research (documents)
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Henry Brown papers
Papers of an emigrant to Oregon, and later historian, including an account of his overland journey to Oregon in 1847, correspondence, notes, scrapbooks, records of Oregon Farmers' Union conventions, and notes and drafts for his book, "Political History of Oregon" (1892).
Jean B. Brownell papers
Collection includes research and notes on African Americans in Oregon before the Civil War, 1962, and a typewritten term paper, "Negroes in Oregon before the Civil War," 45 pages, 1962.
Malcolm Hamilton Clark Jr. papers
Papers of Malcolm Hamilton Clark Jr. include correspondence with family and researchers, 1954-1980; short stories and story ideas; research for "Pharisee Among the Philistines," "Eden Seekers," articles and "End of Eden"; correspondence with parents, 1936-1938; press releases from U.S. Office of Civil Defense, 1941; Matthew Paul Deady diary indices; letters from Deady family members, 1902-1920; and manuscripts of books, reviews, articles, and speeches.
Communications Consultants, Inc. records
Communications Consultants, Inc. was founded in 1965 by Duane Nielsen to offer "a complete scope of consulting and audio-visual production services." Records include correspondence; proposals for an architectural preservation documentary about Portland; and materials relating to projects on the Sea Lion Caves and Boston.
Coe I. Durland papers
Collection includes drawings, 1961-1979, including many for the Portland Fire Department; Portland Fire Department ephemera, 1912-1919; a typescript history of Woodstock, Portland, Oregon; material relating to Ontario teacher Callie Shelton; and material relating to schoolhouses in Harney and Sherman counties, Oregon.
Fred A. Granata research papers
Writings and compiled material (largely reproductions) from Fred Granata's research on a variety of historical topics and individuals from the 1990s and 2000s.
Heister Dean Guie papers
Olof Larsell research notes
Olof Larsell (1886-1964) was head of the Anatomy Department at the University of Oregon Medical School. Collection includes notes and research by Larsell regarding Theophilus Degen, pioneer obstetrician, for Larsell's book "The Doctor in Oregon."
Lewis L. McArthur papers
Papers of Lewis L. McArthur, including correspondence and documentation relating to Oregon Geographic Names; correspondence and records relating to the Historic Columbia River Highway; and papers relating to other historic sites and historic preservation efforts. McArthur (1917-2018) published the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh editions of Oregon Geographic Names, and was active in historic preservation.
Minority without a champion: Kanakas on the Pacific coast, 1788-1850
Typescript carbon rough draft research paper, circa 1950-1972, exploring the history of Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest.