diaries
Found in 162 Collections and/or Records:
David Dexter Clarke papers
The collection consists of narratives written by David Dexter Clarke concerning his professional experiences and personal history, along with notes and some items of correspondence. Clarke (1844-1923) emigrated to Oregon in 1864, and worked as a surveyor and civil engineer in the Pacific Northwest for 53 years. From 1893 until his retirement in 1917, he worked for the water bureau in Portland, Oregon, serving as the head of the department for most of that time.
Samuel A. and Harriet T. Clarke papers
Papers of Samuel A. Clarke (1827-1909) and Harriet T. Clarke (1832-1890), including diaries, correspondence, writings, and genealogical materials. Samuel A. Clarke came to Oregon in 1850, and worked in the newspaper industry. In 1852, he married Harriet Talcott Buckingham, who had come to Oregon in 1851.
Charles Congleton papers
Charles Congleton was born in Kentucky and moved to Oregon in 1904. He worked as a forest ranger from 1907-1927 with the Paulina Ranger District. Collection includes diaries describing Congleton's work with the Forest Service; correspondence regarding fishing and the history of the Ochoco National Forest; certificates; and autobiographical materials.
Ola Delight Cook papers
Ola Delight Cook (1880-1958) was a railroad telegrapher, charter member of Commercial Telegraphers Union, worker for the American Federation of Labor, and an honorary trustee of Portland Central Labor Council. Collection includes correspondence, constitutions, financial reports and minutes relating to railroad unions, the AFL, the Portland Labor Temple and the YWCA, 1953-1958, Oregon political campaigns, 1948-1958, and Central Labor Council; diaries, 1914-1955; and ledger.
Carrie Cooley diaries
Diaries of a woman who lived in Newberg, Oregon. The diaries contain brief daily entries, with details on housework, shopping, friends, family, travel, and local events.
John Corless diary
The Cornett Diary: Frank Davis Cornett and Viola Idella Powell in Early Oregon
Typescript copy of diary and ledger entries by Frank D. Cornett (1860-1944) and his wife, Viola I. Cornett (1863-1913), with annotations and appendices, compiled by Kathleen LaMear. The Cornetts lived in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, and Frank D. Cornett served twice in the Oregon State Legislature.
Ellen Hazard Cox papers
Diaries of Katherine Lucy and Emily Bancroft Trevett, materials relating to the 1941 Oregon Trail Pageant, and calendars and exhibit ephemera.
Isom Cranfill papers
Papers include a bound manuscript notebook of Isom Cranfill, 1 volume, no date, containing sermons, family history, memoirs, including overland journey to Oregon country, 1847, early Oregon Baptist church history, copies of letters from others on religious subjects, and list of churches, with memberships, all over the country, a few in the West. Also in the collection are manuscript letters from Cranfill to his children and grandchildren, 1868-1877.
Medorem and John D. Crawford papers
Papers of and relating to Medorem Crawford (1819-1891) and his brother John D. Crawford (1824-1877). Medorem Crawford emigrated to Oregon in 1842, held a number of political offices, and commanded military escorts for emigrants to Oregon during the U.S. Civil War. John D. Crawford emigrated to Oregon in 1847, served as a commissary officer during the Cayuse War, and worked in the mercantile business in Champoeg, Oregon, in the 1850s.