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Manuscript affidavit signed by William T. Kershaw and co-signed by F. A. Rogers, Clerk, Siskiyou County, November 21, 1857, regarding encounters with the Modoc Indians near Yreka, California, during the years 1851-1852.

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Typescript carbon copy statement, circa 1916-1920, by Marcella Clark to the president of the United States describing abuses of justice she suffered at the hands of her estranged husband, A. E. Clark, the police department of Portland, Oregon, and the courts of Oregon, including illegal divorce and imprisonment.

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Collection consists of manuscript affidavits signed by William Savage, March 14, 1890, and William Goodrich, April 7, 1890, certifying that Reuben Gant drove the first wagon across the Cascades on the Barlow Road in 1846.

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Photostat manuscript affidavit, circa 1852-1900, certifying that Newton D. Gilham; his wife, Marecy Gilham; and their children left Illinois and arrived in Portland, Oregon, in 1852. The family settled in the Mt. Tabor area of Portland, where Newton Gilham took out a donation land claim in the spring of 1853.

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Collection includes a typescript copy of a diary by Hermon Camp Leonard, with entries noting arrivals and departures of ships in Astoria, and including poetry and Chinook terms. Also included is a photograph of an affidavit dated March 16, 1907, concerning exports by Leonard.

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A. C. Barclay, a former policeman, was injured in a train collision in Malheur County, Oregon. He brought suit not only against the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, but also against its employees. Collection consists of a typescript affidavit, wherein Martin Ready denies Barclay's allegation that he was interested in gaming rooms above the Cactus Saloon, and suggests that Barclay had him confused with Martin Denny, the owner of a gambling den in the area.

Abstract The Velde Committee, or Committee on Un-American Activities, met in Portland, Oregon, in June 1954 to investigate the political affiliations of three Reed College professors, who refused to answer questions put to them by the committee. Collection consists of documents gathered by Donald Sterling Jr., who covered the hearings for the Oregon Journal newspaper. Among the materials in the collection are an open letter by Reed College Professor Stanley Moore; the prepared text of a speech to be...