype
 
 
7
Adelaide Davenport, Jimmy Swinnutter, John the Hosteler and monkey
 
 
8
Gloria Davenport, “To her Grand Pa”
  March 8, 1905
 
9
Gloria Davenport and Mildred, “To Sisters, My Beauties,” New York
  1910
 
10
Grandpa Davenport and Aunt Alice
 
 
11
Homer Calvin Davenport, Eastman
 
 
12
Homer Calvin Davenport, Bushnell
 
 
13
Homer Calvin Davenport, New York
  1909
 
14
Homer Calvin Davenport
 
 
15
Homer Calvin Davenport, “Pure desert bred Arab Nedjrau”
 
 
16
Homer Calvin Davenport, Morgan's horse
  ca. 1896
 
17
Homer Calvin Davenport on one of his Morgans
  ca. 1908
 
18
Homer Calvin Davenport and unknown child
 
 
19
Homer Calvin Davenport and Jimmy Swimmerton
 
 
20
Homer Calvin Davenport and Silverton Trombone Band
 
 
21
Homer Calvin Davenport and Baseball team
 
 
22
“The Weird Coffee Tune”
 
 
23
Homer Calvin Davenport (3), and group
 
 
24
Homer Calvin Davenport’s Funeral, by J.D. Drake (2 photographs, one on front and one on back)
  1912
 
25
Homer Calvin Davenport’s Funeral, by J.D. Drake (2 photographs, one on front and one on back)
  1912
 
26
Homer Calvin Davenport and Silverton Marine Band
  November 1884
 
27
Homer Clyde Davenport and his dog, Dick Swiveler
 
 
28
Young Homer Clyde and Bull Dogs
 
 
29
Homer Clyde, Age 3-1/2 years
 
 
30
Homer Clyde, Age 2-1/2
 
 
31
Homer Clyde, Age 22 mo.
 
 
32
Homer Jr., oval
 
 
33
Homer Jr. in double-breasted jacket
 
 
34
Young Homer Clyde Davenport, Homer’s son
 
 
35
Homer Clyde Davenport and Mildred
 
 
36
Homer Clyde Davenport and Mildred, oval
 
 
37
Clyde D., Silverton
 
 
38
Clyde, 17 years
 
 
39
Clyde Davenport
 
 
40
Mary Davenport, young, holding book
 
 
41
Mary Davenport, standing
 
 
42
Mary Davenport, headshot
 
 
43
Mary Davenport, profile
 
 
44
Mary Davenport, in hat
 
 
45
Mary and Cleo Davenport, Ages 7 and 2
 
 
46
Mary Davenport and graduating class of Silverton
 
 
47
Mildred Davenport, 3 year taken on birthday
 
 
48
Mildred Davenport, clutching dress
 
 
49
Mildred Davenport, in hair bow
 
 
50
Mildred Davenport Riding on Arab Mare
 
 
51
Mildred Davenport and Gloria
 
 
52
Orla Davenport, in hairnet, 16 years
 
 
2 copies
 
53
Julie Bernard
  March 22, 1921
 
54
Jean Morris Ellis
 
 
55
Nancy Elizabeth Gilmour
 
 
2 copies
 
56
Alice and Jessica Jacobs
 
 
57
Aunt Lucinda
 
 
58
Jules Pages, Paris, August
 
 
59
Edgar Seldon
  July 11, 1911
 
60
A.W. Smith
 
 
61
Marshall P. Wilder
  August 6, 1911
 
62
Lady Amherst Pheasant
 
 
63
Ho-Ki pheasant, Wild Java peacock, Reeves pheasant and a Plaud goose, New Zealand
 
 
64
Man on Arab Stallion, with story on back
 
 
65
Horses and Donkey
 
 
66
Silverton
  1865
 
67
Silverton
  1907
 
68
Negatives
 
 
69
Negatives of Davenport cartoons
 
 
70
Sculpture by Adelaide Davenport
 
 
71
“Arabian” Sculpture
 
 
72
Original Davenport cartoons for sale, with letter
  September 1966
 
2 photos
 
8 1
Adelaide Davenport
 
 
2
Homer Davenport
 
 
3
John C. Davenport
 
 
4
John C. Davenport, profile
 
 
5
Bust of T.W. Davenport by Adelaide Davenport
 
 
6
Sarah Davenport, Age 68 (tintype)
  June 24, 1871
 
7
Sarah Davenport, with book
 
 
8
Timothy Davenport, as a young man (carte de visite)
 
 
9
Timothy Davenport (carte de visite)
 
 
