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correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 814 Collections and/or Records:

Ivan M. Woolley papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2528
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1943-1979

Benjamin Worsley letter to Alfred L. Lomax

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1066
Abstract

Manuscript letter from Benjamin Worsley to Alfred L. Lomax, January 31, 1924, recounting the life of John Worsley, founder of early Oregon woolen mills, and his wife, Barbara Oliphant.

Dates: 1924 January 31

William P. Wright papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1174
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence with: E. T. Gunn, 1865; Charles E. Williams, 1873; D. L. Phillips, 1870; Joseph H. Slater, 1866; and others, some letters describing Oregon.

Dates: 1865-1873

Wendell Wyatt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 894
Abstract

Papers, including correspondence, guest books, and photographs, relating to the life and political career of Oregon politician Wendell Wyatt (1917-2009). Wyatt was a U.S. Representative from 1965 to 1975.

Dates: 1919-1999; Majority of material found within 1955-1981

Nathaniel J. Wyeth collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1198
Abstract

Collection consists of typescript and microfilmed copies, made by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library from materials in its collections, of papers relating to Nathaniel J. Wyeth. Collection includes typescript copies, 1832-1901, of correspondence with John Ball and others, lectures and lecture notes, Indian vocabulary, and documents relating to Columbia River Fishing & Trading Company. The microfilm contains these and additional documents.

Dates: 1832-1901

Yabe family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 982
Abstract This collection consists of papers of and relating to members of a Japanese American family. The materials date from the early 20th century to 2022, and particularly highlight the experiences of Mitsuye (Jyoko) Yabe (1897-1985), who immigrated to California from Japan around 1917, and her youngest daughter, Miyuki (Yabe) Yasui (1926-2018). Included are Mitsuye Yabe's correspondence (in Japanese), original documents and materials of Yabe family members, Miyuki Yasui's research files and...
Dates: 1900-2022

Yamhill County Bank records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1813
Abstract

The Yamhill County Bank was chartered in 1974 with Ivan T. Lowe as president. It merged with Lincoln Bank in 1978. Records include initial market study; articles of incorporation; correspondence; minutes; reports; financial records; and documents of merger with Lincoln Bank.

Dates: 1972-1978

Yasui Brothers business records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2949
Abstract The Yasui Brothers business records document the Yasui family’s business, personal, and community-related activities in Hood River, Oregon, from the start of the 20th century until World War II. The collection is composed primarily of correspondence, business operation records, and financial files from the Yasui Bros. Co. general stores that Masuo Yasui and his brother Renichi Fujimoto operated from 1908 to 1942, as well as their orchards and farms in the Hood River Valley, and the various...
Dates: 1904-1990; Majority of material found within 1908-1942

Yasui family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 949
Abstract This collection includes correspondence, personal papers, and photographs of three generations of the Yasui family. Major topics represented in the collection include the first (Issei) generation’s immigration to Oregon in the early 1900s; the family's business and community activities in Hood River, Oregon, through 1942; the forced removal and incarceration of Yasui family members during World War II; and advocacy for redress and on behalf of Japanese American history by members of the...
Dates: 1873-2023; Majority of material found within 1910-1995

Masuo Yasui letter to Sagoro Asai

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 956
Abstract

Letter from Masuo Yasui (1886-1957) to Sagoro Asai (1880-1969), written in Japanese shortly after Yasui's release from incarceration. Yasui and Asai emigrated from Japan and resided in Hood River, Oregon. Yasui owned a general store, and both operated orchards. The U.S. government accused Yasui of disloyalty after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and incarcerated him from 1941 to 1946.

Dates: 1946 January 18; 2022