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Original handwritten manuscript of "Early History of Tillamook," by Warren N. Vaughn, as well as typescript and microfilm copies. The collection also includes biographical information about Vaughn (1823-1907), who traveled to California in 1849 to mine for gold before living in Dayton, Oregon. In 1852, he journeyed to Tillamook, Oregon, where he would reside for the rest of his life, working as a farmer and cooper, and holding multiple roles in local government.

Abstract Francis Galloway was born in McMinnville in 1885. He graduated from University of Oregon in 1907. He was admitted to the bar in 1911, and and in 1913, he moved to The Dalles, where he practiced law and was active in Democratic politics. Papers include correspondence, reports, memoranda and legal documents relating to the boundaries of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, self-government on the reservation, and federal Indian policy; correspondence relating to his political and business...

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Oral history interview with Barbara A. Mackenzie conducted by Katy Barber from September 27, 1999, to June 1, 2001. Mackenzie was director of the U.S. government project that relocated Native Americans displaced by the construction of The Dalles Dam in eastern Oregon and Washington state.

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Reproductions of broadsides and pamphlets regarding Donald McKay's Medicine Show and his life as an Indian scout.

Abstract Papers of William Wakeman Raymond (1815-1894) of Oregon, primarily relating to his role as an Indian agent. The papers include correspondence about the treatment of Native peoples and the possibility of Native people claiming land; claims that Clatsop Chief Tostou made against the United States for destroyed or confiscated property; and handwritten copies of three unratified 1851 treaties with Natives peoples. Raymond came to Oregon in 1840, and worked as a missionary, farmer, and Indian...