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research (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Oregon Black History Project records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2854
Abstract

Administrative records, research files, and photographs gathered and created by the Oregon Black History Project, a grant-funded project that culminated in the publication of the book "A Peculiar Paradise: A History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940."

Dates: 1844-1981

Oregon Military Research Institute records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 765
Abstract

Research records and publications of the Oregon Military Research Institute, a military history project. The records concern Oregon war veterans, Oregon military units, and military facilities in Oregon. The collection also includes the personal papers of veteran Richard Gaarenstroom, who began the OMRI in the early 21st century after a military career of more than 30 years.

Dates: 1915-2023; Majority of material found within 1953-2023

Albert Prill papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1615
Abstract Dr. Albert G. Prill was a physician for the Southern Pacific Railway and a well-known ornithologist. He lived in Scio, Oregon. Collection includes notes on natural history, conservation of wildlife and Pacific Northwest birds; clippings and radio scripts about his collection of birds; scrapbooks of photographs of nests, eggs and birds; bird notes from Malheur Lake Reservation by Prill and Stanley Jewett; descriptions of trips to collect and observe with Dr. J. H. Hill; and articles and...
Dates: 1919-1940

Don H. Roberts collection on railroad history

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1439
Abstract

Collection includes research materials, documents, miscellaneous correspondence, notes and ephemera regarding railroad history.

Dates: circa 1800-1980

Sauvie Island Heritage Series project

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6025
Abstract

Collection consists of research related to the history of Sauvie Island and some of its inhabitants. Materials include research notes, correspondence, and photocopies of articles and extracts from various books and publications. The collection also includes drafts for books in the Sauvie Island Heritage Series.

Dates: 1960-1990

Paul J. F. Schumacher archaeological papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2844
Abstract

Collection includes reports, blueprints, field notes, etc. regarding archaeological digs that Paul J. F. Schumacher participated in, including several in Alaska, Fort Clatsop, and Fort Vancouver.

Dates: circa 1957-1974

Don Short papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1903
Abstract

Papers include correspondence, newsletters, research and miscellaneous materials primarily regarding environmental conservation, especially of the Columbia River Gorge, 1971-1983.

Dates: 1971-1983

Skinner family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1012
Abstract Papers of the Skinner family of Jordan Valley, Oregon, particularly of William Silas Skinner (1871-1960) and his descendants. William Silas Skinner was the eldest son of Silas Skinner (1834-1886), who came to Oregon in the 1860s and established a toll road in western Idaho and eastern Oregon and a ranch in Jordan Valley. The family continued to operate the ranch into the 21st century. The collection also contains papers of related families; financial, property, and ranching records; and...
Dates: 1840-2013; Majority of material found within 1863-2013

Collection on the Truesdell family

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1802
Abstract

Unprocessed collection of miscellaneous research, correspondence, and genealogical and manuscript materials regarding the Truesdell family.

Dates: circa 1915-1953; Majority of material found within circa 1930-1950

U.S. District Court biographies

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2925
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence and research on the U.S. District Court, the renaming of the Pendleton Courthouse, Nels Peterson and Thomas J. White.

Dates: 1984-1987