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John Corless diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1178
Abstract Collection includes typescript copy diaries by John Corless: June 23-November 6, 1878, Eastern Oregon; May 9-August 8, Idaho; and May 27-October 8, 1880, Camp Chelan. Also included are a typescript letter from J. D. Slater to Fred Lockley, June 10, 1930, regarding the Corless diaries and their description of the killing of George Coggans and Olney McCoy during the Bannock Indian War, 1878; and a newspaper clipping from the Oregonian, July 6, 1931, reprinting a letter from D. W. Elledge to...
Dates: 1878-1931

Cornell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2136
Abstract

Papers of the Cornell family and related families, including family correspondence; letters from Bertrand Cornell (died 1852) describing his journey to Oregon; and letters and newspaper articles by Wilbur F. Cornell (1841-1911) describing Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Methodist minister William Cornell (1812-1891) and his cousin Bertrand Cornell emigrated to Oregon in 1852; Bertrand died soon after the journey. William Cornell brought his family to Oregon in 1854.

Dates: circa 1848-1941

The corner store was across the river

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2393
Abstract

Typescript photocopy of "The Corner Store Was Across the River," 1976, an autobiographical account of Mildred Evans McLean's teaching experiences in Deep River, Washington, in 1913.

Dates: 1976

The Cornett Diary: Frank Davis Cornett and Viola Idella Powell in Early Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 236
Abstract

Typescript copy of diary and ledger entries by Frank D. Cornett (1860-1944) and his wife, Viola I. Cornett (1863-1913), with annotations and appendices, compiled by Kathleen LaMear. The Cornetts lived in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, and Frank D. Cornett served twice in the Oregon State Legislature.

Dates: 2010

Glenn Corning papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1701
Abstract

Glenn Corning was a florist in Sherwood, Oregon. Papers include personal and business correspondence; Barriger vs. Corning lawsuit papers, 1930-1931; financial records; and plant and flower reference card files.

Dates: 1912-1961

Richard H. Corning photographic collection on the site of old Fort Nez Percés

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 566
Abstract

Five black and white photographs of the site where Fort Nez Percés was located, near Wallula, Washington.

Dates: 1936 April 10

Coronation of Womanhood posters

 Collection
Identifier: Coll839
Abstract

Two copies of a poster entitled “The Coronation of Womanhood,” and the corresponding identification key. The poster was commissioned and designed by Abigail Scott Duniway in 1884 to honor supporters of the equal-suffrage movement.

Dates: 1884-1885

Correspondence concerning request for arms under U.S. Congress joint resolution of March 2, 1849

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 988
Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence from U.S. Secretary of War Charles M. Conrad and the Ordnance Office concerning a request for arms and ammunition under a U.S. Congress joint resolution of March 2, 1849, as well as a manuscript copy of the resolution, which authorized the secretary of war "to furnish arms and ammunition to persons emigrating to the Territories of Oregon, California, and New Mexico."

Dates: 1849-1851

Oral history interview with Cleveland C. Cory

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1205
Abstract

Oral history interview with Cleveland C. Cory conducted by George Fraser circa 1990 as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Cory was an attorney in New York, New York, and in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1990

Oral history interview with Walter J. Cosgrave

 Collection
Identifier: SR1238
Abstract

Oral history interview with Walter J. Cosgrave conducted by Timothy J. Coleman on November 26, 1993, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Cosgrave was an attorney in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1993 November 26

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photograph albums 106
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Justice, Administration of -- Oregon 90
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Language
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Digregorio, Charles 93
Oregon. Legislative Assembly 88
Raman, Sankar 71
Strassmaier, James 71
Hansen, Clark 62
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Dodds, Linda S. 61
Republican Party (Or.) 52
Democratic Party (Or.) 51
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
Harmon, Rick 18
Johnston, J. H. (John H.), 1855-1944 18
Oregon Historical Society 17
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.) 16
Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 15
Oregonian (Firm) 15
Portland General Electric Company 15
Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) 15
Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987 14
McCall, Tom, 1913-1983 13
Johnson, Curtis 12
Minidoka Relocation Center 12
Oregon Journal (Firm) 12
Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) 12
United States. Army 12
United States. Bonneville Power Administration 12
Dollahite, Nancy E. 11
Pendleton Round-Up 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
Portland Civic Theatre (Portland, Or.) 7
Rankin, Tex (John Gilbert), 1894-1947 7
Reed College (Portland, Or.) 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Wyatt, Wendell William, 1917-2009 7
Amalgamated Transit Union. Local 757 (Portland, Or.) 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
Keith, Patricia 6
McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951 6
Mehren, Elizabeth 6
Meyer, Fred G., 1886-1978 6
Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905 6
Neuberger, Maurine B. (Maurine Brown), 1907-2000 6
Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs 6
Oregon. Circuit Court (Lane County) 6
Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives 6
Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State 6
Pacific Northwest Labor History Association 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
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
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