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Nanny Wood collection
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.
Thomas Alexander Wood recollections
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.
William Maxwell Wood portrait
One black and white photograph, 1887, of William Maxwell Wood, son of C.E.S. Wood, at age 3.
Frank Woodfield photographic postcards of Astoria, Oregon, after fire
Nine black and white photographic postcards, December 8, 1922, of the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the commercial district of Astoria, Oregon.
Charles R. Woods letter to "Nell"
Manuscript letter from Charles R. Woods to "Nell," describing his life in the army in the Pacific Northwest, especially in Walla Walla, Washington.
Elsie Corbit Woods diary
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.
Tyler Woodward papers
Ivan M. Woolley papers
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.
John Work papers
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.
World of Speed collection
Materials collected by World of Speed, a museum in Wilsonville, Oregon. Materials consist of records of automobile racing associations, a tourist brochure map of automobile loop routes in Washington, photographs, and VHS and DVD copies of a 1997 documentary, "From Hellgate to Portland." World of Speed opened in 2015, and permanently closed in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.