Diaries
Found in 92 Collections and/or Records:
Alma Olive Huseby Dempsey diaries
Three composition books containing the journal of Alma Olive Huseby Dempsey of Jefferson County, Oregon, kept from December 23, 1915, to March 31, 1918. Includes details of daily life, housework, family, travel, weather, and general community news.
William H. Dierdorff family papers
Diaries, notebook, address book, and cashbook of William H. Dierdorff (1849-1903), and photographs and postcards relating to the family of his son William H. Dierdorff (1898-1975). Dierdorff emigrated to Oregon in 1856, and after working as a civil engineer and draftsman, became a Presbyterian minister.
Euphemia Dimick memoir and other writings
Writings by Euphemia Dimick (1877-1967) of Oregon, including diary entries and a memoir titled "Through the Wilderness." The writings relate to Dimick's experiences raising her daughter, Ruth Elizabeth Dimick (1916-1974). Ruth Dimick had athetoid cerebral palsy, a condition marked by difficulty with motor skills, which was not well understood or accommodated in the early 20th century.
Lucia S. Fear papers
Papers and family photographs of Lucia S. Fear (1862-1957). Fear was born in 1862 in Kansas, and worked as a lawyer there in the early 1880s. She and her family later moved to Portland, Oregon, where she participated in the Mazamas climb of Mt. Hood in 1894 and was a member of the Portland Woman's Club.
Fred Floed account book
Account book, later used as a diary, of Fred Floed, a merchant in Roseburg, Oregon.
Charlotte Gardner diary
Handwritten copy, made by Eleanor J. Graves, of Charlotte Coffin Gardner's journal of a voyage from Nantucket, Massachusetts, to San Francisco, California, and Washington Territory, then back to Nantucket, June 23, 1852-May 10, 1855.
Eli Sheldon Glover papers
Papers of inventor and artist Eli Sheldon Glover include diaries describing travels across the United States, correspondence with his son, and patents and advertisements for his inventions.
Gould family papers
Alden Bradford Graham diary and ledger
Manuscript diary, 1879, regarding a trip from Hantsport, Nova Scotia to Portland, Oregon, with accounts; manuscript ledger, 1890-1895, of passengers and cargo carried by steamers of the Oregon City Transportation Company, including the steamers Altona, Latona and Ramona.
A. B. Harden diary and letters
Diary of A. B. Harden (1814-1887), who emigrated to Oregon in 1847, and letters to his family. The diary describes Harden's journey to Oregon and his life in Oregon, while the letters include information about life in Oregon, developments in the war between Euro-American emigrants and Liksiyu (Cayuse) people, names of local legislators, and poetry by Harden.