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George B. Baldwin Jr. papers
George B. Baldwin Jr. (1876-1949) was the son of George B. Baldwin Sr., who purchased land in several states from 1885 to 1898. Baldwin, with his brother Charles, assumed the Baldwin Land Co. in 1907, and the Baldwin Corporation was incorporated in 1917. Collection includes Oregon timber holdings of the estate of George Baldwin, with maps, photos, and inventories of timber types, and history of the Baldwin Corporation.
Lola Greene Baldwin collection
Papers, photographs, and scrapbooks of Lola Greene Baldwin, Portland, Oregon's first policewoman, compiled by Marian E. Hays.
Baldwin Sheep and Land Company records
The Baldwin Sheep & Land Company, 1873-1910
Photocopy typescript master of arts thesis by Dorothy D. Hirsch, regarding the history of Baldwin Sheep and Land Company and the wool industry in Oregon.
John Ball papers
Papers of John Ball (1794-1884), including ones relating to his meteorological and geological observations of the Northwest, and correspondence of his daughters with others about Ball and his papers. Ball accompanied Nathaniel J. Wyeth's 1832 expedition to Oregon, worked as a teacher for John McLoughlin, and briefly farmed in French Prairie before returning to the eastern United States in late 1833.
Rufus Ball papers
Receipt for payment on a donation land claim, Washington County, Oregon, 1855.
Oral history interview with Forrest E. Balliet
Oral history interview with Forrest E. Balliet conducted by Roberta Watts on March 2, 1978. Balliet discusses his life as a seasonal farm and ranch worker, and talks about his experiences in the U.S. Army in France during World War I.
Myra Ballon papers
Collection includes a manuscript letter to Myra Ballon, 1900, regarding the Portland Street Fair and Carnival; a typescript letter to O. R. Ballon from Fairmount Nurseries, 1901, discussing hedge fences; and a typescript letter to Myra Ballon from the National Irrigation Congress, 1909, asking Ballon to become a delegate.
Oral history interview with Monte Ballou
Oral history interview with Monte Ballou conducted by Linda S. Dodds on September 16, 1980. Ballou was a jazz musician in Portland, Oregon.
Bancroft, Nunn, and Trevett family papers
Papers and photographs of the related Bancroft, Nunn, and Trevett families. Theodore Brooks Trevett (1832-1901) came to Oregon in 1850, and in 1865 married Mary Melissa "Lissie" Bancroft (1837-1933), who had previously lived at Fort Simcoe, Washington Territory. Their daughter Emily Bancroft Trevett (1867-1958) married English-born oculist Richard K. Nunn (1859-1920) in 1901.