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John Francis DeSassise papers
Collection includes scrapbooks; Astoria High School diploma, 1940; and newspaper clippings and research notes regarding steamboats, the Columbia River Bar Pilots Association, steamboat captains, and maritime laws.
Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Advisory Task Force records
The Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Advisory Task Force was formed in 1980 by the state of Oregon in response to concerns about the increased use of the river by recreational boaters. Records (1977-1982) include correspondence, meeting agendas and handouts, press releases, memos, newspaper articles, reports, legal documents, regulatory information, public hearing reports, and a visitor use study.
Prospero Desiata photograph albums
Two albums containing 1,449 black and white and hand-colored photographs, 1904-1917, of steamships, schooners, and barks in Portland, Oregon, and around the world during World War I, including France, Germany, and Great Britain. All ships are identified.
DeSmet in Oregon Country
Typescript, 1909, with notes, regarding Jesuit missionary Pierre Jean de Smet and his activities in Oregon Territory.
Detroit Dam and powerhouse
Copy of a pencil drawing depicting the Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River.
Detroit Dam photographic collection
Collection of black and white photographs that were published in the Oregon Journal newspaper and are related to the Detroit Dam. The images show Detroit, Oregon, before the dam was built, the excavation of the dam site, construction and dedication of the dam, and the resulting lake. Many of the photographs were taken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Devers family papers
Papers and images relating to the Devers and Plagemann families. Henry d'Evers emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1858. His son, Arthur H. Devers (1858-1944), was a businessman in Portland, Oregon, and president of Closset & Devers. Arthur H. Devers' granddaughter Jean Elizabeth Plagemann (1909-1978) was the 1932 Oregon Women's Golf Association champion.
Bill Devlin photographs of Canterbury Castle, Portland, Oregon
Color snapshots taken by general contractor Bill Devlin during remodeling work on the Canterbury Castle (or Canterbury House) at 2910 Canterbury Lane, Portland, Oregon. Includes views of the exterior and remodeling work being done on interior.
Oral history interview with Nabin Dhimal
Oral history interview with Nabin Dhimal conducted by Sankar Raman on May 19, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Dhimal was the child of Bhutanese refugees, and he was born and grew up in camps in Nepal. His family was approved for resettlement in the United States in 2008 and immigrated to Portland, Oregon, where Dhimal attended Portland State University.
Oral history interview with Samuel L. Diack
Oral history interview with Samuel L. Diack conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 6, 1976. Diack discusses his service as president of the board of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.