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Chiefly letters received by Margaret E. Pierce after the death of her husband, Capt. Henry Hubbard Pierce. The majority of these are from either Isabella or Col. (later Gen.) Henry A. Morrow. Their primary concern is to console and offer Mrs. Pierce comfort in her grief and provide reassurance concerning her future financial independence. The collection also contains clippings regarding Pierce's death, various official orders issued at Vancouver Barracks concerning his death; a photograph (ca. 1915) possibly of Mrs. Pierce; and a copy of "Officers of the Army and families of offices residing in the District of Columbia" (1915 Nov. 5), in which Mrs. Pierce is listed. Also includes copy of the complete "Widow's Pension" application

The Edwin F. Glenn letters comprise over 150 retained carbon copies of typewritten letters, bound together, written by Glenn to friends, family members, and fellow Army and Navy officers. In the letters, Glenn details his family life, writes of legal and business matters, discusses Freemason activities, and describes his attitudes to political events, particularly the 1896 William McKinley-William Jennings Bryan presidential election

The Richard V. Ageton Sr. collection consists of photos taken during World War I in locations such as Oregon, Washington State, Washington D.C., and San Francisco. There are also photos of the Spruce Production Division (S.P.D.), which show the logging of spruce trees in the Pacific Northwest and the S.P.D. logging camps. Several soldiers are identified throughout these photos. The collection also contains photos of President Wilson's "home coming" parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in 1919. Included with the photographs is a booklet of cartoons

Records of the schooner Cadboro, operating in the Oregon Territory. Contains: accounts, 1843-1844, including inventory, 1843 January 1; James Scarborough account of trade and debts to Fort Vancouver, Washington; dimensions of steamer Beaver's masts; journal, 1843 July 1-November 4; and accounts, 1844 December 14-1847 March 26. Includes typed transcripts of selected records

Photocopy manuscript letters to his sister Mary, August 27 and September 11, 1887, written while he was seeking to practice medicine at the Vancouver Barracks, Washington Territory; Photocopy extract from "The Era", Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, December 6, 1893, regarding his recent settlement in the area and his professional background

The collection consists of several sets of slides covering the following events sponsored by CPNWS: the People of the Cedar exhibit; the Lieutenant Warre exhibit; Paul Kane drawings; Fort Vancouver in 1846; Coast Artillery including images of Ft. Casey on Whidbey Island and Ft. Warden at Port Townsend; and the move of the Bellingham Bay Improvement Company records from downtown Bellingham to CPNWS -- Although the slides were taken at events in the 1970s and 1980s, some of the images depict documents that date much earlier

Collection of 51 letters sent to Rodney Mason from his brother Edwin Cooley Mason and mother Minerva Needham Mason, 1875-1878. The letters were sent as the pair travelled from Newport Barracks, Kentucky; Columbus Barracks, Ohio; Fort Vancouver, Washington; and Portland, Oregon; and document the Edwin Cooley Mason's service in the 21st Infantry Regiment of the Department of Columbia

The Charles A. Johnson papers consist of orders and a letter regarding his service in the 14th Infantry Regiment. The orders reference his assignments at Vancouver Barracks, Washington, but also address activities at Fort Douglas, Utah Territory, and Camp Robinson, Nebraska. The papers also include a transcript of an 1890 petition sent to the president of the United States by the governor, legislators, and other political figures of the state of Washington requesting Johnson's appointment to Office of the Commissary of Subsistence, United States (U.S.) Army

The early letters describe his activities while a member of the Isaac Ingalls Stevens' party to explore a route for the Pacific Railroad, life at Fort Vancouver, the collecting of specimens and gold washing. Later letters relate to his work for the Smithsonian, to social life in Washingtrn, D.C., and to his work in San Francisco with the U.S. Geological Survey

The John Work correspondence and journals consists solely of transcripts (typewritten) of selected original documents held in the BC Archives, Victoria, British Columbia (formerly known as the Provincial Archives). Among these items are outgoing letters (1848-1862) and journals (1823-1833), relating to Work's activities at various company settlements, including Fort Vancouver, Washington, Fort Colville, Washington, Spokane House, Washington, Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Fort Nisqually, Washington, and Fort Victoria, British Columbia