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Abbett family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2199
Abstract

Abbett family papers include programs of the Portland Flute Club, 1921-1926; a diary of Mrs. J. T. Abbett, 1911-1915; typescript "History of Women's Foreign Missionary Work in the Pacific Northwest" by Mrs. J. T. Abbett, 1929; and diaries and letters of Myra Leanna (Abbett) Adams, 1890-1963.

Dates: 1865-1963

Henry Larcom Abbot papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 94
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of letters written by Henry Larcom Abbot (1831-1927) to his parents in 1855, journals he kept during his work on the Pacific Railroad Survey in California and Oregon in 1855-1856, and various field notes and celestial observations he took for the survey.

Dates: 1853-1943; Majority of material found within 1855

Abbott, Kearns & Bell Company payroll book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1805
Abstract

The Abbott, Kearns & Bell Company, a printer, was founded in 1912 as James, Kerns & Abbott Co. Collection consists of a payroll book, including withholdings for accident insurance and taxes.

Dates: 1941-1944

Oral history interview with Reverend Clarence T. Abbott

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9015
Abstract

Oral history interview with Reverend Clarence T. Abbott conducted by Roberta Watts on July 6, 1978. Abbott was an Espicopalian priest and mental health counselor at William Temple House in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1978 July 6

George Abernethy ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll812
Abstract

Three ledgers kept by George Abernethy from 1859 until his death in 1877. Abernethy was a businessman and served as provisional governor of Oregon from 1845 to 1849.

Dates: 1859-1877

William P. Abrams collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6006
Abstract

Collection includes photocopied genealogical information, letters, and diary extracts regarding the discovery of Yosemite in 1849. William Penn Abrams (1820-1873) came to Portland, Oregon, in 1851 on a ship with his family. He started a sawmill and was Oregon's first highway contractor; he also traveled extensively.

Dates: 1893-1950

Abstract of title to Rose City Park property

 Collection
Identifier: Coll814
Abstract

Abstract of title for Rose City Park property at Lot 8, Block 138, including typescripts of records relating to the property from 1866 to 1910.

Dates: 1912 June 18

Abstracts of title for Bodley's Addition property

 Collection
Identifier: Coll829
Abstract

Two abstracts of title for property located in Bodley's Addition, East Portland. Property described in abstracts was owned by August F. and Emma Neunart in the 1890s, and then transferred to their daughter, Emma Neunert Lang, about 1899.

Dates: 1895-1902

Account of the stranding and loss of the S. S. "North Sea"

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2038
Abstract

Printed draft, March 1, 1952, of "Account of the Stranding and Loss of the S. S. 'North Sea' " by Captain Frank Huxtable, formerly Chief Officer on the North Sea, for the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. The account concerns the shipwreck of the steamer on Porter Reef, British Columbia, February 13, 1947.

Dates: 1952 March 1

Catherine Julia Adams diary and letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2627
Abstract

Diary kept by Catherine J. Adams regarding her daily activities in Hillsboro, Oregon, and participation in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, as well as a typescript copy of a one-page letter from her father, William Bartlit.

Dates: 1878-1887

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photographs 472
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oral histories (literary genre) 379
administrative records 278
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financial records 206
printed ephemera 203
Home and Family 194
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Politics and Politicians 170
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diaries 165
scrapbooks 160
Architecture 151
clippings (information artifacts) 147
Military 142
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Oregon -- Politics and government -- 20th century 107
Washington (State) 105
photograph albums 105
Legislators -- Oregon 103
Women 102
reports 100
Diaries 92
Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland 86
Justice, Administration of -- Oregon 85
Religion 82
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reminiscences 74
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Political Campaigns -- Oregon 69
certificates 68
Forestry and Forestry Products 67
speeches (documents) 65
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Immigrants -- Oregon 62
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building plans 62
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ships plans 47
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United States -- Immigration and emigration 45
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blueprints (reprographic copies) 37
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Gays and Lesbians 34
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Neighborhoods -- Oregon -- Portland 33
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 33
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 32
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ephemera (general object genre) 31
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architectural drawings (visual works) 28
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newsletters 27
Japanese Americans 26
ledgers (account books) 26
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Public prosecutors -- Oregon 25
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Alaska 23
Children and Youth 23
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Language
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French 31
German 16
Japanese 8
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Names
Digregorio, Charles 89
Oregon. Legislative Assembly 87
Strassmaier, James 64
Hansen, Clark 61
Dodds, Linda S. 59
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Raman, Sankar 59
Republican Party (Or.) 51
Democratic Party (Or.) 48
Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 36
O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) 36
United States. District Court (Oregon) 35
Immigrant Story (Hillsboro, Or.) 29
Watts, Roberta 27
Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest 24
United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society 21
Northwest Power Planning Council (U.S.) 20
Johnston, J. H. (John H.), 1855-1944 18
United States. Congress. Senate 18
Oregon. Supreme Court 17
Harmon, Rick 16
Oregon Historical Society 16
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.) 15
Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 15
Portland General Electric Company 14
Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) 14
McCall, Tom, 1913-1983 13
Oregonian (Firm) 13
Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987 13
Johnson, Curtis 12
Minidoka Relocation Center 11
Oregon Journal (Firm) 11
Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) 11
United States. Army 11
University of Oregon 11
Kolisch, Marian W. 10
Meier & Frank (Portland, Or.) 10
Oregon. Circuit Court (Multnomah County) 10
Oregon. Court of Appeals 10
Yaw’s Top Notch (Portland, Or.) 10
Atiyeh, Victor 9
Hudson's Bay Company 9
Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960 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
Pendleton Round-Up 8
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.) 8
Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013 8
Dilg, Janice (Janice Lynn) 7
Gifford, Benjamin A. 7
Goldschmidt, Neil E., 1940- 7
Hartman, Judy 7
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881 7
McArthur, Lewis L. 7
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944 7
Oregon Geographic Names Board 7
Portland Public Schools (Or.) 7
Reed College (Portland, Or.) 7
Roberts, Betty, 1923-2011 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Wyatt, Wendell William, 1917-2009 7
Applegate, Jesse A., 1811-1888 6
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
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 6
McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951 6
Mehren, Elizabeth 6
Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905 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 Art Association (Portland, Or.). Museum Art School 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
Straub, Robert W. 6
Sweetland, Monroe, 1910-2006 6
United States. Attorney (Oregon) 6
United States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) 6
University of Oregon. Medical School 6
Washington Public Power Supply System 6
White Stag Manufacturing Company 6
Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847 6
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944 6
Andrews, Wesley (Charles Wesley), 1875-1950 5
Bimrose, Art, 1912- 5
Deady, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul), 1824-1893 5
Fee, James Alger, 1888-1959 5
Gassner, Robert J. 5
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