manuscripts for publication
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Ascent of Mount Hood: September 4, 1866
Manuscript copy of a letter from George Henry Atkinson to the editor of the Oregonian, circa 1866-1889, regarding his trip to the summit of Mount Hood on September 4, 1866. Atkinson was a missionary, educator, scientist, and publicist.
Jacob Avshalomov papers
The papers of Jacob Avshalomov consist of correspondence, clippings, programs, musical scores, certificates, memoir books, photographs, and publications relating mostly to his musical career, as well as those of his sons, David and Daniel, and his Russian-born father, Aaron. Also included are programs, reviews, and photographs of the Portland Junior Symphony (later the Portland Youth Philharmonic), which he led from 1954 to 1995.
Malcolm Hamilton Clark Jr. papers
Papers of Malcolm Hamilton Clark Jr. include correspondence with family and researchers, 1954-1980; short stories and story ideas; research for "Pharisee Among the Philistines," "Eden Seekers," articles and "End of Eden"; correspondence with parents, 1936-1938; press releases from U.S. Office of Civil Defense, 1941; Matthew Paul Deady diary indices; letters from Deady family members, 1902-1920; and manuscripts of books, reviews, articles, and speeches.
Manuscript and galley proofs for The Coach's Art
Manuscript and galley proofs for a book by Jack Ramsay (1925-2014) and John Strawn, "The Coach's Art," along with reproductions of correspondence and a training outline that were included in the book. Ramsay coached the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team in Portland, Oregon, from 1976 to 1986, and later worked as a basketball broadcast commentator.
The corner store was across the river
Typescript photocopy of "The Corner Store Was Across the River," 1976, an autobiographical account of Mildred Evans McLean's teaching experiences in Deep River, Washington, in 1913.
William Foster Dalton papers
William Foster Dalton (1874-1955) was a Yorkshireman who began sailing in 1889. His travels took him to Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco, and Oregon. Collection includes typescript letter from Phyllis Hester, Dalton's daughter, offering Dalton's autobiography to "Country Life," a British gardening and country living magazine; a manuscript summary of the autobiography by Kenneth Holmes; and microfilm of a manuscript book, "Wanderer's Life: an Autobiography," by Dalton.
Dant & Russell, Inc. history
Typescript history, circa 1950-1974, of the lumber brokerage business owned by Charles E. Dant and C. S. Russell, founded in 1904.
Economic importance of early transcontinental railroads: Pacific Northwest
Typescript of "Economic importance of early transcontinental railroads: Pacific Northwest," 246 pages.
Episodes in the life of a Columbia River kid
Typescript reminiscences of Harry E. Rice, 59 pages, 1969, regarding his childhood along the Columbia River near Rainier, Oregon, in the early 20th century, with correspondence regarding publication.
George Estes papers
Collection includes correspondence; manuscripts including "Enemies of the Klan," 1923, "The Wayfaring Man," 1922, and "Peter Holds the Keys," 1933, regarding anti-Catholicism, Freemasonry, the Ku Klux Klan and other ethnic and religious controversies of the 1920s.