Diaries
Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:
May E. Shogren and Anne H. Shogren papers
Two ledgers for M & A Shogren, a dressmaking business in Portland, Oregon, and personal papers of May E. Shogren (1861-1928), who operated the business with her younger sister, Anne H. Shogren (1868-1934). The personal papers consist of a microfilm copy of a diary kept by May Shogren and an exercise notebook containing essays about literature. The Shogren sisters operated their business from the 1890s through the 1910s, specializing in high-fashion custom dresses.
C. H. Sholes diary of a trip to Mt. Shasta
Typescript diary, August 1904, of a Mazamas outing to Mount Shasta, California.
Mary F. Slavin notebooks containing diary entries
Alvin T. Smith papers
Papers of Alvin T. Smith (1802-1888), including his diaries, and records and correspondence relating to his tenure as postmaster at Tualatin, Oregon Territory (later Forest Grove, Oregon). Smith emigrated to the Oregon Territory in 1840 as a lay missionary, and moved to what would become Forest Grove in 1841. He served as postmaster in the 1850s, and was one of the founders of Tualatin Academy (later Pacific University).
Sojourn in America
Typescript photocopy book, 1978, containing Haralambos Kambouris' diary, 1912-1915, describing his life in America and work on various northwest railroads and mining enterprises in Utah; poems; photographs; and miscellaneous documents and letters, many in Greek. Kambouris (1898-1964) was a Greek immigrant who lived in Oregon and various western states.
Henry C. C. Stevens diary
Manuscript diary of Private H. C. C. Stevens, Battery E, 65th Coast Artillery Corps., February 22, 1918-January 30, 1919, regarding his experiences as an American soldier in France during World War I. Stevens (1898-1979) was a native of Portland, Oregon. He became a partner in the insurance company Stevens & Brewster, served as the president of the Oregon Association of Insurance Agents, and was a member of many civic organizations.
Nicolaas Jacob den Tex diary
Typescript diary of Nicolaas Jacob den Tex regarding his journey from Amsterdam, Netherlands to the United States in 1871, after he was invited to assess the building of the Northern Pacific Railroad from Lake Superior to Portland, Oregon.
Samuel R. Thurston and Elizabeth Thurston papers
Saku Tomita diary
Manuscript bound diary, May 2-September 10, 1942, in Japanese, with a typescript English translation by Zuigaku Kodachi, 1975, about Saku Tomita's experiences at the Portland Assembly Center, a temporary detention camp in Portland, Oregon, during World War II.
Edward A. Valentine papers
Edward Autrey Valentine (1893-1980) was an insurance executive, chairman of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the Red Cross, and served in both world wars. Collection includes diaries, 1943-1945, regarding his service during World War II in Italy; correspondence, 1943-1959; typescript reminiscences; and miscellaneous documents and memorabilia.