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Portrait of James McIntosh Wood

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5329
Abstract

Crayon portrait of James McIntosh Wood by Karl Einar Erickson.

Dates: 1934 January 24

Nanny Wood collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 223
Abstract

Handwritten notebooks of Nanny Wood of Portland, Oregon, including details on her gardening activities and flora of interest to her. Also included is an illustrated manuscript on Wood's life and garden, as well as a typescript history of the Skidmore Fountain by Wood's husband, the artist and lawyer Charles Erskine Scott Wood. Nanny Wood's garden is now a portion of the grounds of the Portland Garden Club.

Dates: 1894-2011; Majority of material found within circa 1925-1933

Thomas Alexander Wood recollections

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 37
Abstract

Collection consists of typescript and manuscript correspondence and reminiscences recorded by T. A. Wood from approximately 1890-1902. Topics include his experiences as a Methodist minister, chaplain for the Union Army during the Civil War, his involvement in conflicts with Native peoples, and the integration of Black students into Portland public schools.

Dates: 1890-1902

William Maxwell Wood portrait

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1099
Abstract

One black and white photograph, 1887, of William Maxwell Wood, son of C.E.S. Wood, at age 3.

Dates: 1887

Frank Woodfield photographic postcards of Astoria, Oregon, after fire

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 948
Abstract

Nine black and white photographic postcards, December 8, 1922, of the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the commercial district of Astoria, Oregon.

Dates: 1922 December 8

Charles R. Woods letter to "Nell"

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 782
Abstract

Manuscript letter from Charles R. Woods to "Nell," describing his life in the army in the Pacific Northwest, especially in Walla Walla, Washington.

Dates: 1856 October 30

Elsie Corbit Woods diary

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 125
Abstract

Diary of a woman from southern Illinois who came to Oregon to join her husband, William Patrick Woods, in 1937. Brief entries include details of everyday life, housework, cooking, work at the telephone company in Illinois, family, friends, travel, and the author's emotional life.

Dates: 1934-1938

Tyler Woodward papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 7
Abstract The bulk of the collection consists of an original manuscript and a typescript copy of a narrative by Tyler Woodward, titled "Forty-Five Years on the Pacific Coast," circa 1905. The collection also includes an original typescript and a typescript copy of an 1895 autobiographical sketch. Woodward (1835-1914) was born in Vermont and emigrated to the West in 1860, first living in California and later in Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. He was involved in construction of a streetcar system in...
Dates: 1895-circa 1905

Ivan M. Woolley papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2528
Abstract

Papers of a Portland physician and author, including correspondence; newspaper clippings regarding the Mt. Hood Road (formerly the Barlow Road); and a typescript book draft, "The Old Road," circa 1959, with hand-drawn maps, regarding Woolley's experiences on the Mt. Hood Road.

Dates: 1943-1979

John Work papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 319
Abstract

Typescript copies of journals and correspondence of John Work, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company who explored the Pacific Northwest in the 1820s and 1830s. The materials were collected by Isaac Burpee in the 1940s for use in a publication. Also included are Burpee's research notes and microfilm containing copies of John Work's original journals of 1823-1835 and a transcription made in 1945.

Dates: 1823-1945; Majority of material found within 1823-1835

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Digregorio, Charles 89
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Republican Party (Or.) 51
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Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 36
O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) 36
United States. District Court (Oregon) 35
Immigrant Story (Hillsboro, Or.) 29
Watts, Roberta 27
Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest 24
United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society 21
Northwest Power Planning Council (U.S.) 20
Johnston, J. H. (John H.), 1855-1944 18
United States. Congress. Senate 18
Oregon. Supreme Court 17
Harmon, Rick 16
Oregon Historical Society 16
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.) 15
Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 15
Portland General Electric Company 14
Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) 14
McCall, Tom, 1913-1983 13
Oregonian (Firm) 13
Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987 13
Johnson, Curtis 12
Minidoka Relocation Center 11
Oregon Journal (Firm) 11
Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) 11
United States. Army 11
University of Oregon 11
Kolisch, Marian W. 10
Meier & Frank (Portland, Or.) 10
Oregon. Circuit Court (Multnomah County) 10
Oregon. Court of Appeals 10
Yaw’s Top Notch (Portland, Or.) 10
Atiyeh, Victor 9
Hudson's Bay Company 9
Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960 9
Oregon (Battleship) 9
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation 9
Angelus Studio (Portland, Or.) 8
Boe, Jason, 1929-1990 8
Edwards, Cecil L. 8
Fred Meyer, Inc. 8
Green, Edith, 1910-1987 8
McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857 8
Pendleton Round-Up 8
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.) 8
Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013 8
Dilg, Janice (Janice Lynn) 7
Gifford, Benjamin A. 7
Goldschmidt, Neil E., 1940- 7
Hartman, Judy 7
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881 7
McArthur, Lewis L. 7
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944 7
Oregon Geographic Names Board 7
Portland Public Schools (Or.) 7
Reed College (Portland, Or.) 7
Roberts, Betty, 1923-2011 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Wyatt, Wendell William, 1917-2009 7
Applegate, Jesse A., 1811-1888 6
Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 6
Failing, Henry, 1834-1898 6
Frank, Gerry (1923) 6
Gates, John, 1829-1888 6
Howard, Vinita M., 1928- 6
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 6
McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951 6
Mehren, Elizabeth 6
Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905 6
Oregon. Circuit Court (Lane County) 6
Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives 6
Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State 6
Portland (Or.). Bureau of Police 6
Portland Art Association (Portland, Or.). Museum Art School 6
Portland Civic Theatre (Portland, Or.) 6
Prentiss, A. M. (Arthur M.) 6
Shaver Transportation Company (Portland, Or.) 6
Smith family 6
Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway 6
Straub, Robert W. 6
Sweetland, Monroe, 1910-2006 6
United States. Attorney (Oregon) 6
United States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) 6
University of Oregon. Medical School 6
Washington Public Power Supply System 6
White Stag Manufacturing Company 6
Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847 6
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944 6
Andrews, Wesley (Charles Wesley), 1875-1950 5
Bimrose, Art, 1912- 5
Deady, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul), 1824-1893 5
Fee, James Alger, 1888-1959 5
Gassner, Robert J. 5
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