correspondence
Found in 814 Collections and/or Records:
Chuck Currie papers
Papers of Chuck Currie (1969-), an advocate for unhoused people and for low-income housing in Portland, Oregon. Most of the papers relate to his activism, including records of the organizations Burnside Advocates Group, Oregon Housing NOW Coalition, Outside In, and the Multnomah Community Action Commission. Other papers relate to political activities such as voter registration drives and Currie's work as a minister.
George L. Curry correspondence relating to the Yakima War and the Rogue River War
Correspondence of Oregon Territorial Governor George L. Curry (1820-1878) relating to the Yakima War and the Rogue River War of 1855-1856. Most of the correspondence, which relates to raising and supplying volunteers or to military orders, consists of drafts or office copies written on Curry's behalf by Benjamin Stark (1820-1898), who acted as Curry's aide-de-camp.
Caleb Cushing collection
Collection consists of an inventory of papers of Caleb Cushing held at the Library of Congress, with notes and remarks; typescript correspondence about the Cushing papers; and photostat and typescript copies of correspondence pertaining to Oregon in the Cushing papers.
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.