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Abbett family papers
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.
Henry Larcom Abbot papers
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.
Abbott, Kearns & Bell Company payroll book
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.
Oral history interview with Reverend Clarence T. Abbott
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.
George Abernethy ledgers
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.
William P. Abrams collection
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.
Abstract of title to Rose City Park property
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.
Abstracts of title for Bodley's Addition property
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.
Account of the stranding and loss of the S. S. "North Sea"
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.
Catherine Julia Adams diary and letter
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.