histories (literary works)
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
History of aviation in Oregon (1889-1930)
Typescript paper regarding the history of aviation in Oregon, with notes, research, bibliography, and interviews and information on early pilots: Ed Ball, Danny Grecco and Jimmie Rinehart.
History of Summer Lake Hot Springs with addendum about James "Blackie" Parker artwork
Short history of Summer Lake Hot Springs, supplemented with a biographical sketch of James "Blackie" Parker (1924-2015) and photographs of Parker's wood carvings. Summer Lake Hot Springs is a hot springs resort near Paisley, Oregon, that has operated since the early 20th century. James "Blackie" Parker stayed at the hot springs following an injury in 1963, and made numerous wood carvings, some of which were still present at Summer Lake Hot Springs as of 2020.
History of the Cascades
Photocopy typescript paper regarding the history of the Columbia River, particularly the areas of North Bonneville, Stevenson, and Cascade Locks, Washington.
History of the west boundary district and adjacent forest communities
Typescript photocopy compilation of brief accounts of Lane County history, geography, and place names. Includes interviews with Lane County residents and extracts from A. G. Walling's "Illustrated History of Lane County."
History of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Verboort, Oregon
Photocopy typescript essay by an unknown author, 31 pages, regarding the history of the Catholic community of Verboort, Oregon.
J.H. Horner papers
Papers of a Wallowa County, Oregon, official and amateur historian, consisting primarily of a manuscript of his unpublished book "Wallowa River and Valley," as well as correspondence with Otis Halfmoon and other documents.
Henry Fletcher Kendall papers
Henry Fletcher Kendall was a graduate of West Point and an officer in the U.S. Army. Collection includes personal and family correspondence, 1887-1903, including letters from Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American war; military orders; medical lecture notes; and an incomplete manuscript history of the Mexican-American War, 1897.
Elizabeth B. Landis research notes on the Kilchis River Valley
Elizabeth Landis (born 1908) was the granddaughter of pioneer Warren N. Vaughn, who settled in the Kilchis River Valley in 1853, and the great-granddaughter of Jacob S. Elliot, a homesteader of 1862. Collection includes "History of Kilchis River Valley" by Landis, along with maps, photographs and other illustrations, and a bibliography. Also included is a handwritten copy of a song, "Oregon," written by Vaughn, 1880.
Lang Syne Society records
Nightfires: a story of the Oregon Country
Typescript series of historical sketches of Oregon, 194 pages.