reminiscences
Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:
George Washington Crum reminiscences
Manuscript and photocopy reminiscences, circa 1915, of George Washington Crum's Civil War experiences from August 8, 1861, to June 12, 1865. Also included is a photocopy newspaper clipping of an obituary for Crum (1842-1923), which describes him as having enlisted in the Army in April 1861 and being honorably discharged in 1863 after being wounded.
Jacob Stanley Currier reminiscences of the Blue Bucket Mine
Manuscript reminiscences of Jacob Stanley Currier, September 15, 1919, regarding his participation in the finding of the Blue Bucket Mine in 1860.
Dog Mountain Story
Reminiscences of Dave Tozer about working at a fire lookout station on Dog Mountain, Washington, for the U.S. Forest Service in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The reminiscences include reproductions of photographs taken during that time.
Mary Margaret Dunn reminiscences
Typescript reminiscences of Mary Margaret Dunn, nee Masterson, circa 1959, recounting her childhood in Eugene, Oregon, with genealogical information of her descendants.
William Engle collection
Reminiscences of Frank Jackson about his grandfather, William Engle, 1961, as compiled by Virginia Carson, Jackson's niece. Engle was an Oregon pioneer who came to Molalla, Oregon, in 1845. He served in the Territorial Legislature in 1847 and was a judge of Marion County for two years.
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.
Fond recollections
Typescript reminiscences by Virginia B. Holsman (1915-1980) regarding her childhood in Hillsboro, Oregon, during the 1920s. Holsman, an artist, was a lifelong Oregon resident and owned an art gallery in Portland.
Giles French papers
Collection includes correspondence, notes, speeches, scrapbooks and reports of Giles French, a legislator and author from Sherman County, Oregon.
Frank S. Godfrey family papers
Frank S. Godfrey was a businessman in Seaside, Oregon, and a soldier in the Spanish-American War, master sergeant of Company B, 2nd Oregon Infantry. Collection includes correspondence of Birdie Ann Godfrey, 1957; ribbons and other ephemera from United States War Veterans reunions, 1898-1955; register of veterans, 1951; and Dorothy Godfrey Otto's reminiscences, 1967.
Happy days in the one room school
Lillian Maki was a teacher in Lincoln County, Oregon, during the 1930s. Collection consists of a typescript copy, 1975, of reminiscences about teaching in small school in Lincoln County during that period.