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Cartes-de-visite photographs
This artificial collection consists of cartes-de-visite photographs donated to the Oregon Historical Society prior to 2010. It includes portraits taken from about 1855 through the early 1900s. The collection also includes images of locomotives, ships, buildings, and landscapes in the Pacific Northwest.
Finice Caruthers estate papers
Collection includes court documents; deposition of Joseph Thomas, 1871, regarding the legitimacy of his son, Finice Caruthers; and a record book, 1 volume, regarding the administration of the estate. Finice Caruthers was the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Caruthers, who died in 1860 without heirs.
Jonathan Carver diary of his travels
Photostat manuscript, "Journals of the Travels of John Carver," recounting an English soldier's explorations of the areas of Wisconsin and Minnesota from 1766 to 1768, with observations on Native Americans living in those areas.
Cascade AIDS Project records
Records of and materials compiled by Cascade AIDS Project, an organization that provides services and advocacy for people with AIDS in Oregon and Southwest Washington and educates the public about AIDS and AIDS prevention. The collection also includes materials relating to other AIDS activism and gay rights activism, most notably records of the Portland Chapter of AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP).
Cascade Tunnel construction photograph album
One album containing 48 black and white photographs that depict the construction of the Cascade Tunnel for the Great Northern Railway. Scenes include workers, worker camps, equipment, and landscapes.
Cascades Plywood Corporation records
In 1944, the Cascades Plywood Corporation purchased Evan Products Company of Portland. In 1945, Cascades merged with the Oak Ridge Timber Company. Cascades later acquired the assets of the Lyon Lumber Company. Records include correspondence; company history with profit/loss records; biography of Max D. Tucker, president; scrapbook; agreements and minutes; and ownership summaries.
Biographical sketch of I. W. Case, Esq.
Typescript carbon copy biography of I. W. Case, pioneer of Astoria, Oregon, by E. C. Holden, secretary of the Astoria Chamber of Commerce, 1892.
Cased photographs collection
Collection consists of approximately 630 cased photographs, including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes (also called ferrotypes) dating from approximately 1840-1900. The photographs are primarily portraits of early migrants to Oregon and the western United States. Also represented are early Oregon street and residential scenes.
William Casper papers
Collection consists of a land warrant in favor of William Casper and assigned to John Shore for land in the Willamette Valley, April 6, 1868.
John L. Casteel diaries
John L. Casteel was born in Randolph, Nebraska. He taught speech at the University of Oregon and the Union Theological Seminary in New York. Collection includes diaries describing Casteel's life in Randolph; his teaching career; his daughter, Margaret, and son, John Alden; and other topics.