diaries
Found in 162 Collections and/or Records:
John F. Noble papers
Papers of an Indian agent, stock rancher, and Army officer of Oregon and Washington State. Includes an incomplete overland diary of 1849; an 1860 diary of a hunting trip on the Deschutes River; a diary of a trip of 1864-1865 through Indian country; survey notes; Chinook vocabulary; papers of Noble & Scholl relating to stock raising near The Dalles, Oregon; military papers; and papers regarding an Indian depredation claim by Brooke, Bomford and Company.
Volney S. Ogle papers
Manuscript letters from Volney S. Ogle of Company E, 2nd Regiment, to his family from Manila, Philippines, circa 1896-1899, regarding life in the military in Manila. Also included are bound manuscript diaries, circa 1898-1899, with a list of men in his regiment. Ogle was from Portland, Oregon.
O'Reilly family papers
Collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, account books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogy, photographs, memorabilia, certificates, legal documents, etc., of the O'Reilly family, including James Archbold O'Reilly and Anne O'Reilly, of Portland, Oregon.
Papers of unidentified farmer
Papers of an unidentified farmer who lived in Portland, Oregon, and operated a farm near Boring, Oregon, from the 1920s until at least the 1940s. The papers consist of a journal with diary entries, cattle birth records, and financial records; two ledgers of financial records; loose financial records; and clippings about measurements, recommended cattle rations, and recommended amounts of seed to plant.
Joseph Paquet papers
Diaries, notebooks, and other papers of Joseph Paquet (1841-1924), an Oregon shipbuilder and construction contractor. Includes notes and specifications on steamboats active on the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Edward Evans Parrish papers
Diaries of Edward Evans Parrish (1791-1874), an Oregon pioneer, preacher, and farmer of Marion County. Also includes poetry; related papers; a travel diary of Parrish's daughter Rachel Marinda Parrish Knox; transcriptions of diaries; and biographical information written by James M. Knox, a descendant of Parrish.
Percefull-Ayers family papers
Collection includes receipts and legal documents, correspondence, a diary of Margaret Percefull, and miscellaneous ephemera and other documents. Family members mentioned include Margaret Percefull, Emma S. Percefull, James K. Wallace, William T. Wallace and Andrew H. Ayers.
Hayes Perkins diaries
Typescript copies of diaries of Hayes Perkins, titled "Here And There." Entries from 1928 to 1936 detail Hayes's work at San Simeon. Also includes typescript memoir, "Hayes Perkins' last journeys: across the Sahara (1952) and around South America (1955)," and biographical information.
Henry Hunter Peters diary
Typescript copy of diary entries made by Henry Hunter Peters from July 8, 1850, to August 4, 1850, describing a trip from San Francisco, California, to the Oregon Territory. Entries discuss travels to places including Vancouver, Portland, Oregon City, Salem, and Astoria.
Elinor Pillsbury papers
Papers of Elinor Pillsbury (1898-1987), a poet and journalist in Oregon, include poetry, articles, short stories, correspondence, diaries, and account books. Also included are writings by Eva B. Pillsbury.