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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman collection
Doctor Marcus Whitman: missionary murdered by the Cayuse Indians in Oregon, November 29, 1847
Manuscript essay regarding James Clark Stroup's personal acquaintance with Marcus Whitman and Narcissa Whitman, and arguments in favor of the "Whitman saves Oregon" theory.
Whitman Mission research scrapbook
Scrapbook containing brochures, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, extracts from Narcissa Whitman's diary, and photographic postcards regarding the Whitman killings and the history of the Whitman Mission and the Cayuse Indians.
Sketch of Whitman Mission
Pencil sketch of the Whitman Mission, Waiilatpu, by Nancy Ann Osborn Jacobs, a survivor of the killings at the mission in 1847. The sketch depicts the mission buildings and the surrounding landscape.
Bob "Ma" Whitney memorabilia
Memorabilia of Bob "Ma" Whitney, including posters and other items relating to The Family Zoo, a gay bar in Portland, Oregon, that Whitney co-owned. The Family Zoo operated from 1971 to 1986.
The Whitney Company record book
Record book with abstract of timber lands in Tillamook County, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier and Nora I. Jordan
Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier and Nora I. Jordan conducted by Elizabeth Patapoff on October 7, 1980. Whittier and Jordan were residents of Columbia City, Oregon, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier
Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier conducted by Elizabeth Patapoff in 1971. Whittier discusses the Caples family of Columbia City, Oregon.
Niles T. Whittier diary aboard the brig Metropolis
Disbound diary, probably kept by Niles T. Whittier, of a voyage to San Francisco, California, from Salem, Massachusetts, aboard the brig Metropolis. Diary lists owners, officers, and crew.
Andrew M. Wiehl scrapbook
Scrapbook, primarily of newspaper clippings, compiled by Andrew M. Wiehl (1904-1981), including his newspaper columns, articles about him and his family, and ephemera. Wiehl was a German American who ran an electronics store in Portland, Oregon, was president of the West Slope Boosters Club, and author of "Creative Visualization: How to Unlock the Secret Powers of Mind and Body for Full Self-Realization and Happiness."