10
Timothy Davenport with Jean Morris Ellis
 
 
11
Timothy Davenport and Mrs. Davenport
 
 
12
Timothy Davenport looking at a memorial
 
 
13
Timothy Davenport bust by Adelaide
 
 
14
Walter Davenport
 
 
15
Harrison Fisher
  1910
 
16
Robert Fitzsimmons (boxer) with T.W. Davenport
 
 
17
Robert Fitzsimmons (boxer) Autographed
 
 
18
Thomas Lipton
  October 7, 1903
 
19
Lillian Russell, Autographed, to Homer Davenport
 
 
20
Lillian Russell, Autographed, to Homer Davenport
 
 
21
Lillian Russell, Autographed, to Homer Davenport
  1906
 
22
William Taft, Autographed
  1908
 
23
Professor Wahemen
 
 
24
House in Silverton, Oregon with T.W. Davenport and others
 
 
25
House in Silverton, Oregon, Davenport Home
 
 
26
“One of the World’s Fair Arabians”
 
 
27
5 pictures of woman dressed in Asian clothing (possibly Mary Davenport)
 
 
28
Autographed picture of woman, to Homer Davenport
 
 
29
Autographed picture of Alice Longworth
  June 5, 1909
 
30
Autographed picture of Philander Colfax
  May 24, 1909

 

Series V:  Oversize

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Subseries A:  Photographs
 
 
box
9
folder
1

T.W. Davenport
 
 
2
T.W. Davenport et al.
 
 
3
Judge Waldo, Homer Davenport, FX Matthews, T.W. Davenport
  1905
 
4
T.W., Homer and Homer Davenport Jr.
 
 
5
Homer and Daisy in buggy
 
 
6
Homer Clyde Davenport and horse
 
 
7
Bert Gur and young Homer Clyde Davenport
  ca. 1898-1899
 
8
Homer Davenport
 
 
9
Homer Davenport with his horse
 
 
10
Homer with son Homer Clyde, Daisy with daughter, Mildred
 
 
11
Theodore Roosevelt (autographed), to Homer Davenport
  May 21, 1905
 
12
Thomas Edison (autographed)
 
 
13
Homer Davenport’s home in New Jersey
 
 
14
Davenport Home in Silverton, Oregon
 
 
15
Clyde Davenport
 
 
16
Autographed photograph of Joseph Cannon
 
 
17
Autographed photograph to Homer Davenport
 
 
18
Group photo
 
 
19
President McKinley and Charles W. Fairbanks
  November 14, 1907
 
10 1
T.W. Davenport and young Homer Clyde
 
 
2
T.W. Davenport with young Homer Clyde
 
 
3
Children in boat on a lake
 
   
Subseries B:  Legal Documents and Awards
 
 
4
Deed, Ralph C. Geer and wife to T.W. Davenport
  November 14, 1907
 
5
Headquarters Fire Department certificate to Homer Davenport
  May 5, 1908
 
6
U.S.A. Department of State certificate
  July 3, 1906
 
7
Salmagundi Club certificate
  May 3, 1912
 
8
“Homer’s pass to Arabia”
 
   
Subseries C:  Scrapbooks
 
 
9
Scrapbook for T.W. and Homer Davenport
 
 
10
Scrapbook of Homer Davenport
 
 
11
Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings
  December 15, 1897-February 8, 1898
 
12
Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings
  January 29, 1898-June 7, 1898
 
13
Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings
  April 13, 1898-October 2, 1898
 
14
Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings
  April 17, 1899-1911
   
Subseries D:  Newspaper Clippings
 
 
11 1
Davenport, the Journal’s Cartoonist in London / How things look now-a-days to Davenport
 
 
2
This is a Bad Year For the Bosses
 
 
3
Uncle Sam / It Near Killed Uncle / Noah Knickerbocker / Mr. Platt / What’s the Difference Between Being Appointed and Being Elected to the Senate?
 
