histories (literary works)
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
So that ships may pass: historical, structural and operational development of navigation - Lower Columbia and Willamette Rivers
Typescript history regarding the history of the development of the Willamette and Lower Columbia Rivers from Captain Robert Gray's discovery of the Columbia in 1792 to 1968.
A social history of Tiller, Oregon
Typescript paper regarding the history of Tiller, Oregon, located in the Umpqua National Forest.
Sidney Teiser papers
Sidney Teiser (1882-1982) was born in Virginia and lived in Portland, Oregon, from 1911. He was an attorney, historian, and inventor. Collection consists of unpublished typed manuscripts titled "Oregon: A Governmental History" and "To Ourselves and Prosperity."
Temperance in the Gilded Age
Typescript document titled "Temperance in the Gilded Age: A Case Study in Changing Methods and Local Variations," concerning the temperance movement in America in the 1850s.
David A. Thompson papers
David A. Thompson was a Presbyterian minister in Portland, Oregon. Collection consists of sermons and essays, circa 1920; histories of the Portland Presbyterian Church, 1955-1958; Red Cross reports from Clatsop County, 1927-1928; and church directories and programs, 1914-1936.
Arthur Lyle Veazie papers
Collection includes correspondence concerning the compilation of a history of the University of Oregon; correspondence and newspaper clippings about Crook County and Prineville, Oregon; and typescript articles on the First Baptist Church, Portland, and La Creole Academic Institute.
Verboort, or Catholic settlement
Manuscript, possibly written for a class, titled "Verboort, or Catholic Settlement" by Theo. H. Bernards, regarding the history of Verboort, Oregon.
Villa Eichenhof - and her people: Containing also a brief history of the surrounding environs
Paper regarding the history of Villa Eichenhof, the home of Colonel Henry E. Dosch, in Hillsboro, Oregon. Includes photocopied maps and photographs.