Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Joseph J. Hittinger Letters

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0288
Creators:
Hittinger, Joseph J.
Dates:
1921-1923
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
1 folder
Repository:
Container:
1

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Five letters from Joseph J. Hittinger, Eugene, Oregon to a friend named Belote indicate that Belote was a staff member of the National Museum in Washington, D.C. and that the two men have mutual professional and personal friends. The letters, to which no replies are available, include professional gossip, numerous references to Mr. Hittinger's interest in fishing, references to the Four Powers Conference in Washington, to a possible exposition in Portland, Oregon in 1925 and to a theater disaster in Washington. Among the personal items mentioned are several trips, lost baggage, Christmas holidays, and family illnesses.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Five letters from Joseph J. Hittinger, Eugene, Oregon to a friend named Belote indicate that Belote was a staff member of the National Museum in Washington, D.C. and that the two men have mutual professional and personal friends. The letters, to which no replies are available, include professional gossip, numerous references to Mr. Hittinger's interest in fishing, references to the Four Powers Conference in Washington, to a possible exposition in Portland, Oregon in 1925 and to a theater disaster in Washington.
Among the personal items mentioned are several trips, lost baggage, Christmas holidays, and family illnesses.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Custodial History
This collection was transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Armed Forces History (now Division of Political and Military History), January 1988.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Center, NMAH staff.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Joseph J. Hittinger Letters, 1921-1923, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Conferences -- Politics -- 1920-1930 -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Eugene (Oregon) -- 1920-1930 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Washington (D.C.) -- 1920-1930 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Disasters -- 1920-1930 -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Expositions -- 1920-1930 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Exhibitions -- 1920-1930 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Letters Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fishing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Oregon -- 1920-1930 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museums -- 1920-1930 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Theaters -- Accidents -- 1920-1930 -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Portland (Oregon) -- 1920-1930 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Armed Forces Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Belote Family Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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