 
4
James Whitcomb Riley / Make Your Bets Gentlemen / Paderewski’s Revenge / The Dark Ages / The Latest Craze That We All Have, “Talking Politics”
 
 
5
Supporting the World’s Gold / Simpson’s Fall; Roosevelt’s Rise
 
 
6
Platt Seeking to Conciliate / Pesky Things / Here’s To Prosperity / He Thinks I’d Make A Good Mayor / A Row in the Elephant’s House / Prices Advanced for the Benefit of the Workingman / Gen. Benj. F Tracy / Asbury Park’s Prettiest Bathing Girl
 
 
7
Jimmy Martin- You Dirty Boy / Statesman Simpson / How Speaker Reed Controls Debate
 
 
8
Long Distance Telephone Company/ Senator Grady/ Congressman William Sulzer / Senator Murphy / Senator McCarren / Humor of the day That Society May Not Have Seen
 
 
9
Kings in Exile / William Jennings Bryan / “Charlie” Bates
 
 
10
Third Round Knocked Out / Quigg Before the District leaders / The Mayor Spent Much Time Airing His Room / The Treasure Chest / Thomas McCord / Davenport’s Ideas of the Political Happenings of the Day
  October 5, 1897
 
11
Some Thoughtful Patriots / Politics and Society Share Honors Wit The Horse / Tom And Tim / A Sign of the Times / Platt Laughs Last
 
 
12
I Want Yer, Ma Honey, Yes I Do / Platt’s Party Names Wallace Quigg and Willis Meet and Plot Low’s Overthrow / Mr. Howe / Thorn Sat Listlessly All Day / Augustus N. Weller and His Bored Look
 
 
13
Uncle Sam, The “Monk” and His Master/ Who Says he Can’t Run On A Mowing Machines Ticket / Quay Enters the Tepee of the Great Chief / McKinley-Hobart Cannot Hide the Truth / Rep. Crawford
 
 
14
Silver or Gold? / Honest Money from J.P. Morgan
 
 
15
Is That Mr. Quay Going In? / St. John / The (Old) Boy Financer On Free Silver / Academy of Music / Skating Rink / Good-Night
 
 
16
Mark Hanna As He Is and As Davenport Made Him / Big John L. As He Appeared Against Sharkey
 
 
12 1
Homer Davenport’s Idea / Henry Glews /Our Navy, Our Army / Cuba, Under the Heel of Wall Street
 
 
2
The Spanish-American Situation / Never Touched Him / Article By W. Hearst
 
 
3
George Dewey, American / The Circus We Always Have With Us
 
 
4
Article-Two or More Wives
 
 
5
A Condition, Not A Theory / How Davenport Sees London
 
 
6
Article- Breeding Arabian Horses in the California Desert
 
 
7
When Davenport’s in Silverton
 
 
8
He Will Back It Up / A Six Day Race of Torture / Heroes of the War No. 1 / Heroes of the War No. 2
 
 
9
There Will Be A Hot Time In the Old Town To-Day! / Mr. Crocker Thinking / The Spanish Navy
 
 
10
How is Mr. Pulitzer/ Mr. Platt According to Cartoonist Davenport / Corey Regards the Peach with Curiosity / Quigg-Low / Jeremy Owens / State Chairman Hackett
 
 
11
The New National Gold Party / He Thought We’d Fool Him But We Didn’t / Now for Prosperity / The Platt and Black Teams in Tug of War / Crooked Claw, The Pawnee, Talks of Chances / Lauterbach Admits He Is Back in the Fight
 
