Ora Hoskins papers
Scope and Contents
This materials in this collection are divided into two categories: post office materials and personal papers. The post office materials consist of records from the Portage Post Office, including registers of money orders, window registration books, delivery registers, cashbooks, and a register of transit and delivered mail. Also in this series is an unpublished work entitled, "History of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States: Utah Chapter" compiled by Eleen T. Wilson in 1969, as well as and a set of rubber stamps from the post office and a scrapbook with pictures of Utah postmasters. Personal papers include genealogies and family histories, travel memorabilia, and address books.
Dates
- 1890-1988
Creator
- Hoskins, Ora K., 1906-1983. (Person)
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Ora Hoskins papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives Department Head.
Biographical Note
Ora K. Hoskins (1906-1983) was the postmaster in Portage, Utah, a community located just west of Interstate 15 at the very north end of Utah.
Extent
1 Box (0.5 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection consists of post office materials and family histories collected by Ora Hoskins.
Arrangement
Arranged by document type.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 1998 by Shannon R. Hoskins.
Processing Information
Processed in August of 2012.
Creator
- Hoskins, Ora K., 1906-1983. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Ora Hoskins papers 1890-1988
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Melissa Allen and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- ©2012
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
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