correspondence
Found in 807 Collections and/or Records:
James Coffin papers
Papers of James Coffin (1847-1906), including correspondence, a resolution regarding the death of Lucius H. Allen, a tracing of a chart of the Columbia River's mouth, an architectural elevation, and photographs. Coffin worked as a clerk for the firm Allen and Lewis in Portland, Oregon, in the early 1880s.
Collection on the preservation of the Surgeon's Quarters at Fort Dalles
Collection includes correspondence and other papers relating to the preservation and restoration of the Surgeon's Quarters, Fort Dalles, Oregon, 1903-1948. Also included are manuscript correspondence and notes of Louis Scholl, original architect of the building, dated 1856-1878.
Columbia Rediviva collection
Collection of documents, originals and copies, relating to the ship Columbia (also known as the Columbia Rediviva) and its journeys to the Pacific Northwest in the late 18th century. The ship was owned by Joseph Barrell out of Boston and most famously captained by Robert Gray. Materials include logs, journals, letters, financial records, cargo lists, and drawings of the ship.
Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company records
Records of the Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company, consisting of ledgers, a letter book, and loose papers. The firm was established by Nathaniel J. Wyeth (1802-1856) and operated from Fort Hall near the near the junction of the Portneuf and Snake rivers in what would later become Idaho. The enterprise was unsuccessful, and Fort Hall was sold to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1837.
Columbus Day Storm collection
Collection includes materials relating to the Columbus Day Storm in Portland, Oregon, on October 12, 1962, and its aftermath.
Communications Consultants, Inc. records
Communications Consultants, Inc. was founded in 1965 by Duane Nielsen to offer "a complete scope of consulting and audio-visual production services." Records include correspondence; proposals for an architectural preservation documentary about Portland; and materials relating to projects on the Sea Lion Caves and Boston.
Charles Congleton papers
Charles Congleton was born in Kentucky and moved to Oregon in 1904. He worked as a forest ranger from 1907-1927 with the Paulina Ranger District. Collection includes diaries describing Congleton's work with the Forest Service; correspondence regarding fishing and the history of the Ochoco National Forest; certificates; and autobiographical materials.
Ola Delight Cook papers
Ola Delight Cook (1880-1958) was a railroad telegrapher, charter member of Commercial Telegraphers Union, worker for the American Federation of Labor, and an honorary trustee of Portland Central Labor Council. Collection includes correspondence, constitutions, financial reports and minutes relating to railroad unions, the AFL, the Portland Labor Temple and the YWCA, 1953-1958, Oregon political campaigns, 1948-1958, and Central Labor Council; diaries, 1914-1955; and ledger.
Truman B. Cook papers
Collection consists of notes and correspondence, 1958-1978, regarding surveying with Ray Lewis Stout in Eastern Oregon in the early 20th century and the schooners Irene and S. I. Allard.