correspondence
Found in 823 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Wolf papers
Charles Wolf, an inventor, created the first commercial portable chainsaw, the Wolf Electric Drive Link Saw, patented in 1920. Papers consist of a stock certificate book for the Link Saw Company, 1921; typescript testimonial letters from construction contractors in Portland, Oregon, 1921, regarding the efficiency of the Wolf Electric Drive Link Saw; and a brochure for the saw, circa 1919-1920.
Charles Wolverton papers
Charles Wolverton was a lawyer in Albany, Oregon, a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, and a judge on U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, 1894-1926, regarding state and national politics, Wolverton's judicial career, personal and business matters with John H. Mitchell, Reuben P. Boise, and Benjamin F. Mulkey; speeches regarding initiative and referendum; and ephemera.
Women collection
Collection assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to women in Oregon. Included are postcards with pro- and anti-suffrage images; correspondence; a scrapbook of the League of Women Voters; papers of various women's political groups; and newspaper clippings.
Women in Communications, Inc., Portland chapter records
The Portland chapter of Women in Communications, Inc. was chartered June 24, 1947, as the Portland Professional Chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, a society for women in journalism and communications, and later became the Portland Professional Chapter of Women in Communications, Inc. Records include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, newsletters, miscellaneous administrative records, brochures, financial documents, newsletters, budgets, and surveys.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom records
Collection includes correspondence, documents, newsletters, and clippings relating to human rights, the Jeanette Rankin Brigade, various Oregon peace action groups, disarmament, the draft and Angela Davis; by-laws, constitution, minutes, and membership lists.
Women's Overseas Service League records
The Women's Overseas Service League was a national organization founded in 1921; the Portland chapter was formed in 1923. Collection includes scrapbooks; membership lists; newspaper clippings; officer lists; certificates; organizational histories; programs; minutes; correspondence; obituaries; and financial records.
James McIntosh Wood papers
Papers include a diary, October 1878-January 1879, regarding James McIntosh Wood's trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a representative of an American coffee company; and manuscript correspondence, 1888-1927, regarding personal and family matters.
Charles R. Woods letter to "Nell"
Manuscript letter from Charles R. Woods to "Nell," describing his life in the army in the Pacific Northwest, especially in Walla Walla, Washington.
Ivan M. Woolley papers
Papers of a Portland physician and author, including correspondence; newspaper clippings regarding the Mt. Hood Road (formerly the Barlow Road); and a typescript book draft, "The Old Road," circa 1959, with hand-drawn maps, regarding Woolley's experiences on the Mt. Hood Road.
Working Women's Association papers
Papers and memorabilia of the Working Women's Association of Eugene, Oregon, which was organized in October 1973. The papers, compiled by member Carolyn Howe (born 1949), date from 1973 to 1974, and include multiple items relating to the organization's involvement with a strike against Hirons Drug Store on Franklin Boulevard in Eugene. The collection also includes a roster of members, handwritten notes, and materials relating to a conference in May 1974 in Cheney, Washington.