Letter from Francis and Caroline Denison to their sister-in-law, Mary Denison Lyman. Caroline discusses her travels and the death of her young son, William.
Letter from C.C. Creegan, Secretary of the New York Home Missionary Society, G.F. Wells. He suggests Horace Lyman and A.L. Drew to fill a position as a minister in New York.
Letter from Henry Winslow Corbett, Pacific University Treasurer, to Reverend Horace Lyman. He discusses finances and receipts, which he is also sending.
Letter from Ada Coburn, probably to one of the Lyman daughters. She discusses vacation possibilities and attending Pacific University's commencement ceremony.
Letter from Horace M. Clark to Reverend Horace Lyman. He requests information about the spiritual and economic states of Oregon, hoping to move his family west.
Letter from Cassy to her friend, Mary Denison Lyman. She discusses her son's illness during the winter and the trivial squabbling of her neighbors during the Civil War.
Letter from Willis S. Beecher likely to Reverend Horace Lyman from the Auburn Theological Seminary. He requests information for his seminary's Historical Catalogue and states that he is enclosing a list of people.
Two items advertising "Dr. Wm. T. Probert's Malarial Remedy," which was supposed to treat symptoms of malaria as well as bilious fever, typhoid, liver complaints "and all other malarial diseases." The first item is the cover of a pamphlet for the medicine; the second is an advertisement in the form of a letter. The letter is pitched to ministers, who were being asked to become agents for the medicine and to sell the pills on commission. These items are part of the papers of the Lyman Family of Forest Grove, Oregon, whose members included several Congregationalist ministers.
An advertisement in the form of a letter addressed to the State Board of Education of the State of Oregon, listing textbooks available for purchase from A. L. Bancroft & Co., a publisher in San Francisco. The textbooks are on grammar, arithmetic, history, geography and other subjects. This item is part of the papers of the Lyman Family of Forest Grove, which included several members involved in education in Forest Grove.
A blank receipt for a payment from the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. This item is part of the papers of the Lyman Family of Forest Grove, Oregon. One of their members was likely an agent for this company.
A price list for elementary textbooks in reading and spelling from the "Eclectic Educational Series" distributed by the company Wilson, Hinkle & Co. Textbooks include McGuffey's readers, DeWolf's speller, and others. This advertisement is part of the papers of the Lyman Family of Forest Grove, Oregon, which included several members involved in education.
A card with a hand-colored floral illustration of sweet peas, a white iris and other flowers, accompanied by a verse of scripture from Isaiah 12:3. This item is part of the papers of the Lyman Family of Forest Grove, Oregon, which included several members involved in Congregational Church ministry.
An advertisement issued by the Oregon Bible Society, which was an auxiliary to the national organization, the American Bible Society. The society's main purpose was to distribute copies of the Bible and other religious tracts. This advertisement encourages Oregonians to buy their publications and to assist in other charitable work.
This item is part of the papers of the Lyman Family of Forest Grove, Oregon. The family included several members involved in Congregational Church ministry and education in Oregon.
Letter from George H. Atkinson to Reverend Horace Lyman. He discusses the funds to be sent to Reverend Lyman for teaching Mathematics at Pacific University in 1866.
A clipped newspaper article titled 'The Clerical Kiss,' telling a humorous story about a woman named Dominie Brown who was courted by a minister. This item is part of the papers of the Lyman Family of Forest Grove, Oregon. The family included several members involved in Congregational Church ministry and education in Oregon.
A "regular call" sheet dated February 3, 1883, for the Washington Stock Exchange in Washington, D.C. Hand-written values are filled in for numerous stocks and bonds. This item is part of the papers of the Lyman Family of Forest Grove, Oregon. The family included several members involved in Congregational Church ministry and education in Oregon.
