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Walter Frazar Burrell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1789
Abstract

Collection consists largely of correspondence, deeds, mortgages, and other records documenting the business activities of Walter Frazar Burrell, who served as president of the Burrell Investment Company, the Bishop & Burrell Company, the Bishop Fishing Tool Company, and the Empire Gold Dredging & Mining Company.

Dates: 1885-1919

Oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse

 Collection
Identifier: SR1713
Abstract

Oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse conducted by Susan L. Smith from January 15 to February 20, 1991. Buse was a life-long resident of West Linn, Oregon.

Dates: 1991 January 15-February 20

J. Elliott Busey collection on Marjorie Smith

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2777
Abstract

Marjorie Smith (born 1921) married Oliver Kermit Smith on August 22, 1952, and was later tried and acquitted as an accomplice to his murder. Collection consists of materials regarding Marjorie Smith's trial, collected and maintained by her attorney, J. Elliott Busey. Materials include a scrapbook, correspondence, witness statements, and estate papers.

Dates: 1954-1957

Asahel Bush letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 581
Abstract

Correspondence of Asahel Bush (1824-1913), primarily typescript or microfilm copies of letters sent to him. Bush was an early emigrant to Oregon, editor of the Oregon Statesman from 1851 to 1863, and a significant figure in 1850s Oregon Democratic Party politics.

Dates: 1837-1938; Majority of material found within circa 1850-1910

Edward L. Bushnell diary and notebook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2738
Abstract

Collection includes manuscript diary, 1895, regarding a prospecting trip to Yukon along with four partners from Bridal Veil, Oregon; and a manuscript notebook, 1888-1897, with accounts, song lyrics, and poems.

Dates: 1888-1897

James Addison Bushnell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2120
Abstract

Collection consists of typescript copies from account book of James A. Bushnell, 1846-1862. Bushnell was a merchant in Lane County, Oregon.

Dates: 1846-1862

Business for Culture and the Arts records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 476
Abstract

Records of Business for Culture and the Arts, a nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon, that encouraged local businesses to support the arts. It was initially founded as the Oregon Arts Foundation in 1969, and dissolved in 2015.

Dates: 1969-2014; Majority of material found within 1984-2014

Nettie Bussard reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 877
Abstract

Manuscript notes written by Nettie Bussard about early days in Baker County in the late 19th century.

Dates: circa 1950

Oral history interview with Margaret Butler

 Collection
Identifier: SR11027
Abstract

Oral history interview with Margaret Butler conducted by Madeline Bisgyer from June 4 to August 17, 2018, as part of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Butler discusses her involvement in union organization and her career as executive director of the Portland coalition of Jobs with Justice from 1996 to 2013.

Dates: 2018 June 4-August 17

Butler-Smith family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2623
Abstract

Typescript photocopy papers relating to members of the Butler and Smith families, including genealogical information, correspondence, and an extract from George Miller West's reminiscences regarding Isaac Smith and family's overland journey to Oregon in 1853.

Dates: 1853-1880

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Oregon 1733
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photographs 490
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oral histories (literary genre) 419
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financial records 210
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Home and Family 196
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diaries 167
scrapbooks 164
clippings (information artifacts) 152
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legal documents 140
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Clubs and Societies 125
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Washington (State) 111
Women 111
Oregon -- Politics and government -- 20th century 109
photograph albums 106
Legislators -- Oregon 105
reports 105
Diaries 93
Justice, Administration of -- Oregon 90
Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland 89
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Architectural Drawings 78
Sports and Recreation 78
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Immigrants -- Oregon 72
Judges -- Oregon 72
Civil Procedure and Courts 70
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certificates 69
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speeches (documents) 67
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Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 36
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newsletters 27
Labor Unions 26
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English language -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Foreign speakers 24
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Language
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German 19
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Digregorio, Charles 91
Oregon. Legislative Assembly 88
Raman, Sankar 72
Strassmaier, James 67
Hansen, Clark 62
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Dodds, Linda S. 61
Republican Party (Or.) 52
Democratic Party (Or.) 50
Immigrant Story (Hillsboro, Or.) 42
United States. District Court (Oregon) 39
O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) 38
Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 37
Watts, Roberta 27
United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society 25
Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest 24
Northwest Power Planning Council (U.S.) 20
Oregon. Supreme Court 19
United States. Congress. Senate 19
Johnston, J. H. (John H.), 1855-1944 18
Harmon, Rick 17
Oregon Historical Society 17
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.) 16
Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 15
Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) 15
Oregonian (Firm) 14
Portland General Electric Company 14
Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987 14
McCall, Tom, 1913-1983 13
Johnson, Curtis 12
Minidoka Relocation Center 12
Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) 12
Dollahite, Nancy E. 11
Oregon Journal (Firm) 11
Pendleton Round-Up 11
United States. Army 11
University of Oregon 11
Kolisch, Marian W. 10
Meier & Frank (Portland, Or.) 10
Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960 10
Oregon. Circuit Court (Multnomah County) 10
Oregon. Court of Appeals 10
Yaw’s Top Notch (Portland, Or.) 10
Atiyeh, Victor 9
Dilg, Janice (Janice Lynn) 9
Hudson's Bay Company 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
Portland Public Schools (Or.) 8
Roberts, Betty, 1923-2011 8
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.) 8
United States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) 8
Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013 8
Applegate, Jesse A., 1811-1888 7
Gifford, Benjamin A. 7
Goldschmidt, Neil E., 1940- 7
Hartman, Judy 7
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 7
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881 7
McArthur, Lewis L. 7
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944 7
Oregon Geographic Names Board 7
Rankin, Tex (John Gilbert), 1894-1947 7
Reed College (Portland, Or.) 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Wyatt, Wendell William, 1917-2009 7
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
Keith, Patricia 6
McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951 6
Mehren, Elizabeth 6
Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905 6
Neuberger, Maurine B. (Maurine Brown), 1907-2000 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 (Or.). Fire Department 6
Portland Art Association (Portland, Or.). Museum Art School 6
Portland Art Museum (Or.) 6
Portland Assembly Center (Portland, Or.) 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
Sprague, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1887-1969 6
Straub, Robert W. 6
Sweetland, Monroe, 1910-2006 6
Tule Lake Relocation Center 6
United States. Attorney (Oregon) 6
University of Oregon. Medical School 6
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