correspondence
Found in 807 Collections and/or Records:
John E. Dean letters to family
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.
Degree of Pocahontas, Wahkiakum Council No. 40 records
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.
Mercedes Deiz collection
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.
DeLamar Mining Company records
Collection includes consists of a letterpress book, 1896-1898, with correspondence, monthly and annual reports, ore test data and values.
Raymond A. Delano papers
Collection includes certificates of Raymond Archibald Delano and his father, Archibald J. Delano, 1919-1948; report of a deposit of diatomaceous earth at Solvang, California, circa 1928-1935; correspondence scrapbook, circa 1927-1936; and correspondence, an autograph book, greeting cards, and legal documents, circa 1919-1948.
William Delany collection
Letters, 1905-1912, regarding the life stories of William Delany and family, and one letter alleging that the Delanys kept a slave named Rachel Belden Delany. Collection also includes a document about land surveyed in Oregon.
Dement family papers
Collection is partially processed. Materials include correspondence to Wallace Dement, who served as mayor of Myrtle Point, Oregon, and as a Coos County commissioner, regarding Myrtle Point civic activities, Coos County roads and the Forestry Board. Also included are reminiscences of R. C. Dement; genealogical materials; miscellaneous papers of Dr. Alice Louisa Dement; songwriting contracts for Nellie Dement; financial and legal documents; diplomas, certificates, diaries, and accounts.
Robert W. Denney family papers
Collection includes legal documents, among which is the will of Robert W. Denney; correspondence; land survey and ownership documents; and genealogical information. Family members mentioned include Amos Harvey Denney, Prudence Denney, Arthur L. Denney, and Matthew Patton and Polly Patton.
Carl Denton papers
Collection includes correspondence, 1919-1925, regarding Carl Denton's career as conductor for the Portland Symphony Orchestra and resignation in 1925. Also included are miscellaneous correspondence and documents relating to the orchestra, including its constitution and bylaws, circa 1922.
Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Advisory Task Force records
The Deschutes River Scenic Waterway Advisory Task Force was formed in 1980 by the state of Oregon in response to concerns about the increased use of the river by recreational boaters. Records (1977-1982) include correspondence, meeting agendas and handouts, press releases, memos, newspaper articles, reports, legal documents, regulatory information, public hearing reports, and a visitor use study.