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diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:

Jesse G. Sill papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2630
Abstract

Jesse G. Sill was born in 1881 in Illinois and died in 1981 in Portland, Oregon. He was a pioneer newsreel photographer and the first to take aerial photographs of Mt. Hood. Collection includes correspondence, 1911-1919; script synopses and lists of films, 1915-1948; a travel diary, 1915-1916; and a movie poster for the film "Lone Trapper," circa 1911-1948.

Dates: 1911-1978

Alvin T. Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 8
Abstract

Papers of Alvin T. Smith (1802-1888), including his diaries, and records and correspondence relating to his tenure as postmaster at Tualatin, Oregon Territory (later Forest Grove, Oregon). Smith emigrated to the Oregon Territory in 1840 as a lay missionary, and moved to what would become Forest Grove in 1841. He served as postmaster in the 1850s, and was one of the founders of Tualatin Academy (later Pacific University).

Dates: 1820-1887

Margery Hoffman Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2660
Abstract Margery Hoffman Smith (born 1888) was a leading supporter of the arts, both in Portland, Oregon, and later in San Francisco. In the 1930s, Smith worked with the Works Progress Administration, supervising the handcraft work carried out for Timberline Lodge. Collection includes correspondence and diaries of Julia Hoffman, 1891-1934; correspondence of Margery Hoffman Smith, 1896-1981; papers related to Smith's professional and philanthropic activities; financial records; inventories and...
Dates: 1885-1986

Henry Harmon Spalding family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1201
Abstract Papers of Henry H. Spalding, a Presbyterian missionary to the Oregon Territory; his first wife, Eliza Hart Spalding; and his second wife, Rachel Spalding. Primarily contains typescript and photostatic copies of correspondence, diaries, and other papers relating to Henry H. Spalding's missionary work. Subjects include: the overland journey, the Nimiipuu (Nez Percé) people, conditions in the Oregon Country, and the Whitman killings of 1847. Some original letters are included. Also includes...
Dates: 1778-1874; Majority of material found within 1835-1874

Henry C. C. Stevens diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2374
Abstract

Manuscript diary of Private H. C. C. Stevens, Battery E, 65th Coast Artillery Corps., February 22, 1918-January 30, 1919, regarding his experiences as an American soldier in France during World War I. Stevens (1898-1979) was a native of Portland, Oregon. He became a partner in the insurance company Stevens & Brewster, served as the president of the Oregon Association of Insurance Agents, and was a member of many civic organizations.

Dates: 1918-1919

Robert Stuart diary excerpts

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2933
Abstract

Typescript excerpts from a diary, 1812-1813, regarding Robert Stuart's journey across North America from Astoria, Oregon, to New York, New York.

Dates: 1812-1813

Sutherland family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2308
Abstract

Papers of a family of Portland, Oregon, and Port Townsend, Washington, with ancestors in Canada and England. Includes diaries of Roderick Sutherland, including an account of his overland journey to Oregon, 1855; family correspondence; and papers relating to the estate of James Sutherland, who lived from 1778 to 1844 and was associated with the Hudson's Bay Company.

Dates: 1832-1975; Majority of material found within 1832-1902

E. Mowbray Tate family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll310
Abstract

The papers of E. Mowbray Tate (1902-1988), as well as those of members of Tate's family. Tate grew up in Portland, Oregon, and during his life worked as a Presbyterian minister, a missionary to Thailand, and a counselor, dean, or professor at several colleges and universities.

Dates: 1874-1988

Templeton family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1332
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, account books, ephemera, land deeds and certificates, 1833-1954, for members of the Templeton family including Joseph H. Templeton, Emma D. Templeton, Leighton F. Templeton and Raymond E. Templeton. Also included are genealogical information and obituaries.

Dates: 1833-1954

Nicolaas Jacob den Tex diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6009
Abstract

Typescript diary of Nicolaas Jacob den Tex regarding his journey from Amsterdam, Netherlands to the United States in 1871, after he was invited to assess the building of the Northern Pacific Railroad from Lake Superior to Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1871