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diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:

Abbett family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2199
Abstract

Abbett family papers include programs of the Portland Flute Club, 1921-1926; a diary of Mrs. J. T. Abbett, 1911-1915; typescript "History of Women's Foreign Missionary Work in the Pacific Northwest" by Mrs. J. T. Abbett, 1929; and diaries and letters of Myra Leanna (Abbett) Adams, 1890-1963.

Dates: 1865-1963

Henry Larcom Abbot papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 94
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of letters written by Henry Larcom Abbot (1831-1927) to his parents in 1855, journals he kept during his work on the Pacific Railroad Survey in California and Oregon in 1855-1856, and various field notes and celestial observations he took for the survey.

Dates: 1853-1943; Majority of material found within 1855

William P. Abrams collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6006
Abstract

Collection includes photocopied genealogical information, letters, and diary extracts regarding the discovery of Yosemite in 1849. William Penn Abrams (1820-1873) came to Portland, Oregon, in 1851 on a ship with his family. He started a sawmill and was Oregon's first highway contractor; he also traveled extensively.

Dates: 1893-1950

Catherine Julia Adams diary and letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2627
Abstract

Diary kept by Catherine J. Adams regarding her daily activities in Hillsboro, Oregon, and participation in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, as well as a typescript copy of a one-page letter from her father, William Bartlit.

Dates: 1878-1887

Henry Allyn diary and cartes-de-visite

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 936
Abstract

Original and typescript copy of a diary that Henry Allyn (1794-1880) wrote during his overland journey to Oregon, and three cartes-de-visite photographs of Allyn and his family. Allyn emigrated to Oregon in 1853.

Dates: circa 1850-1875; Majority of material found within 1853 March 28-September 6

George H. Atkinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1152
Abstract

Papers of an Oregon missionary, educator, scientist, and publicist who played a key role in establishing Oregon's public school system. Includes letters of George H. Atkinson and his wife, Nancy Bates Atkinson, as well as speeches, journals, and ephemera.

Dates: 1814-1953; Majority of material found within 1847-1878

Bancroft, Nunn, and Trevett family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 854
Abstract

Papers and photographs of the related Bancroft, Nunn, and Trevett families. Theodore Brooks Trevett (1832-1901) came to Oregon in 1850, and in 1865 married Mary Melissa "Lissie" Bancroft (1837-1933), who had previously lived at Fort Simcoe, Washington Territory. Their daughter Emily Bancroft Trevett (1867-1958) married English-born oculist Richard K. Nunn (1859-1920) in 1901.

Dates: 1835-1958; Majority of material found within 1849-circa 1930

Jeannette and Howard Barlow papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2608
Abstract

Jeannette Thomas Barlow (1891-1977) was a Portland, Oregon, native and an actress (stage name Ann Winston). Her husband, Howard Barlow (1892-1972), was a symphony conductor. Collection includes correspondence, diaries, sheet music, legal documents, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1850-1972

Chriss A. Bell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2930
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence regarding Chriss Bell's experiences in the Spanish American War and personal matters; a diary regarding his experiences in the Philippines and Guam during the war, with typescript transcript; and miscellaneous ephemera.

Dates: circa 1890-1899

Anna Birchman diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2035
Abstract

Manuscript diary of Anna Birchman (nee Anna Björkman, later Anna Birchman Mills), written in Swedish, with entries dating from December 18, 1890-January 14, 1891. Birchman wrote the diary in the form of a letter home to her family during her emigration from the Dalarna province in Sweden to Portland, Oregon. Also included are a typescript English translation and an edited version of that translation in the form of a pamphlet published in 2006.

Dates: 1890-1891