 
12
A Modest Proposal/ Now You See It and Now You Don’t / A Humble Petition / The Leaning Tower of Plattism / Hanna / How Dingley Looks
 
 
13
Senator Stewart, Who is a Hot Poet / Col. James Hamilton Lewis / Mr. Platt Gets the President’s Ear / As Platt Would Like It / How We Should Help Cuba / James Hude Beekman / Joyce Taking A Bounder
 
 
14
Anti-Cartoon Bill, They Never Liked Cartoons / Croker returns to Yankee Soil / It Is To Laugh / Your Honor I Have Seen These Women At All Hours of the Night / Deliver Us From The Kansas? Mr. Sizer
 
 
15
The Dead Instructing The Living / A Buzzard Punctured / The Great White Filibuster / In A Hole / Singular Backsliding of the High Mr. Low
 
 
16
Satan Rebuking Sin/ Senator Morgan/ Uncle Sam- It’s About Time I Put An End To This / Uncle Sam- Pardon Me Mr. Havemeyer / Jake Patterson, Gives Heed To Quigg / Wicked Gibbs is Athirst
 
 
17
Platt Was There In Spirit / Havemeyer and Searles Listen To The Sugar of Lawyers / Their Share / The Trusts / Why The Easy Boss is Uneasy / Senator Mitchell / Secretary Alger
 
 
18
Quigg Was There In Person / What Should We Do Next For The Good Of The Masses? / He Didn’t Know T’was Loaded / Divine Healer / War dance in the House of Representatives / Senator Wetmore / Articles- Sherman Against Expansion, Washington’s Glory Gone, McKinley Leans Spainward, W.J. Bryan Accepts the Trust, Pennsylvania’s Hungry Slaves of the Mine
 
 
19
The Cornfield Handshake / M.M. Ester / Republican Convention
 
 
20
How Prosperity Struck The Land / Phil May’s Gutter-Snipes / Quigg Ponders / Lauterbach Feels wronged / The Arrival of the Great Chinaman / Thorn an Accessory / McKinley- Advanced Agents of Prosperity / Senator Hannon is Attentive / Mr. Simpson Spoke for 7 And A Half Minutes
 
 
21
“I Met Hanna Again And He Said He Was Glad”-Davenport / Hill Has Spoken / Joseph H. Choate, the Defender of the Trusts / A Jury That Ought To Please Mr. Choate / A War With Spain? / Vote for McKinley and Prosperity / Hanna, Dingley and Aldrich Secretly Confer / Pepper Box Chandler, Rises to a Question
 
 
22
Illustrating A Tale That Is True With A Moral That Is New / Grover Goes A-Gunning / The Kind of Candidate Mr. Crocker Would Like / Van Wyck for Mayor / The New Baby Elephant in the Political Zoo
 
 
13 1
When A Man Hunts Tigers He Doesn’t Care for Other Game
 
 
2
A Cartoonist Diary- On the Events of the Past Week As Seen by Davenport / Homer davenport Cartoonist / I Guess the Powers Wont Interfere if I stop that
 
 
3
One of Oregon’s Most Wonderful Products / Squaring the Account / Forward March / The Stern face of Victory
 
 
4
Jim Corrbet as He Looks To-Day / Homer Davenport Dons / Keep your Peanuts and Meat to Yourselves
 
 
5
Davenport Goes the Limit with Kid M’Coy, But Claims He Wasn’t Treated Right / Training For The Fall Campaign / Germany will Erect this Statue to Bismark
 
 
6
An International Hymn / Making Use Of Him While They Have Him / How Have The Great Man Shrunk What Artist Swinnerton at Coney Island
 
 
7
A Marion County Boy’s Fame
 
 
8
The Wonderful Canal That Black Built /Pizen Tom At Play / Singular Timidity of a Steed
 
 
9
War Heroes, No. 3 / The Kind of Smoking That Hurts / Training for the fall campaign/ Decoration Day, 1899 / Dog days in the Torture Chamber / Too Hot For Politics
 
