correspondence
Found in 781 Collections and/or Records:
John Henry Johnson papers
Photocopies of two original letters and a diary of John Henry Johnson (1838-1940), a Civil War veteran from Illinois who moved to Oregon in 1883. The letters were written to Johnson's sister, Mary E. Warren, in 1863 and 1865; the diary, written during the Civil War, includes entries from October 1864-May 1865.
Kirke E. Johnson letters
Manuscript letters, 1897-1899, primarily to Kirke E. Johnson's mother in Wisconsin, regarding his experiences as a telephone line construction worker, surveyor and prospector in Alaska and British Columbia during the 1898 gold rush.
Norman D. Johnson papers
Papers of Norman D. Johnson consist of correspondence; bills and receipts; a birth certificate; papers, publications, and ephemera related to the YMCA and the LTL Societies, as well as miscellaneous ephemera; and materials related to animation and to Walt Disney Productions.
Vivian A. Johnson correspondence
Vivian A. Johnson (1912-1977) was a Portland native and professor of physics at Purdue University. Collection includes correspondence to family and friends.
Johnston Propeller Works records
Records include business correspondence, 1895-1928; citizenship declaration of John H. Johnston, 1882; correspondence book, 1922-1928; receipts and bills; propeller plans; and newspaper clippings.
Webster Jones papers
Webster Jones (born 1904) was a book collector, a graduate of the University of Oregon, and the first aviation editor at the Oregonian newspaper in Portland. This unprocessed collection includes correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks and ephemera on subjects including Webster Jones' father, Frank G. Jones, and Charles N. Kessler; diaries of Lillian Gilstrap regarding her trips across North America in the 1920s and 1930s; and scrapbooks relating to aviation history in the Pacific Northwest.
Oliver Jory letters
Letters from Oliver Jory to his first wife, Ella Jory, during their engagement and in the early years of their marriage. Subjects include the fruit-drying business, crops, the economy, politics, the temperance movement, and personal matters.
Oliver Jory letters to Ella Jory
Letters from Oliver Jory (1859-1935) to his wife, Ella Jory (1861-1919), written both before and after their marriage. Oliver Jory manufactured and sold fruit dryers in Salem, Oregon.
George William Joseph papers
Collection includes correspondence, transcripts of court hearings, speeches and radio addresses, political notes, campaign materials and scrapbooks relating to political matters. George W. Joseph was a Republican senator who died while running for governor in 1930.
A. B. Judd letters
Photocopy manuscript letters from A. B. Judd to "Cousin Riley," May 11 and December 27, 1857, regarding a trip to St. Louis, Missouri, the sale of his property, Kansas statehood, and the question of slavery in the territories.