Diaries
Found in 92 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Hunter Peters diary
Typescript copy of diary entries made by Henry Hunter Peters from July 8, 1850, to August 4, 1850, describing a trip from San Francisco, California, to the Oregon Territory. Entries discuss travels to places including Vancouver, Portland, Oregon City, Salem, and Astoria.
James H. Polhemus diary
James H. Polhemus (born 1887) was the chief engineer and general manager of the Port of Portland, 1923-1936. Collection consists of a diary primarily regarding his business activities.
Diary of a woman in Portland, Oregon
Diary of a woman who lived at 330 5th Street (probably NW 5th Ave.) in Portland, Oregon.
David Presley diary
Bound manuscript diary kept by David Presley, January 1-February 27, 1857, with accounts, 1857-1859.
Albert S. Roberts diaries
Albert S. Roberts (1862-1933) was born in White Salmon, Washington, and his family moved to The Dalles in 1865. He was a wheat grower and sheep rancher and represented Wasco County as a Republican in the Oregon State Legislature. Topics in his diaries include his college days at the University of Oregon, farm life, his marriage to Rose Freeman, work in the state Legislature, and miscellaneous personal and family activities.
Elliot Rodgers diary
Manuscript diary regarding events during Elliot Rodgers' service in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War.
Alexander Ross diary of the Snake Country expedition
Typescript photocopy of journal entries made by Alexander Ross from March 11, 1824, to April 22, 1824, during an expedition in the Pacific Northwest. Ross (1783-1856) was born in Scotland and became known as a pioneer and fur trader in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. He worked for the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company.
Royal family papers
Papers of the Royal family of Oregon. Brothers Charles Royal (1798-1878) and William Royal (1796-1870) emigrated to Oregon in 1852 and 1853, respectively. William Royal was a Methodist minister who founded the Centenary Methodist Church (later Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church) in East Portland; his sons Thomas Fletcher Royal (1821-1911) and James Henry Bascom Royal (1830-1910) were also Methodist ministers.
William Royal diary and bible census
Diary of William Royal (1796-1870), and notebook he used to record information about bible ownership in Portland, Oregon. Royal was a Methodist minister who came to Oregon in 1853, and who lived in Portland in the 1860s.
C. H. Sholes diary of a trip to Mt. Shasta
Typescript diary, August 1904, of a Mazamas outing to Mount Shasta, California.