 
10
No Wonder Sharkey Swings / The Race and Brutal Baboon of the Desert
 
 
11
No Assistance Wanted / Old Money Bags is a Bit Nervous
 
 
12
The Last days of Spain / The Old Man Refuses to be Comforted / Spain’s Ships Would Never Brave this Coast
 
 
13
Davenport’s Wall Street Studies No. 4, 5, 6, 7 / Who said War
 
 
14
Cartoonist Davenport’s Impressions of the Great Beef Conspiracy Against Our Soldiers Health / Armed with Nothin’ But Red Light Whiskey / Articles- Should married Women Follow Professional careers, The man with the hoe
 
 
15
Would Dewey like this?/ The Gauntlet is Down / Fitzsimmons Head by Davenport / Presidential Possibilities / It Is To Laugh / A Question Answered
 
 
16
Once More The Power Of The Press / Uncle Sam And Uncle George Agree / Presidential Possibilities / A Job for Grover
 
 
17
The Great Issue for 1900 / I Wish The Circus Was Over / John Clark, In Thought
 
 
18
Article- Deyr, Oldest Arabian Horse in America, Dies
 
 
19
Davenport in the Syrian Desert
 
 
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Our Best Citizenship / Irreparable Loss / The Cuban Mother / Article- The White Mouse in the White House
 
 
21
Homer Davenport Inquires / Like a Chicken With it’s Head Off / The Red Tape Nurse / Davenport Pictures Kelly-Sullivan Fight
 
 
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A Recent Incident of Democratic Life at Saratoga / After the War Wave Rolled back / That’s the Mayor / Honor the Gunner
 
 
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Article from Oregon Journal: October 10, 1937. “Davenports First Model
  October 10, 1937
 
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Davenport Pleads For Animals Tortured to Make Man’s Pleasure
 
 
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Article and Drawings by Homer Davenport in the Evening Mail, "From East to West 60 Years Ago and Now"
  September 11, 1909
 
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Article-Homer Davenport and some of the Magnificent Horses He Brought from Arabia
 
 
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Los Angeles Examiner
  September 5, 1934
 
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Which is Better, To Slay or to Study?
 
 
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The Oregonian Sunday Magazine, Picture and drawings of Homer Davenport
  October 30, 1949
 
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Murderer a Gentleman Compared to the Kidnapper / Article- A plea for the Horse, with handwritten note on side
 
 
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Article- Homer Davenport’s Genius Shown First By Work for the Oregonian
 
 
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Article- Marriage Combination Travesty In My Case, Says Homer Davenport
 
 
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Speaker Champ Clark / Article by Homer Davenport
 
 
12
Martyrs to Avarice and Indifference
 
 
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Article- History’s Twelve Greatest Dates
 
 
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Articles- Los Angeles Times
  May 18, 1932
 
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Articles- Los Angeles Times
  March 8, 1925
 
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Article- Sunday Oregonian, “Homer Davenport: Went South With Banner Of West"
  January 28, 1945
 
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A Plea for Man’s Most Faithful Friend
 
 
18
From East to West, 60 Years Ago and Now
 
 
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In The Globe, A Series of Cartoons, beginning to-morrow, by Homer Davenport
  December 9, 1910
 
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Lets Buy Mother A New Axe
 
 
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Which is Better, To Slay or To Study?
 
