Abstract

The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, much of it related to the Columbia River Gorge, and of documents relating to Columbia Gorge legislation. Collection also includes historical biographies by Eldon G. Chuinard on John McLoughlin and Marcus Whitman.

Abstract John Yeon (1910-1994) worked for the firm of A.E. Doyle & Associates and is credited, along with Pietro Belluschi, with the development of the Northwest Regional style of architecture. Yeon was also a dedicated conservationist who donated land to the state parks system. Collection includes a statement, 1980, regarding the proposed Cadillac Fairview project in Portland; a letter to Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh, 1979, regarding protection of the Columbia Gorge; and reports and letters, 1979,...