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John Lamphiear photographic collection
Twenty-five black and white photographs depicting aerial views of buildings and hangars on an unidentified naval base, with some interior images.
Ben Hur Lampman papers
Papers, primarily correspondence, of Ben Hur Lampman (1886-1954), a reporter and editor for the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, and Oregon's poet laureate from 1951 until his death. The collection also contains a small quantity of biographical material, ephemera, and writings.
Evelyn Sibley Lampman papers
Evelyn Sibley Lampman (1907-1980) was an author of children's books, many of which had historical background and Northwest settings. Collection includes research notes; manuscripts and drafts of various books; speeches and lectures; correspondence; galley proofs; family papers; memorabilia; and several volumes of foreign language editions of her books.
Samuel Christopher Lancaster collection
Samuel Christopher Lancaster (1864-1941) was a highway engineer and builder of the famed Columbia River Highway. Collection includes a typescript biography, "Samuel Christopher Lancaster: Master of Arts in Public Places," by SuAnn M. Reddick, circa 1980-1990; National Register of Historic Places inventory of Zion National Park, for which Lancaster was a consulting engineer, circa 1930-1968; newspaper clippings, circa 1940-1990; and miscellaneous research on Lancaster.
Land Program Recreational Project, Columbia Gorge
Report with appendices, discussing the feasibility and desirability of preserving areas of the Columbia River Gorge for recreational purposes. The report was produced by the Pacific Northwest Regional Planning Commission's Columbia Gorge Committee, chaired by John Yeon (1910-1994). The committee would release another report about conservation of the Gorge, "Columbia River Gorge Conservation and Development," in 1937.
Laura Jenkins Landers and Susie Jenkins Stokes papers
Papers relating to Laura Jenkins Landers (1908-2009) and Susie Jenkins Stokes (1915-2003) and their families. The sisters were born in Sicily Island, Louisiana, and were among the Black workers who moved to the Portland, Oregon, area in the 1940s. They worked in the shipyards during World War II, and as domestic workers after the war.
Elizabeth B. Landis research notes on the Kilchis River Valley
Elizabeth Landis (born 1908) was the granddaughter of pioneer Warren N. Vaughn, who settled in the Kilchis River Valley in 1853, and the great-granddaughter of Jacob S. Elliot, a homesteader of 1862. Collection includes "History of Kilchis River Valley" by Landis, along with maps, photographs and other illustrations, and a bibliography. Also included is a handwritten copy of a song, "Oregon," written by Vaughn, 1880.
Francis S. Landrum collection on Captain Jack's capture
Collection includes typescript photocopies of reports on the capture of Captain Jack, Modoc chief, and other Indians of the Modoc Indian War, collected from available sources by Francis S. Landrum.
Harry Lane papers
Papers relating to Harry Lane (1855-1917), who was mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1905-1909 and a U.S. senator for Oregon from 1913 until his death. Papers include a small amount of original correspondence from and to Lane; drafts and research materials for a biography by the Federal Writers' Project, circa 1940; news clippings about Lane; and writings and notes by Lane's daughter Nina Lane McBride (later Nina Lane Faubion).
Harry Lane statement about the armed neutrality bill
Autographed statement of U.S. Senator Harry Lane (1855-1917) regarding his position on the armed neutrality bill. The statement was written in response to criticisms of his position and claims that he had supported a filibuster of the bill. Lane was mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1905 to 1909, and was a U.S. senator for Oregon from 1913 to 1917. Lane opposed the United States' entry into World War I, and he died while in office.