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Guide to the Karl Onthank Family Papers 1829-1969

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Title Guide to the Karl Onthank Family Papers 1829-1969
Subject Conservation of natural resources--Oregon; Environmental protection--Oregon; Colleges and Universities; Diaries; Environmental Conditions; Oregon; Parks and Playgrounds; Photographs; Sports and Recreation
Description Karl Onthank worked on the staff of the University of Oregon from 1916 to 1957. Onthank and his wife, Ruth, were active conservationists. The collection consists of family history and personal correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs.; Biographical/Historical note; Born in Vineland, New Jersey in 1890, Karl Onthank moved to Hood River, Oregon with his family when he was thirteen. He entered the University of Oregon in 1909 and graduated in 1913. Onthank married Ruth McLaren in 1915. After...
Publisher Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries
Date 1829/1969
Rights Collection is open to the public.; Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.; 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 collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.; Archival material may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws and other regulations.; Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g. a cause of action for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Oregon assumes no responsibility.; If a researcher finds sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the reading room staff.
Type Collection collection
Identifier http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71495
Language eng
Format 7.5 linear feet; 5 containers
Coverage 1829-1969

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