 
22
Hanna Forced Out Of Power
 
 
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The Best Dog Story That Davenport Ever Told
 
 
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The Hearst Papers’ 50 Year Fight With the Nicaraguan Canal
 
 
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A Little Flirtation
 
 
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No Personal Heroism / McKinely Snubs /Holding them up to Public Scorn
 
 
3
Facsimile of Bismarck’s letter / Congressman W.D. Bynum of Indiana / Williams and McKinley / Hanna Safe
 
 
4
Mr. Bryan pleased / Collis, Assailed by Reynolds / Getting Acquainted / Fair Minded Society Cheers an English Winner
 
 
5
Vacation Series Sketch No. 1, 2, 3 / Confession up to date / Gen Tracy is in the race For Good
 
 
6
Hard Luck, McClellan / The Secret of Mr. Bryan’s Voice / Paul Lawrence Dunbar
 
 
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Why Will He Wait Till It Breaks? / Gold Bites the Dust
 
 
8
Captain Dodd’s Display of Tricky Troopers at the Madison Square Garden / Articles- An outside Judgment / The Prophesies of the press with the Quotations of the Stock Exchange / Are the American People Simpletons
 
 
9
Thomas C. Platt As Seen by the Caricaturists of the Day / Some More Types / The Adjutant Boss / Thou Wert that all to me / Canvassed
 
 
10
Indiana / George Du Maurier
 
 
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Some Attitudes of Governor John P. Altgeld at the Cooper Union meeting / Lauterbach and Quigg / Hanna (Expostulating)
 
 
12
Preliminary Practice at Lakewood / Ready for Business / Fitzsimmons Observes the Courtesy of the Highway and says “Good Morning, gents.”
 
 
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Strengthening Platt’s Quigg / M’Kinley’s Eye On A New Term
 
 
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Mr. Hill of Humbolt / Alvinza Hayward’s Breastplate / Hanna Moves A Public Building Bill / Major Gillis / Quay and Hanna / Morehouse / The Shaming of Morehouse / Mr. Pulitzer at the Morgue / The Awful Tyranny of Speaker Reed
 
 
15
Where Mr. Hanna Stands on the Labor Question / Estee Holding his reception / Uncle Sam: “Accident?”
 
 
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Mr. Bryan Speaking in Front of the City Hall at Albany / Scrambling back / Sixteen to One
 
 
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James J. Martin / John C. Sheehan / James P. Keating / Ex-Mayor Malloy of Troy / Henry D. Purroy / James W. Boyle and Ex-Judge White / Senator Butler, of South Carolina / Hanna is Obliged to Invent One for Bryan / Where Mr. Hanna Stands on the Labor Question
 
 
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It’s Strong Against Low and the Union / Bound to See McKinley into the White House / Washington characters as Kemble Sees Them / Mr. Bailey of Texas / “Wicked” Fred Gibbs / Colonel Tom Coakley / The Daily Round in Corbet’s Training Quarters, as Davenport Sees It / Corbett As He Appears to Davenport / Fighting Tiger
 
 
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A Man Well In Hand / What Stricken One has Me Uplifted / C. Henry Genslinger and His Mis Stars / To Heavy a Load to Carry / The Doubtful States by Counties---- Kentucky For Bryan
 
 
20
The Push And Its Obstacles / J. E. David / Davenport’s Impressions of the Horse Show
 
 
21
Senator Jones, of Arkansas / Senator Hill of New York / He Would Make Our Tariff
 
 
22
Nelson W. Dingley / Bringing in the Heavy-Weight / Homer Davenport in Paris
 
 
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The Final Charge of the Buncombe Brigade / How Can He Loose Me
 
 
24
Low to Cleveland / Low’s Letter / Stand back I Will Take Care Of This Old Man / Wont Someone Please Give Me A Canadite
 
 
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A Pull That Proved Stronger Than The Blinds Pool’s / There’s a Hot Time in the Old Tent To-Night
 
 
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The Blow It Near Killed Father / A Few Really Pertinent Question / Naughty Lona and Husband
 
 
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Three Old Sports From Oklahoma/ Uncle Sam: “That D--- Parrot Can’t Talk
 
