Box 4

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Written on Conservatory of Music letterhead.

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Includes an example of the Medical Department letterhead.

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Witch Hazel Farm is mentioned in the documents.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Willamette University Business records consist of correspondence, receipts, ledgers, reports, deeds, and mortgages related to the University and its operations.Among the correspondence of this collection are requests for donations, and letters of remittance that help document the University's financial difficulties throughout the early decades and at the turn of the 20th century. Additional topics of interest include annual reports, faculty appointments, and admission...

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Includes petitions to retain Presidents Gatch and Lambert and to use rooms in the basement for living quarters.

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Contains resignations due to the financial trouble of the University, including Thomas M. Gatch's resignation.

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Contains a letter from F. P. Tower who was in Baltimore regarding his wife's illness. Also includes letters regarding taxes on land near Tacoma, Washington and land mortgages and sales.

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Topics include land in Thurston County, Washington assessed to Willamette University and subsequently sold and land mortgaged to George Himes.

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Includes a letter regarding a perpetual scholarship held by R. Reid and an agreement with James Wilbur on the Sherman estate near Walla Walla, Washington.

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Includes a letter from Robert W. Hill offering to buy the land under the Women's College, letters regarding use of gravel and land owned by the Oregon & California Railroad, a letter from F. P. Tower regarding the deed for the Portland Medical College property, and a letter from A. A. MacKlempen regarding the medical college.