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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

William Foster Dalton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1562
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1889-1960

Davidson Baking Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1613
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1918-1968

Smith Davis letter to Alex Watts

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 939
Abstract

Manuscript letter from Smith Davis to Alex Watts, regarding mining, politics, and business conditions in Billings, Montana.

Dates: 1883 April 29

John Day collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2132
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1798-1960

John S. Day papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll617
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1915-1971

Matthew P. Deady letters to William Meek

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1387
Abstract

Correspondence concerning politics and government, settlement in Oregon and California, legal cases including the Dred Scott case, and Deady family history.

Dates: 1861-1891

Dean Brothers Lake Tahkenitch Auto Resort records and memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll892
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1930-1940

John E. Dean letters to family

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 905
Abstract

Letters from John E. Dean (1923-1994) to his parents in Portland, Oregon, written while Dean was serving in World War II. Dean served in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater during the war, and later worked as a real estate appraiser and as a security guard at Holladay Park Hospital.

Dates: 1943-1945

Degree of Pocahontas, Wahkiakum Council No. 40 records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1644
Abstract

The Degree of Pocahontas is the ladies auxiliary of the Improved Order of Red Men, a fraternal organization founded in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1834. Collection includes correspondence, 1934-1953; membership forms, invoices, and reports, 1937-1952; Roll of Chiefs book for Improved Order of Red Men Tribe No. 65., 1918.

Dates: 1918-1953

Mercedes Deiz collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 543
Abstract

Papers and photographs relating to the life and career of Mercedes Deiz (1917-2005), who became the first woman of color to be a judge in Oregon when she was appointed to a seat on the district court, and was also the first Black circuit court judge in the state. The collection also includes correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating to members of Deiz's family.

Dates: circa 1875-2014