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Abraham Walter Lafferty papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2252
Abstract Abraham Walter Lafferty (1875-1964) practiced law in Portland and was elected as a Republican to the sixty-second and sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1915). He moved to New York City in 1919 and continued the practice of law there until 1933. He returned to Portland and later unsuccessfully ran for political office several times. Papers include letters to E. B. MacNaughton, January 1949, urging Reed College to purchase Calvert Mansion in Riverdale, Maryland; and miscellaneous...
Dates: 1949-1991
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

James Laidlaw consular papers

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Identifier: Coll 913
Abstract

Certificates and letters relating to appointments that James Laidlaw (1847-1913) received as British vice consul and British consul. Laidlaw was a Scottish businessman who moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1871, and who served as British vice consul for Oregon from 1874 to 1895, and as British consul for Oregon, Washington, and Idaho from 1895 until his death.

Dates: 1874-1908
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

James Laidlaw scrapbook

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Identifier: Mss2396
Abstract James Laidlaw (1847-1913) was born in Scotland. Laidlaw arrived in America in 1871 and in 1873 was appointed to the British Consulate for the district of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Scrapbook, 1867-1946, contains biographical sketches, newspaper clippings, etc., regarding the Laidlaw family in England and Scotland; Laidlaw's career as consul; his involvement in the movement to end shanghaiing; and his dispute with Gideon Joubert, a former officer in the Boer army and...
Dates: 1867-1946
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9461
Abstract

Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 10, 1976. Laidlaw was a Roman Catholic priest in Oregon from around 1919 to 1973.

Dates: 1976 June 10
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw

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Identifier: SR 9462
Abstract

Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw conducted by Joseph A. Schiwek on November 11, 1972. Laidlaw discusses the background of his paternal family, the Laidlaws, in Scotland.

Dates: 1972 November 11
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw

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Identifier: SR 69
Abstract

Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw conducted by Sally R. Stout in 1975. Laidlaw discusses the background of his maternal family, particularly the Plowden family, in England and the United States.

Dates: 1975
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Laighton family papers

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Identifier: Mss 2255
Abstract

Collection includes a right of way given by Sarah E. Laighton and J. H. Laighton of Seaside, Oregon, for a drainage ditch to be dug on their land; a typescript will of J. C. Kinney of Astoria, Oregon; and a typescript letter to William J. Laighton regarding the sinking of the British bark Lupatia off Tillamook Head in 1881.

Dates: 1890-1926
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Lakeridge Apartments, Bellevue, Wash., plans

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Identifier: Mss3086
Abstract

Collection includes 142 plans, sections, elevations and details on 45 sheets of the Lakeridge Apartments for Environmental Properties, Inc. at 17264 NE 8th St. in Bellevue, Washington, by the firm of Zaik & Miller.

Dates: 1967
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Oral history interview with William Francis Lambert

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Identifier: SR81
Abstract

Oral history interview with William Francis Lambert conducted by Linda S. Dodds on July 14, 1980. In the interview, he discusses summers he spent at the YMCA Spirit Lake Boys' Camp and his work experiences in the timber and railroad industries.

Dates: 1980 July 14
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Oral history interview with Janet L. Lamos

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Identifier: SR1340
Abstract

Oral history interview with Janet L. Lamos conducted by Michael O'Rourke from June 3-8, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Lamos was executive assistant to Hatfield beginning in 1980.

Dates: 1988 June 3-8
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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photographs 490
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financial records 210
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Justice, Administration of -- Oregon 90
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Names
Digregorio, Charles 91
Oregon. Legislative Assembly 88
Raman, Sankar 72
Strassmaier, James 67
Hansen, Clark 62
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Dodds, Linda S. 61
Republican Party (Or.) 52
Democratic Party (Or.) 50
Immigrant Story (Hillsboro, Or.) 42
United States. District Court (Oregon) 39
O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) 38
Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 37
Watts, Roberta 27
United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society 25
Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest 24
Northwest Power Planning Council (U.S.) 20
Oregon. Supreme Court 19
United States. Congress. Senate 19
Johnston, J. H. (John H.), 1855-1944 18
Harmon, Rick 17
Oregon Historical Society 17
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.) 16
Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 15
Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) 15
Oregonian (Firm) 14
Portland General Electric Company 14
Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987 14
McCall, Tom, 1913-1983 13
Johnson, Curtis 12
Minidoka Relocation Center 12
Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) 12
Dollahite, Nancy E. 11
Oregon Journal (Firm) 11
Pendleton Round-Up 11
United States. Army 11
University of Oregon 11
Kolisch, Marian W. 10
Meier & Frank (Portland, Or.) 10
Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960 10
Oregon. Circuit Court (Multnomah County) 10
Oregon. Court of Appeals 10
Yaw’s Top Notch (Portland, Or.) 10
Atiyeh, Victor 9
Dilg, Janice (Janice Lynn) 9
Hudson's Bay Company 9
Oregon (Battleship) 9
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation 9
Angelus Studio (Portland, Or.) 8
Boe, Jason, 1929-1990 8
Edwards, Cecil L. 8
Fred Meyer, Inc. 8
Green, Edith, 1910-1987 8
McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857 8
Portland Public Schools (Or.) 8
Roberts, Betty, 1923-2011 8
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.) 8
United States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) 8
Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013 8
Applegate, Jesse A., 1811-1888 7
Gifford, Benjamin A. 7
Goldschmidt, Neil E., 1940- 7
Hartman, Judy 7
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 7
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881 7
McArthur, Lewis L. 7
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944 7
Oregon Geographic Names Board 7
Rankin, Tex (John Gilbert), 1894-1947 7
Reed College (Portland, Or.) 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Wyatt, Wendell William, 1917-2009 7
Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 6
Failing, Henry, 1834-1898 6
Frank, Gerry (1923) 6
Gates, John, 1829-1888 6
Howard, Vinita M., 1928- 6
Keith, Patricia 6
McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951 6
Mehren, Elizabeth 6
Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905 6
Neuberger, Maurine B. (Maurine Brown), 1907-2000 6
Oregon. Circuit Court (Lane County) 6
Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives 6
Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State 6
Portland (Or.). Bureau of Police 6
Portland (Or.). Fire Department 6
Portland Art Association (Portland, Or.). Museum Art School 6
Portland Art Museum (Or.) 6
Portland Assembly Center (Portland, Or.) 6
Portland Civic Theatre (Portland, Or.) 6
Prentiss, A. M. (Arthur M.) 6
Shaver Transportation Company (Portland, Or.) 6
Smith family 6
Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway 6
Sprague, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1887-1969 6
Straub, Robert W. 6
Sweetland, Monroe, 1910-2006 6
Tule Lake Relocation Center 6
United States. Attorney (Oregon) 6
University of Oregon. Medical School 6
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