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Carl Laub (born 1898) came to Oregon at the age of 7, worked as a salesman, newspaperman, publisher, editor, and radio producer, and wrote the newspaper column "I Ain't Mad at Nobody." Collection includes drafts of a biography of Laub; radio show scripts for KUIK and KWJJ; writings, including Oregon histories, human interest, humor, poetry, news commentary, and Laub's column; and correspondence.

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Collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, account books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogy, photographs, memorabilia, certificates, legal documents, etc., of the O'Reilly family, including James Archbold O'Reilly and Anne O'Reilly, of Portland, Oregon.

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Collection includes manuscript for C. Edwin Francis' book "Waverley Country Club, 1896-1987" and correspondence of C. E. Francis. Also included are a history of club golf courses and golf championships; information on individual golfers; and scrapbooks with yearbooks, programs, and clippings.

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Minutes of meetings from December 1, 1890, to October 28, 1892. Includes list of charter members.

Abstract Ava Williams (1912-2003) performed as a popular music singer and pianist on stages on both coasts of the United States from 1939 to the late 1990s. She grew up in Eastern Oregon and spent her final years in Portland. In the intervening years, she lived and worked in California; New York City; Provincetown and Boston, Massachusetts; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her personal collection spans from her childhood to her death, and includes papers, photographs, and sound and video recordings,...