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correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:

Western States Water Council records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1768
Abstract

The Western States Water Council develops programs among the western states to integrate planning by state, federal, and other agencies concerning the states' water resources. Records include executive council minutes, annual reports, federal and state legislation regarding state water rights; position papers; reports; and correspondence between council member Eugene Marsh of Oregon and other WSWC officers.

Dates: 1965-1974

I. B. Whitcomb and Alice L. Pierce papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2521
Abstract

Correspondence exchanged by Ira Benjamin Whitcomb and his fianceĢe, Alice L. Pierce, in the early 1880s. Topics include Whitcomb's journey to Oregon, as well as family, friends, and the teaching profession. Also included is a brief notebook and diary kept by Whitcomb, which includes some entries on his trip west.

Dates: circa 1878-1883

Fred M. White papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2836
Abstract

Fred M. White (1893-1981) was a journalist, editor, drama critic and writer. He joined the staff of the Oregonian newspaper in 1917, retiring in 1959. Collection includes correspondence from White to Mary Inman during his time in World War I; radio scripts, 1935-1940, based on Oregon history; World War I souvenirs; scrapbooks, recipe books, account books, etc.; and diplomas and schoolwork of Mary Inman.

Dates: 1915-1942

Honor Marks Whitlock papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2388
Abstract

Papers include a ticket from London to the Oregon Territory, November 2, 1842; manuscript reminiscences of Honor Marks Whitlock's journey to Oregon from London by boat, circa 1850; and a manuscript letter from Ann Smith, Sandford, England, October 27, 1848, regarding family matters.

Dates: circa 1842-1850

Marcus and Narcissa Whitman collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1203
Abstract Papers of and relating to Presbyterian missionaries Marcus Whitman (1802-1847) and Narcissa Whitman (1808-1847), including their correspondence, documents and recollections relating to their murder and the aftermath, and ephemera related to their memorialization. The Whitmans established a mission in 1836 at Waiilatpu near Walla Walla in the part of the Oregon Territory that would later become Washington state, with the goal of converting the local Cayuse people. The Whitmans' relations with...
Dates: 1834-1947; Majority of material found within 1834-1850

Ada Bering Wien papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1536
Abstract

Collection includes letters from Ada Bering Wien of Fairbanks, Alaska, to Mrs. Graves, 1953-1959; photographs of Wien giving a talk at the Museum of History and Industry, Alaska, 1954; and a typescript speech; 1969, regarding early aviation and gold mining in Alaska.

Dates: 1953-1969

Donegan Reeder Wiggins papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1612
Abstract

Collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, manuscript drafts, and legal papers related to columnist and firearms expert Donegan Reeder Wiggins, dating from approximately 1906-1950. Also included are sermons, correspondence, and legislative papers relating to Duncan S. Donegan, maternal grandfather of Donegan Reeder Wiggins, which date from approximately 1839-1881.

Dates: 1839-1952

Richard Evett Wiley papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2158
Abstract

Papers of Richard Evett Wiley date from 1844 to 1869 and consist of legal documents and manuscript correspondence from family members, 1852-1869, which regards family matters and genealogy.

Dates: 1844-1869

Willamette Pulp and Paper Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1004
Abstract

Records of the Willamette Pulp and Paper Company of West Linn, Oregon, including outgoing correspondence, a ledger recording the amount of wood cut, contracts, and financial records. The company was founded in 1889, and later merged with the Crown-Columbia Paper Company and then with the Crown Zellerbach Corporation.

Dates: 1890-1909

Mary Willett papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 366
Abstract Mary Willett served as senior teacher for the five-year-old day group at the Swan Island Kaiser Child Service Center in Portland, Oregon, beginning in January 1944. The Kaiser centers served children ages eighteen months to six years, many of whom were children of women working in the shipyard building tankers for use in World War II. The collection consists of brochures and other publications, news clippings, correspondence, teaching materials, and photographs of students, as well as...
Dates: 1943-1993; Majority of material found within 1943-1945