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William Roberts letter to William Kibbs
Letter from William Roberts (1812-1888) to William Kibbs, which includes Roberts' impressions of the Oregon Territory. Roberts was a Methodist missionary who was the superintendent of the Oregon Methodist Mission from 1847 to 1853, and was a trustee of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.
Robertson and Corbett family correspondence
Letters and other materials written by and to members of the Robertson and Corbett families in the 19th century, plus transcripts of some letters, along with other materials.
Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers
Materials related to several old Portland families, primarily, Robertson, Burns, Couch, Failing, Corbett, and Wood. Also included are Adams, Lewis, Reed, Warren, and Wilson. Photographs document individuals, family groups, and activities. Numerous photographic albums are also included. The documents are primarily made up of correspondence between individuals, as well as ephemera and diaries.
Robertson family papers
Papers of a family of pioneers of Polk County, Oregon. Most of the materials are letters from family members in Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri, and Oregon. Many of the letters were sent to Amanda Robertson, Mary Ann Robertson and James P. Robertson, including many from E. R. Metcalf of Jacksonville, Illinois; from Libbie Teeple, of Pluckemin, New Jersey; and from members of the Riggs family.
Harry Clarke Robertson scrapbook
Harry Clarke Robertson was clerk to U.S. Senator John Hipple Mitchell of Oregon. Collection consists of a scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards and ephemera regarding a 1902 visit to Hawaii of the Senate Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico, politics, Washington, D.C. social life, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Oral history interview with Jack Robertson
Oral history interview with Jack Robertson conducted by Clark Hansen from November 7 to December 30, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Robertson was a legislative aide and press secretary for Hatfield from 1973 to 1982.
Oral history interview with Oran B. Robertson
Oral history interview with Oran B. Robertson conducted by Linda S. Dodds on February 20, 1980. Robertson was a vice president, and later CEO, of Fred Meyer, Inc. in Portland, Oregon.
Ruth Church Robertson reminiscences
Reminiscences by Ruth Church Robertson regarding Church family history, family members' lives in Portland and Salem, Oregon, and travel to Europe and Asia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Edward G. Robinson papers
Collection consists of manuscript correspondence to Edward G. Robinson and his wife, Frances Robinson, 1918-1929, from friends and business associates in Oregon and Tennessee, mostly regarding the flax industry in Oregon and the United States. Also included are miscellaneous documents regarding the flax industry. Robinson owned an electric company in Aurora, Oregon. He traveled to Europe to study flax culture and linen manufacture.
Eric L. Robinson papers
Eric L. Robinson was a Methodist minister active in anti-war and other social movements. Collection includes correspondence, 1964-1974; and information sheets, reports, minutes, newsletters, statements and resolutions of groups such as Clergy and Laity Concerned about Vietnam (CALCAV), Greater Portland Area Council of Churches, Portland United Nations Association and World Without War Council.