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An outline of the history of the Pacific Northwest: with special reference to the State of Washington

Collection

Identifier: Mss 770

Abstract

Typescript of "An Outline of the Pacific Northwest" by Ceylon S. Kingston and J. Orin Oliphant. Authors' working copy, with bibliographic citations pasted in and some handwritten marks.

Dates: circa 1920-1926

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Overlook Woman's Improvement Club records

Collection

Identifier: Mss 6010

Abstract The Overlook Woman's Improvement Club was founded in 1913. It worked for the improvement of the Overlook District in Portland, Oregon, and cooperated in civic and philanthropic movements until 1964, when it was dissolved. Records include committee reports, the club's constitution and bylaws, agendas, correspondence, minutes, and resolutions. Materials also include yearbooks, directories and documentation of other women's clubs, and information relating to the club's involvement in and...

Dates: 1905-1964

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Robert Owen letters

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Identifier: Mss 1575

Abstract

Photocopies of correspondence of Robert Owen on the Oregon Question. Correspondents include J. M. Storms, also known as Cora Montgomery; Robert Dale Owen, his son; and Sir Robert Peel.

Dates: 1844-1846

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Bethenia Owens-Adair papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 503

Abstract

Papers of Bethenia Owens-Adair (1840-1926), including letters from Jesse Applegate, a speech by Owens-Adair in support of women's suffrage, a pro-eugenics booklet by Owens-Adair, and a letter from Owens-Adair to Fred Lockley. Owens-Adair was one of the first women working as doctors in Oregon to hold a medical degree, and was active in the temperance, women's suffrage, and eugenics movements.

Dates: 1869-1921

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

John W. Owens papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2319

Abstract John W. Owens was a lecturer on phrenology. During the years of 1880-1882, he was on a lecture tour of Oregon and Washington. Collection includes manuscript correspondence, 1880-1882, from family members in Melrose, Kansas, and from friends and several female suitors. Correspondents include Hazel Wylde and W. E. Showers. Also included are photocopy newspaper articles, circa 1880, mostly printing letters from Hazel Wylde; and a bound notebook, circa 1880, containing accounts, addresses, and...

Dates: 1880-1882

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Pacific Bridge Company ledgers

Collection

Identifier: Mss1667

Abstract

The Pacific Bridge Company was established in California in 1869 and opened its Portland office in 1880. It constructed many Portland bridges, including the Morrison, Burnside, Interstate, and Ross Island bridges. Collection includes trial balance book, 1911-1913, and account book, 1888-1897.

Dates: 1888-1913

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Pacific Bridge Company records

Collection

Identifier: Mss1769

Abstract

The Pacific Bridge Company was established in California in 1869 and opened its Portland office in 1880. It constructed many Portland bridges, including the Morrison, Burnside, Interstate and Ross Island bridges. Records include cash books, journals, ledgers, letterpress books, voucher registers, and miscellaneous business papers.

Dates: 1856-1932

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Pacific Coast Biscuit Company photographs

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 212

Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company in Portland, Oregon, its employees (primarily women) and a prize-winning float in 1914.

Dates: circa 1900-1929

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library