diaries

Collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Reverend Jason Lee, an early Methodist missionary in the Oregon Country. The papers date from 1834 to 1845 and focus on Lee’s overland journey to the Pacific, his plans to minister to Native American tribes, and the establishment of a mission near present-day Salem, Oregon.

Robert O. Lee (1921-2002) was the leader of scientific expeditions to Mexico and South America. Collection includes correspondence, diaries, reports, articles, transparencies, maps and supply lists from three American Quintana Roo Expeditions in Mexico, 1965-1968, Vinson Massif Expedition in Antarctica, 1964-1965, and Rio Mezquital Expedition in Mexico, 1970.

Collection includes a typescript copy of a diary by Hermon Camp Leonard, with entries noting arrivals and departures of ships in Astoria, and including poetry and Chinook terms. Also included is a photograph of an affidavit dated March 16, 1907, concerning exports by Leonard.

Materials relating to the life and career of Egyptologist Lindsley Foote Hall.

This unprocessed collection includes correspondence, diaries, financial records, family genealogy, and notes on Jackson County pioneer families. Fletcher Linn (1866-1953), who was born in Jacksonville, Oregon, was an industrialist and civic leader. He owned a furniture factory and was also president and manager of the Beaver Portland Cement Company. He was active in organizations including the Chamber of Commerce, and was a trustee of Lewis & Clark College.

Manuscript diary describing Horace Lyman's sea voyage from New York to San Francisco aboard the vessel Whitton and from San Francisco to the Columbia River aboard the Toulon. Lyman (1815-1887) was a congregational clergyman and teacher. He founded the First Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon, in 1851.

Photographs, negatives, and diaries of Crater Lake National Park Company employee John Maben, who worked as the winter caretaker of Crater Lake Lodge from 1921 to 1927. The bulk of the photographs in the collection document Crater Lake and the lodge, as well as scenes from Klamath County, Oregon.

Amy E. Marble (1884-1983) came to Portland after the death of her husband, Milton H. Marble. She worked as a resident maid in the Patton Home and attended First Christian Church. Collection includes containing brief notes on work at the Patton Home, household chores, meals, visits, shopping, and other topics.

Papers of and relating to Charles H. Martin (1863-1946), Ellis G. Hughes (1845-1909), and their families. Charles H. Martin served in the U.S. military from the 1890s to 1920s, attaining the rank of major general, and subsequently served as a U.S. representative and then as governor of Oregon. Ellis G. Hughes, who was Martin's father-in-law, was a prominent real estate attorney in Portland, Oregon.