correspondence
Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:
Book of congratulatory pigeongrams sent for Burnside Bridge opening
Bound volume of "pigeongrams" (messages sent by pigeon) from political figures, congratulating Portland Mayor George L. Baker and Oregon Governor Walter M. Pierce on the opening of the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon. The Burnside Bridge opened in May 1926, replacing an older bridge of the same name from the 1890s, and was still operational in 2022.
Alice Johnson Booth collection on fashion
Collection includes manuscript letter, 1989, describing the first showing of paintings from the Chrysler collection at the Portland Art Museum, as well as fashion and the "World's Largest Fashion Show" by Aaron Frank and Tommy Luke at the Stadium; an invitation to the showing of the Chrysler paintings, 1956; and photocopy newspaper clippings, circa 1937, regarding Alice Johnson and Alta Corbett.
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company records
Records include correspondence, financial documents, minutes of annual meetings, reports, operation statements, and materials related to the purchase by Georgia Pacific Corp.
Jay Bowerman papers
Jay Bowerman (1876-1957) was a Republican attorney, Oregon state representative for Gilliam County, and acting governor of Oregon, 1910-1911. Papers include correspondence regarding his activities in support of Republican candidates, his law practice and family; correspondence and research notes for a proposed history of eastern Oregon bench and bar; newspaper clippings and political ephemera regarding campaigns; and a scrapbook regarding the 1909 Oregon Legislature.
Bowman family papers
Clement Adams Bradbury letters
Manuscript letters from his mother, Clarissa Adams Bradbury, relatives in Maine, and a brother, Stephen Bradbury, in the California gold fields. Collection also includes genealogical material.
Paul E. Bragdon papers
Paul Bragdon was the president of Reed College in Portland from 1971 to 1988. Collection includes correspondence; administrative records; and admissions records, development correspondence and proposals, committee correspondence and meeting notes, faculty files, trustee files, provost files, student services documents, issues and activities, etc., regarding Reed College. Also included are miscellaneous papers of Nancy Bragdon.
J. Fred Braly papers
J. Fred Braly (born 1889) was a realtor in Albany, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, papers and receipts regarding real estate and other business topics.