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Found in 139 Collections and/or Records:

Charles A. Sprague papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2407
Abstract

Charles Arthur Sprague (1887-1969) was a newspaper editor and publisher, and served as governor of Oregon from 1939 to 1943. Collection includes correspondence, 1896-1968; documents relating to committees and commissions, 1949-1969, including Colleges for Oregon's Future, the Oregon Geographic Names Board, the Commission on the Rights, Liberties and Responsibilities of the American Indian, and the Oregon State Constitutional Revision Commission; and a last will and testament.

Dates: 1895-1969
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Charles A. Sprague papers

Stella Maris House collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1585
Abstract The collection consists of printed material, correspondence, and administrative, financial, and legal records created and collected by the Stella Maris House, a Portland, Oregon-based social justice group, during the course of its work. The collection demonstrates the local evolution of issues key to the history of the United States during the 1960s. Over a third of the collection is dedicated to Oregon's migrant labor rights movement; it also features materials documenting the area's civil...
Dates: 1940-1973; Majority of material found within 1960-1972
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Stella Maris House collection

James Bowles Stephens collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2029
Abstract James B. Stephens (1806-1889) was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. In 1844, he traveled overland to Oregon. Settling first in Oregon City, he came to the new town of Portland in 1845. He operated the horse-powered Stark Street Ferry and laid out the townsite of East Portland. Collection includes a manuscript bond of James Bowles Stephens and Gideon Tibbetts, August 30, 1852, for Stephens to keep a ferry across the Willamette River opposite Portland; manuscript articles of agreement...
Dates: 1852-1983; Majority of material found within 1852-1862
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / James Bowles Stephens collection

Robert L. Stevens papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2159
Abstract

Robert L. Stevens was Multnomah County sheriff, 1906-1912. Papers include personal correspondence, 1906-1936; official correspondence and documents regarding the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, 1906-1911; financial records; and a will.

Dates: 1906-1936
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Robert L. Stevens papers

Straub family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2750
Abstract

Papers of the Straub family, who lived in Portland, Baker, and Hood River, Oregon. Collection includes an account book, also used as a scrapbook, with obituaries and genealogical information; stock certificates; communion and naturalization certificates; and bills. Much of this collection is in German, with some translations.

Dates: 1878-1947
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Straub family papers

Swedish Aid Society records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2690
Abstract

The Swedish Aid Society was an organization established in 1893 to provide financial assistance to Swedish immigrant members during illnesses and to help defray expenses of members' funerals. It was legally dissolved in 1962. Collection includes constitution; correspondence; member lists; treasurer reports; certificate of dissolution; minute book with most entries in Swedish; and account books.

Dates: 1893-1962
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Swedish Aid Society records

Templeton family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1332
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, account books, ephemera, land deeds and certificates, 1833-1954, for members of the Templeton family including Joseph H. Templeton, Emma D. Templeton, Leighton F. Templeton and Raymond E. Templeton. Also included are genealogical information and obituaries.

Dates: 1833-1954
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Templeton family papers

Tide Water Mill Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1723
Abstract

Records include business correspondence and minute books with articles of incorporation, balance sheets and certificate of dissolution.

Dates: 1912-1949
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Tide Water Mill Company records

Ukase Investment Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1810
Abstract

Ukase Investment Company was incorporated in 1910 with William Kanan Smith as president. Records include correspondence; homestead certificate; property lists; agreements; deeds; promissory notes; and mortgages.

Dates: 1856-1946
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Ukase Investment Company records

James O. Van Bergen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2026
Abstract

Collection consists of a manuscript bill of sale for the steamer Fashion from James O. Van Bergen to William N. Horton, 1853; oath of master, Van Bergen, for the steamer J. H. Couch of Portland, Oregon, 1865; and shipping agreements, 1853 and 1857.

Dates: 1853-1865
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / James O. Van Bergen papers

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