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Vue de la Slabode Kiachta
Lithograph of the Russian town of Kiakhta, on the Chinese border. From 1689 (the Treaty of Nertchinsk) to 1860 (the Treaty of Peking) Kiachta was the main hub of trade between Russia and China.
Vue des etablissements de Schelikoff dans L'Ile de Kadiak
Engravings probably taken from a French edition or editions of "An account of a geographical and astronomical expedition to the northern parts of Russia" by Martin Sauer. The engravings depict a Russian outpost on Kodiak Island, Alaska; a mountain peak; and Atka Island in the Aleutians.
Vue du port des Français, sur la côte du N. O. de l'Amérique: Voyage de La Pérouse, autour du monde
Lithograph depicting a scene from the Northwest coast of America on the voyages of Jean François de Galaup, Count of La Pérouse.
Vue du port d'Okhotsk
Engraving taken from an unidentified book, showing the Russian town of Okhotsk, on the Pacific Coast, with people in boats in the foreground. Okhotsk was the first Russian settlement on the Pacific Coast, established as a military camp in 1643.
Vue d'un établissement des habitans du port des Français pour la saison de la pêche
Lithograph of a temporary settlement in Lituya Bay, Alaska, used for the fishing season, circa 1750-1799. Plate 21 from "Atlas du Voyage de la Pérouse," a book about the travels of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse.
Oral history interview with Marjorie M. Vuylsteke
Oral history interview with Marjorie M. Vuylsteke conducted by Jamie Minkus and Kirsten Wall on May 3, 2002, as part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project. Vuylsteke discusses the founding and operations of Oak Knoll Winery in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Eugene M. Waddle
Oral history interview with Eugene M. Waddle conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 21, 1980, as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project. Waddle founded Waddle's Restaurant on Hayden Island and the Original Taco House in Southeast Portland, Oregon.
Robert M. Wade collection
William Wadhams letters
William Wadhams (1831-1905) was a pioneer grocer and founder of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Sellwood Presbyterian Church, and the Portland YMCA. Collection includes correspondence regarding Reverend W. H. Landon and his move to Portland to become pastor of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, William Wadhams' business, Wadhams and Kerr Brothers, and church work.
Donald Waggoner papers
Donald Waggoner was president of the Oregon Environmental Council and was active in researching and lobbying for the Oregon Minimum Deposit Act (Bottle Bill), which went into effect in October 1972. Collection includes correspondence, articles, reports and testimony regarding state and national minimum deposit container legislation.