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diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 162 Collections and/or Records:

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

Thornton and Hayes family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2755
Abstract

Collection includes diaries and account books of James Thornton; autograph albums of Hattie Thornton; a notebook of Elizabeth Patterson (later Elizabeth Thornton); and school records and other documents and ephemera of T. A. Hayes and Lucile Hayes.

Dates: 1775-1905

Samuel R. Thurston and Elizabeth Thurston papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 379
Abstract Papers of Samuel R. Thurston (1816-1851) and his wife, Elizabeth Thurston (1816-1890, later Elizabeth Odell), and a property deed relating to their children, George Henry Thurston (1846-1927) and Elizabeth Blandina Thurston (1849-1904, later Elizabeth Blandina Stowell). Papers include correspondence, Samuel R. Thurston's diary, and speeches by Samuel R. Thurston. Thurston was a delegate from the Oregon Territory to U.S. Congress, and helped pass the Oregon Donation Land Law in 1850; he died...
Dates: 1838-1887; Majority of material found within 1849-1851

Saku Tomita diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1482
Abstract

Manuscript bound diary, May 2-September 10, 1942, in Japanese, with a typescript English translation by Zuigaku Kodachi, 1975, about Saku Tomita's experiences at the Portland Assembly Center, a temporary detention camp in Portland, Oregon, during World War II.

Dates: 1942