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diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 162 Collections and/or Records:

Henry E. Hayes diary

 Collection
Identifier: Coll860
Abstract

Original and typescript of Henry E. Hayes' diary, which covers his time gold mining near Nevada City, California, his coming to Oregon in 1851, and his activities making shingles in Clackamas County. Hayes (1831-1919), who was born in Hartford, Connecticut, eventually became a steamboat pilot, and had a farm at Stafford, Oregon.

Dates: 1850-1852
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Henry E. Hayes diary

E. R. Helig diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1312
Abstract

Manuscript diary, January 5-25, 1899, kept by E. R. Helig while on board the schooner Charles L. Davenport, traveling down the Delaware River to Santiago, Cuba.

Dates: 1899
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / E. R. Helig diary

John Bunker Hemey diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2605
Abstract

Manuscript diary regarding overland journey from Illinois to California.

Dates: 1864
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / John Bunker Hemey diary

Judson Himes diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 753
Abstract

Diary kept by Judson Himes of Olympia, Washington.

Dates: 1870-1871
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Judson Himes diary

Journal of the brigantine Hope

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2885
Abstract

Photocopy extract from the journal of Joseph Ingraham describing the voyage of the Brigantine Hope from Boston to the Northwest coast of America.

Dates: 1790-1792
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Journal of the brigantine Hope

David S. Hoyt journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2865
Abstract Entries in a journal begun by David S. Hoyt to record "observations on an expedition through Oregon and Washington territories and the Rocky Mountains for the exploration of the Northern Route for the Pacific Rail Road in the Summer and Autumn of 1853." The journal consists only of several pages of entries dated from June 22, 1853, to June 27, 1853. The entries describe Hoyt's journey by ship from San Francisco, California, up the Pacific Coast and the Columbia River to Vancouver,...
Dates: 1853
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / David S. Hoyt journal

Oliver Greeley Hughson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1712
Abstract Oliver Greeley Hughson, a retired building materials salesman, developed a successful program to teach young men construction skills. His Boy Builders clubs and "Minimalic Construction" method became a model for schools and colleges throughout the United States and British Columbia. The bulk of Hughson’s papers chronicle the development of this training program from its inception in 1933 until his death in 1959. His personal papers include correspondence, his 1882 diary, day books, and...
Dates: 1882-1959; Majority of material found within 1933-1959
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Oliver Greeley Hughson papers

Charles Samuel Jackson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1389
Abstract

Charles Samuel Jackson (1860-1924) was the publisher of the Oregon Journal newspaper in Portland. Collection includes correspondence, 1881-1924, regarding Oregon conservation, local and national politics, and the newspaper business. Other materials include a diary, scrapbooks for the Journal Publishing Co. and on the dairy industry in Oregon; and papers of Maria Clopton Jackson.

Dates: 1881-1945
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Charles Samuel Jackson papers

Jagger family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2482
Abstract

Collection includes certificates, diaries, correspondence and other papers belonging primarily to Benjamin Jagger, his daughter Minnie Jagger, and his grandson George Day. Benjamin Jagger (1822-1904) married Ann W. Wrigley in 1852. Their children were Louis Jagger, Frank Jagger, Minnie Jagger (later Minnie Vonderahe) and Olive Jagger (later Olive Day). George Day was their grandson.

Dates: 1888-1905
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Jagger family papers

John Henry Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1484
Abstract

Photocopies of two original letters and a diary of John Henry Johnson (1838-1940), a Civil War veteran from Illinois who moved to Oregon in 1883. The letters were written to Johnson's sister, Mary E. Warren, in 1863 and 1865; the diary, written during the Civil War, includes entries from October 1864-May 1865.

Dates: 1863-1865
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / John Henry Johnson papers

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