 
2
Three Old Sports From Oklahoma / Uncle Sam: “That D--- Parrot Can’t Talk
 
 
3
Fitzsimmons as He Appears to Homer Davenport
 
 
4
Alas! Poor Fido! / The Press To the Rescue / Calling Out the Reserves / De Lome Joins the Pulitzer / See That Hump
 
 
5
Some of the People Seen By Davenport At the Saratoga Convention
 
 
6
I am a Democrat Perhaps
 
 
7
Alfred Henry Lewis / Mr. Davenport at Work / Mr. Johnson told Me I Could Use His Studio / Dingley
 
 
8
A Man of Mark / A Fable for Both Kinds Of Democrats
 
 
9
A Winner / Mark Hanna and His Protégé
 
 
10
The Gold Standard/ Hanna to the Voter / Hanna / Tom Reed / John M. Palmer / Scene and Incidents During the Dixon-White Fight at the Broadway
 
 
11
Democracy- It’s about time to Scratch Off That Score / Two Prominent Figures At Buffalo
 
 
12
If You See It In The Sun You’re Lucky/ Did He Fall Or Was He Pushed?/ Sending Quigg to Strong/ Elephant
 
 
13
Alvinza Hayward and His Moffet Listened Eagerly / Senator Voorheis of Amandor / Here’s to You / Increased Activity Among The “Active Members.” / Elise Searing
 
 
14
Strike Talk Often Leads To A Lockout / The Nations Hero / Will The People Vote To Make It Real
 
 
15
The Foul Power Of The Trusts At Washington / A Composite of the House / A Composite Picture of the U.S. Senate / What Arbitration Means For Uncle Sam / Quay Brooding over The Question / No, William: Nothing More At Present, Thank You / Beckley Gets a High One
 
 
16
Vacation Series 4, 5, 6 / Lou Payn / Mr. Platt Thinks There’s Too Much Sameness About This Procession / The Situation Is Obvious
 
 
17
Infant Industry Mack / Senator Percy Henderson / Senator Dunn / Uncle Sam: How They Did Fool Me and the People / Some Fun In Registration Day Doings
 
 
18
When Stuff Meets Stuff / Some Ink Splashes at the Walcott-“Scaldy Bill” Fight
 
 
19
The Paynful Situation At Albany / The republican Senators Hear of Havemeyer’s Escape / Sheehan Calling the Convention to Order / Principal persons Connected with the International Arbitrary Treaty
 
 
20
A Democratic Rise In Ohio / A Diminutive Chip of The Old Block / The Artistic Set In Paris- As Seen By Homer Davenport / Can Black Land Him?/ The Bridegroom, Senator Platt / All Hands Against The Biggest Boss / The Three at the Left Are Opposing The Three at the Right
 
 
21
A Venetian Episode / Platt Revives Strong and War begins / Sherman is McKinley’s Bogie
 
 
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An Artist’s Tribute to the Memory of His Father
 
 
2
14,00 Miles, 500 Speeches, and Mr. Bryan still as vigorous as ever
 
 
3
Croker Sings: “Oh, Come, My Love, to Me,” We May Not Abide by the Result / We May Not Abide by the Result, Strong and Quigg Discuss the Prospects of Low’s Withdrawal, Mr. Buck Duke’s “Niggah” Friend
 
 
4
An Ideal Cabinet for a Plutocratic President, The “Push” and its obstacles, _____ states by counties-- no.2—Ohio
 
 
5
He did it-But it was death to the mule, The Elephant no goes round and round, the band begins to play, Some types of the horseshow face
 
 
6
Crispi Thinks It an Example for Italy
 
 
7
Let’s Have a Little Fun with Him, General Rejoicing After the Nomination
 
 
8
Men I Have Sketched
  1911
 
9
John Davenport, Colfax, With “Chinned” Beard
 
 
10
The Saturday Evening Mail cover
  July 14, 1906
 
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Dog Stories By Davenport, I. ‘Old Fly’
  February 12, 1907
 
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Dog Stories By Davenport, II. Bob and Pup
  February 13, 1907
 
13
Dog Stories By Davenport, III. Prince the Martyr
  February 14, 1907
 
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“Given An Ovation, Homer Davenport Lectures at the White Temple"
  sometime after 1906
 
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