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Lorenzo Lorain letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 417
Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence by Lorenzo Lorain dating from 1855 to 1861, as well as biographical information about Lorain collected between 1958 and 1968. The bulk of the letters concern his time stationed at Fort Walla Walla and Fort Umpqua between 1856 and 1861.

Dates: 1855-1968; Majority of material found within 1855-1861

Lorenzo Lorain photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1416
Abstract

Collection consists of photographs taken by or attributed to Lorenzo Lorain while stationed at Fort Umpqua in Douglas County, Oregon, between 1857 and 1861. They depict scenes around Fort Umpqua and the Coast Reservation, portraits of Native Americans and soldiers, and street scenes of Portland, Oregon City, and The Dalles.

Dates: 1857-1860

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

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Oregon 1745
correspondence 811
interviews 772
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photographs 496
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oral histories (literary genre) 430
Businesses and Corporations 287
administrative records 283
financial records 210
printed ephemera 202
Home and Family 196
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Politics and Politicians 176
diaries 169
Fine Arts 168
scrapbooks 165
Architecture 158
clippings (information artifacts) 156
Military 145
legal documents 140
Pioneers 135
Clubs and Societies 127
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Women 113
Washington (State) 111
Oregon -- Politics and government -- 20th century 109
photograph albums 106
Legislators -- Oregon 105
reports 105
Diaries 95
Justice, Administration of -- Oregon 90
Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland 89
Architectural Drawings 86
Religion 86
Sports and Recreation 78
reminiscences 76
Judges -- Oregon 72
Civil Procedure and Courts 71
Immigrants -- Oregon 71
Forestry and Forestry Products 69
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certificates 69
Elementary and Secondary Education 67
speeches (documents) 67
Performing Arts 63
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Overland journeys to the Pacific 58
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drawings (visual works) 56
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California 47
ships plans 47
Native Americans 46
United States -- Immigration and emigration 44
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minutes (administrative records) 41
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manuscripts for publication 40
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histories (literary works) 38
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Gays and Lesbians 36
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 36
architectural drawings (visual works) 36
Land Use 35
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newsletters 29
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Language
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German 19
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Digregorio, Charles 92
Oregon. Legislative Assembly 88
Raman, Sankar 71
Strassmaier, James 68
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
Oregonian (Firm) 15
Portland General Electric Company 15
Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) 15
Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987 14
McCall, Tom, 1913-1983 13
Johnson, Curtis 12
Minidoka Relocation Center 12
Oregon Journal (Firm) 12
Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) 12
United States. Army 12
Dollahite, Nancy E. 11
Pendleton Round-Up 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
Meyer, Fred G., 1886-1978 6
Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905 6
Neuberger, Maurine B. (Maurine Brown), 1907-2000 6
Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs 6
Oregon. Circuit Court (Lane County) 6
Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives 6
Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State 6
Pacific Northwest Labor History Association 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
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