correspondence
Found in 802 Collections and/or Records:
Czech Society of Oregon records
Records, dating from 1916 to 2019, of the Czech Society of Oregon and preceding or related organizations such as the Czech National Alliance, Telocvincny Jednota Sokol, the Czech Ladies Society, and National Czechoslovak Conference of America. The Czech Society was based in Portland, Oregon.
D. P. Thompson Company records
Collection includes correspondence, financial records and legal documents of the D. P. Thompson Company, regarding investments and properties of David P. Thompson's estate; personal correspondence to Mary Relief Thompson, wife of David P. Thompson; and microfilm of letters sent to David P. Thompson from family members in Cadiz, Ohio. Thompson (1834-1901) was a businessman and mayor of Portland, Oregon.
O. Edward Dagner papers
Collection consists of papers of O. Edward Dagner, an automotive engineer and maintenance specialist of the Office of Defense Transportation, Portland district, 1942-1944. The papers include correspondence; truck operating cost estimates, particularly for logging truck costs in Oregon and California; and speeches, including radio broadcasts of the Office of Defense Transportation.
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.
Davidson Baking Company records
Collection includes correspondence and advertising, 1938-1967; labor agreements, correspondence and reports, 1937-1968; correspondence and plans regarding plant construction and improvement, 1948-1966; accountant's reports, 1918-1920 and 1934-1936; and tax forms, 1938-1955.
Smith Davis letter to Alex Watts
Manuscript letter from Smith Davis to Alex Watts, regarding mining, politics, and business conditions in Billings, Montana.
John Day collection
Collection consists of a negative copy of John Day's petition for land on the Missouri River, 1798; a typescript copy of Day's will, circa 1820; documents concerning the controversy surrounding who John Day really was, 1953-1958; photocopy newspaper clipping regarding Day's life, 1960.
John S. Day papers
Papers and photographs relating to the life and activities of John S. Day. Materials include correspondence, newspaper issues and clippings, and real estate documents. Day was a rancher and big game hunter who lived in the Medford, Oregon, area. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was active in mountaineering and competitive skiing.
Matthew P. Deady letters to William Meek
Correspondence concerning politics and government, settlement in Oregon and California, legal cases including the Dred Scott case, and Deady family history.
Dean Brothers Lake Tahkenitch Auto Resort records and memorabilia
Records and memorabilia of the Dean Brothers Lake Tahkenitch Auto Resort on Lake Tahkenitch near Gardiner, Oregon, including correspondence and lease agreement with Crown Willamette Paper Company, bank records, photographs, postcards, brochure, and a clipping. The resort was operated by brothers Ross R. Dean (1903-1973) and George M. Dean (1899-1986) with their brother-in-law Fred Assenheimer (1870-1944) in the 1930s, before it was sold in 1941.