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John R. Lord papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2785
Abstract

John R. Lord (died 1906) was a physician and surgeon in Orono, Maine. He married Jeanette Record in 1848 and came to Oregon in the early 1880s. Collection includes letters of introduction and recommendations, marriage license, commission as justice of the peace, a will, and other documents.

Dates: 1847-1906

Lord & Schryver Conservancy collection on landscapes at Gaiety Hollow and Deepwood Estate

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 300
Abstract The collection consists of two reports and supporting materials, produced in 2012, that relate to landscape design and rehabilitation at Gaiety Hollow and the Deepwood Estate in Salem, Oregon. Both sites are associated with Salem landscape architects Elizabeth Lord (1887-1976) and Edith Schryver (1901-1984). The reports are titled "Gaiety Hollow Cultural Landscape Report" and Historic Deepwood Estate: Preservation Project." Lord and Schryver founded the first landscape architecture firm in...
Dates: 2012

Max W. Lorenz papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll863
Abstract Papers of Portland, Oregon, contractor Max W. Lorenz (1884-1952), a German-American immigrant who ran the Lorenz Brothers Construction Company with his brother Walter Lorenz, and who supervised the construction of Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. Materials in the collection mostly relate to the Lorenz Brothers Construction Company. Items include a date book, a book of estimates, specifications for an office building, correspondence, and a Lincoln High School handbook that belonged to Lorenz's...
Dates: 1928-1950

O. J. Lougheed papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2265
Abstract

Papers include typescript business correspondence and testimonials, 1911-1934, regarding O. J. Lougheed & Son, Inc. Saw Repair Works, Portland, Oregon, and miscellaneous documents.

Dates: 1911-1934

Charles W. Love photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 860
Abstract

Charles W. Love was an amateur photographer and street railway employee in Portland, Oregon. This collection, consisting of photographic prints and glass-plate negatives, features images of the employees and cars of the Portland Railway Company, the City and Suburban Railway Company, and the Portland Railway, Light, and Power Company during the period from 1898-1910. Other photographs in this collection document Brownsville, Oregon, circa 1912.

Dates: 1898-1912

Lovejoy Columns restoration and relocation records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 931
Abstract Records, photographs, and ephemera related to efforts to conserve and relocate the Lovejoy Columns. The Lovejoy Columns were ten pillars for the Lovejoy Viaduct in Portland, Oregon, that were painted by Greek American Tom E. Stefopoulos from 1948 to 1952. When the Lovejoy viaduct was demolished in 1999, local artists, including members of the architectural collective Rigga, successfully campaigned for these pillars to be left intact. In 2005, two of the columns were relocated to Elizabeth...
Dates: 1964-2006; Majority of material found within 1998-2005

Leslie M. Lowell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 899
Abstract

Typescript articles, typed by Leslie M. Lowell, on Robert Newell, James Sinclair, Umpqua Valley geology and early settlement, and "A trip from Washoe, Nevada, to Douglas County, Oregon, 1863."

Dates: circa 1890-1960

Lower class

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2914
Abstract

Manuscript autobiography by George Youell regarding his life as an English fisherman and his rise to prominence.

Dates: 1938

Daniel H. Lownsdale papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 177
Abstract

Papers relating to the land claim of Daniel Lownsdale (1803-1862) in Portland, Oregon, including indentures, agreements, court documents, and correspondence. Lownsdale came to Oregon in 1845, established a tannery in what would become Portland, and in 1849 purchased additional land from Francis Pettygrove, some of which would later become the South Park Blocks and the North Park Blocks.

Dates: 1850-1906; Majority of material found within 1850-1873

Oral history interview with Sergiu Luca

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11080
Abstract

Oral history interview with Sergiu Luca conducted by Jim Strassmaier from July 20 to August 17, 2005. Luca was a Romanian-born American violinist.

Dates: 2005 July 20-August 17

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photographs 490
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oral histories (literary genre) 419
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administrative records 281
financial records 210
printed ephemera 202
Home and Family 196
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diaries 167
scrapbooks 164
clippings (information artifacts) 152
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Clubs and Societies 125
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Washington (State) 111
Women 111
Oregon -- Politics and government -- 20th century 109
photograph albums 106
Legislators -- Oregon 105
reports 105
Diaries 93
Justice, Administration of -- Oregon 90
Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland 89
Religion 84
Architectural Drawings 78
Sports and Recreation 78
reminiscences 76
Immigrants -- Oregon 72
Judges -- Oregon 72
Civil Procedure and Courts 70
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certificates 69
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speeches (documents) 67
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Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 36
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ledgers (account books) 31
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architectural drawings (visual works) 30
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newsletters 27
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English language -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Foreign speakers 24
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Language
English 3478
French 33
German 19
Japanese 10
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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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