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Mary E. Marsh reminiscences
Manuscript reminiscences of Mary E. Marsh, who came to Oregon with her family as a child, about the Whitman killings and her subsequent imprisonment by a group of Liksiyu (Cayuse) people for one month.
Marshall family papers
Collection includes correspondence, reminiscences, documents, genealogical information and obituaries regarding the Marshall and Seaman families. Family members mentioned include Earl Marshall, Lou Marshall, Lavella Marshall, Norman Seaman and Albert Brownell. Earl Andrew Marshall (1889-1958) and C. L. (Lou) Marshall (1887-1957) were descendants of Samantha Jane Waldran, an Oregon pioneer of 1852 from Iowa. The Marshall brothers had an engineering firm in Portland, Oregon.
Marston family photograph album
Album containing black and white photographs and tintypes, primarily studio portraits of unidentified people, particularly children. A number of the portraits were taken by studios in Wisconsin. With the album are a poem about a dog by Elwyn Marston, age 11, of Columbus, Wisconsin; a silk 48-star U.S. flag; and two loose photographs.
Charles H. Martin and Ellis G. Hughes family papers
Papers of and relating to Charles H. Martin (1863-1946), Ellis G. Hughes (1845-1909), and their families. Charles H. Martin served in the U.S. military from the 1890s to 1920s, attaining the rank of major general, and subsequently served as a U.S. representative and then as governor of Oregon. Ellis G. Hughes, who was Martin's father-in-law, was a prominent real estate attorney in Portland, Oregon.
Charles H. Martin and Ellis G. Hughes papers
Correspondence, property records, reports, and ephemera relating to Ellis G. Hughes and Charles H. Martin of Portland, Oregon. Hughes was a real estate lawyer. His son-in-law Martin was an officer in the U.S. Army, a U.S. congressman, and governor of Oregon from 1935-1939.
Charles H. Martin re-election campaign poster
Poster for the re-election campaign of Oregon Governor Charles H. Martin (1863-1946). After serving in the U.S. Army, Martin was elected as a representative in the U.S. Congress in 1930 and 1932, and was elected governor of Oregon in 1934. He was defeated in the primary for the 1938 Democratic gubernatorial election and retired from politics after the end of his term.
Oral history interview with Louise H. Martin
Oral history interview with Louise H. Martin conducted by Ruth M. Powers on July 21, 1976. Martin discusses her family life in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, and describes her relatives’ house in Oregon City, which is now known as the William L. Holmes House, or the Rose Farm.
Nehemiah Martin papers
Photocopy donation land claim, Yamhill County, Oregon, January 18, 1866, and photocopy manuscript patent, August 14, 1878.
Oral history interview with Roger E. Martin
Oral history interview with Roger E. Martin conducted by Clark Hansen from October 28, 1994, to November 10, 1995, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Martin was an Oregon state representative from 1967 to 1978.
Roger E. Martin papers
Unprocessed papers belonging to Roger E. Martin, who represented Clackamas County in the Oregon House of Representatives in legislative sessions and special sessions from 1967 to 1978.